Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (Role-Play)

Cinia Pacifica · 2013-08-14T15:03:01+00:00

"Hey, have you heard? There's a new level 5 esper in the city!" said a female youth, with a cheerful tone, "This would be the eighth one, too!" she added, her female friend replied with a bitter face, "I kinda heard this too... and I wouldn't be lying if I said that I'm not jealous. What kinda person is this esper, anyway?" and the reply came almost immediately, "She's a charismatic schoolgirl, apparently! It was announced through that blimp that she is a pyrokinesis type esper, so I'd imagine she can create lots of flame in a thin air,". Such gossips had been going went around the Academy City recently, it is no mere rumor, but fact. The city which was home to 2.3 million civilians, a veritable Neverland where over 80% of the population was students. The opposition to salaryman teachers was harsh even compared to a normal school, and more importantly, the "strength" of a student was based on both their academic ability and their power, their prowess would be graded based on different attributes, after which their level would be determined. As it has around 1.8 million students, it is also home to countless number of schools and dormitories, for which it is worthy of it's name, Academy City. "Aleister-kun, it seems that our little Star's role has finally been made public knowledge. It seems her flashy debut is yet to be made, how about we finally get the show on the road?" Kihara Gensei spoke over a cell phone, a non-ending smirk loomed over his face, "Ahh... sure, I look forward to it," the mastermind of the city replied, upon hearing so, Kihara Gensei's smile widened, "That's where the thrill lies, we're yet to evaluate which spot she'd serve at the serialization of the 7... no, 8 level 5 espers in the Academy City which determines how close each of the espers are, to the ultimate goal, that is... " ↑ Prologue ↑ Ladies and Gentlemen, potential role-players and viewers, I welcome you all to my next Role-Play (RP), this time I got a request to make an RP, so I thought, why not? This time around, I've decided to make an RP that is centered around the world of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun, I linked season 2 because whatever takes place in this RP, is going to take place after all the other Railgun arcs, I wouldn't force anyone to watch the anime to join this RP, but I'd recommend them to watch an episode or two of the anime show in order to get a general gist of things. The main appeal is to create an esper Player Character (PC), make an ability for said character, and play it out, and hence enjoy, of course, character making is part of the enjoyment. (Note:: There are various wiki links of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun given for references and information (mostly, to help players to gather ideas). However, the wiki has spoilers of the anime/manga series and the light novels of Toaru Majutsu/Kagaku no Index/Railgun. So when you browse the wiki pages, please be warned of spoilers.) Rules: If you're new to RP'ing, give the old RP guide a read, if you're too lazy to bother, at least check out the munch section. No spamming. Please don't post a question or two here, send me a Private Message (PM). Only post your character's profile and or RP posts after the RP starts (there will be an opening post). Please use OOC to speak, comment or ask about something while not in-character. Keep all posts under the Third Person Writing format, the reason is that we'll be doing joint posts with multiple users quite often. This is an unwritten rule but common sense is essential, imagine yourself in your PC's shoes with both the personality and the background in mind, and play out your PC properly, I'll be supervising joint posts sometimes, but I'm not going to be *always* around. Keep your posts clean! Make sure your English is as best as possible, and yes, we're talking about grammar, punctuation, etc. English not being your first language is, well, a poor excuse, and just shows that you're too lazy to put in some efforts in writing, remember, RP'ing has a positive effect on your writing skills, at least that's how I like to think about it. With that said, while you're writing RP posts: you're not allowed to control important NPCs without permission, control of unimportant NPCs should be kept minimal. Make sure you literally have time to post everyday, otherwise please don't bother joining, I personally want active players who come online everyday only. Even 15-20 minutes per day is good enough, if you have enough time to make a post or make additions to a joint posting, I'll be content with it. We'll follow PDT (Pacific Time). So make sure you're able to post at least once, especially when the RP is active and not dying, anyway. Inability to follow rules may result you to be removed from the RP. Character creation: Spoiler: Basic Information Profiles should be posted in the thread. Normal information about your Player Character (PC), are all to be included in the profile. The profiles should be done in a similar manner and fill in the following: Name: The PC's name, write down the full name and, if any the nickname. If the character is Japanese, put the Surname before the Other name, otherwise, naturally, the Other name will come before the Surname. Gender: Specify whether the PC's sex is male or female. Age: How many years old your PC is. Appearance: How your PC looks; you may describe with words, but I'll always be preferring a picture over descriptions. But even if you do provide a picture, you may put notes of the distinct features opposing to the picture you provide. I'd urge you to put some details regarding the school uniform, assuming the character is a school or a college student. Personality: Describe the personality of the PC, usual and unusual behaviors (if any) of your character, any darker side that barely ever reveals itself? You can hide notes regarding it by providing simple hints. Though I'd prefer it more, if you run it through me just in case. Background: Give a brief detail of your PC's life. No need to necessarily write a wall of text, but you may do so, if you want to, I don't really mind more details. You must mention details regarding what school the character goes into, you may either give a name of a more prominent school from the Anime/Manga/Light Novel or just make up a name or just say that the PC 'goes to a school' but that might hurt the consistency of how others would be more descriptive regarding the school subject, though. Other another note; the Level of the ability of your esper PC may be determined accordingly with the background of the profile that I receive in the thread. I wish to see interesting characters, so, be creative! (You may add things like 'Affiliation' or 'Occupations' for adding more details in the profile.) ---------------------------- Statistics: So, we're following a mechanic (somewhat reminiscent of the Zombie Apocalypse RP's mechanics), where the esper characters have a set of attributes (well, so do any other characters and human beings in-game) that determines the statistics, we have a set of of 5 attributes When creating a PC, you'll have thirteen (13) points to spare to distribute to each of the base attributes. Assuming you wish to make sure your character is mostly balanced, you may evenly spread out the 2 points each to every attributes, and still have 3 extras to have an actual field of expertise, and thus finalize the PC's statistics. You cannot have more than 5 points in any of the attributes. The attributes are as follows: Strength: Combat abilities and physical capabilities, how strong the PC's body is. Dexterity: This includes speed, finesse, etc. It also involves the PC's stamina. Perception: This regards the PC's sharp senses, how good they are at noticing danger, especially in dire situations. Intelligence: How smart your PC is, and how how fast the PC's brain works. Charisma: This regards how social the PC is, it is also about how good the PC is with persuading anyone. Note: Esper abilities can be used to increase statistical attributes' values (especially through the passive effects of an ability), the reverse is also possible. Also, level 5 espers (all NPCs, A.K.A: in my palms for OP-character-controlling-department) will have higher attribute points, otherwise it's not possible for them to be level 5 itself, their capabilities will be otherwise undefined. ---------------------------- Esper Ability: In this part, you're required to explain what ability your PC possesses, it is optional to include details of the PC's personal reality, but you must include how the ability works, and add as much details as possible, if I deem the details not good enough, I may ask you to add more via PM. I'd recommend making actual scientific justifications, depending on the ability you choose for your PC to have. You can use the wikia to find an ability that would fit your PC (depending on what you choose and your PC, I might have you change it), or you can take ideas. Name of the Ability: Write the name of the ability. Type of ability: There are a few branches of abilities through which abilities are categorized. I.E: Electromaster, Pyrokinesis, Hydro Hand, Telekinesis, Psychometry, Aero Hand, etc. Active or Passive?: This asks whether the PC's Esper Ability is Active, or Passive. Put either 'Active' or 'Passive'. Of course, that depends on your PC's esper Ability itself. Active abilities refers to an esper knowingly having to use his power to create an effect on reality, whilst passive abilities has the esper subconsciously effect reality with their abilities. However, both can be present at the same time in an esper, such as Accelerator's subconscious reflection ability (in this case the answer would be 'both'). Esper's Ability: Include details of the ability. I.E: How it works, when it works (if any such conditions), in what manner it works, range or limits (if any), in what ways the ability can generally for used for. No need to point out pros and cons. Scientific justifications and explanation behind the phenomena(s) caused due to the power (if you can). Power Level: This is determined by the Esper Ability itself, it is partially determined by the background as well (meaning: statistics). Note that it is not allowed for a player to set the Power Level of their PC, once you post the profile, or show it to me via PM before you post it, I'll be going through the whole profile to determine the Power Level of the PC. Mechanics: Spoiler: This section will be dedicated to explaining how the RP's system works. Please note that this RP will also (like the previous one I hosted) have the use of the dice system, as we have the statistics system. Every attribute will be playing major roles in the game, and how they play out, will be determined by throwing the dices. I, as the GM, will be throwing the dices (with random.org), and will be posting the results at the end of my posts (or at the end of the joint posts, if any). In battle, or when performing a task, stunt, skill, etc. we'll have the dice roll in accordance of the attribute involved, and the number that the dice roll provides, will decide the fate of those involved in the situation. Now, as mentioned in the Character Creation section, every PC has a limit of 5 points in their base attribute values, when rolling the dice, I'll be picking a number to determine the difficulty of success of the task, the number will probably range from around 3-15. Why do we not have the luck attribute? It is, of course, due to the fact that the luck lies in the dice itself. For example: lets say your PC has a strength of 5, and he or she wants to knock out an individual in order to have that person avoid learning some secret that your PC doesn't want that person to know, in order to know if your PC succeeds in this, or not, will be decided with a dice rolls 2, the value will add with the value of your PC's Strength; resulting in the combined value of 7. This means your PC exerted just enough strength to knock out the individual and thus succeeds. If say, the dice roll gives a poor result of, 1; the failure will most likely cause a disadvantage, or a backlash, and what the terrible price is going to be, will be determined according to the situation and the characters involved. If the combined value goes beyond the difficulty number, there may be a bonus effect. Now, we'll go in-depth with the amount of points for each of the attributes that makes up the statistics of a PC: Zero (0) - Obviously, the PC can't do anything in this area. If the Strength is 0, this PC must be one of those with weak bodies who can't fight or are unable to handle heavy physical pressure, it could also mean that the PC simply lost their means of fighting, in other words, losing arms or legs in an accident, or a fight. In a case that a PC has 0 Dexterity, it could that he or she is hospitalized. One (1) - This expresses that the character is simply really bad at whatever the attribute is used for. A single point in Charisma may imply that the character is absolutely terrible at communicating with others, due to being a shut-in, or not used to speaking with others, or because her throat has issues, or it could even be the cause of her shyness. Two (2) - This is the average level of capability. If you want to make a PC who relatively lives a normal social life, the PC would need 2 points on most of the attributes, for example, your PC can be a perfectly normal runner with 2 points of Dexterity, the PC won't be able to keep up with the talented ones, but they can run normally and watch the backs of the truly fast ones while still running (or well, trying). Three (3) - The character's capability in the activities that the attribute includes, is above average. One can read a book really fast and digest the knowledge with 3 points in their Intelligence, they could even be relatively good at hacking or cracking software when using a computer. Four (4) - The character is exceptionally good at the activities that involves the use of the attribute. For example, say, with 4 Perception points, your PC can naturally be able to sense the killer intent of an attacker through her very instincts in the correct timing and have a good chance of dodging, or even retaliating. Five (5) - The character is a true expert, a genius, or perhaps even famous for how unbelievably good he or she is, at performing the tasks regarded by the attribute; the character is at the pinnacle and has almost no more rooms for improvement. Next, we'll have an in-depth look into the attributes themselves; Strength: Other than physical capabilities and combat abilities, it also determines your PC's strength, to the point that if you put only one point to Strength, you're implying (as supported with your character's background), that your PC is crippled, or even lost an arm, or has some kind of a disease that makes his or her body extremely weak. Four points may mean that your character is either very skilled, or he or she has developed lots of muscles around the body through harsh amount of exercises. The value can be increased via esper abilities that perks up human strength, having a higher chance of success. Dexterity: It effectively reflects your PC's agility in terms of combat, but at the same time it shows how fast your character is at performing certain tasks, this ranges from jogging (that also includes speed in just about any sports) from computing speed to mind-calculations when using esper abilities, to even your PC's very reserve of stamina. Three or four would be the required points in order to be known as runners, or even swimmers, in actual competitions. Perception: It's that one ability to actually use the brain that your PC has when it really counts. The use of Perception spans from being able to take proper guesses through hints from words or certain happenings alone, it also concerns the instinctive ability to feel blood-lust, killer intent, violent aura, evil vibes, etc. or feel a coming attack, or someone about to make a move. It is necessary for either figuring things out, or taking action at the correct timing. Intelligence: This attribute determines whether your PC has the brain of a bird, or the brain of a sane human being, or that of a genius... or one of whom who is known to be insanely intelligent. Above 3 is required to have the career for a Teacher, and also to be a Scientist, Doctor, and the many fields of expertise that requires knowledge of any type of science. This includes even the skills and fast-paced mind required for being a software developer, to being a cunning hacker. The person with high values of this attribute may also be a historian, and have knowledge of many events from past eras and generations. Low points in this attribute means the PC is simply not gifted. 2 is at least required for doing calculations for using esper abilities proper and timely manner. Charisma: An important trait your PC would require to delve into the society, are points in this particular attribute. From getting to know people, to making friends, to showing leadership skills, to impressing, deceiving, or even scooping information out of people, can all be achieved through Charisma, depending on the base value of the Charisma your PC has. Above average (meaning 3 or more) will be required to make speeches that appropriately conveys your message, the purpose may even be to move a person's heart, or for even acting the motive can vary; it all ultimately leads to manipulating people with proper ways of dealing with them, and the effects can be magnified, through, for example, use of psychometry abilities, including brainwashing, telepathy, hypnosis, or even mind-control. About the RP: Spoiler: - You play as a character who has appeared into the Academy City either months ago, or years ago, or from a very young age (your decision), the time is set sometime after the arcs of Railgun manga has ended (you don't really need to know what happened in the arcs). - The currency is, obviously, Yen, because the Academy City is still a city of Japan. - Your character, must be a teenage, you can choose to play as a child esper (I.E: age below 11), but her power level will be low, most likely 0-2. - The character can be a middle schooler, or highschooler, even a College student (age range: 17-19). - The RP is set to start at September 28th, 20XX. - This is more of an advice but, try to make the character creative to contribute to the uniqueness of the RP itself. There will be a few special NPCs made for the sake of the plot, but I want more interesting things in this RP. What I want are actual interactions between characters and some battles that won't last till the end of time. - Remember that you don't have to make your character capable of everything (level 5 is not allowed for players, anyway), because that's where team-play comes may come in handy. You can't trust yourself to do everything, you and your partners/friends can divide all the tasks among yourselves when actually trying to do something. I expect all or half of the PCs to form a team or two unless they're hinted to be put against each other for competition. Or else you're not playing it right. Lone path is the path of death, more like, death to the RP because it just gets boring. - I'll be playing a character that is a mix of a PC and an NPC, who is Shokuhou Misaki from the anime/manga and the light novels. She is a level 5 who will play a major role in the RP's plot. I'll also be playing many other NPCs, notably the Railgun, Mikoto Misaka and the special level 5 who is created for the plot of this RP; Natsu. - Players are disallowed from playing Level 5 characters. - Level 5 characters will have their statistics based on different manners, that means that they're not limited to the 13 points, otherwise their abilities are simply unjustifiable, and they won't be able to be the Super Powers who can handle themselves against an entire military. - I'll be posting results of the dice rolls whenever possible and also may give explanations as so what happens why, and for what reason - after rolling the dices. - I can't convince anyone that I'm the perfect Game Master (GM) who will play as fairly as possible, so I'm just going to ask you prospective players to simply bear with me. That's all I can ask of you all. Terminology: Spoiler: Note: Ignore this section if you've watched the anime/manga series or read the light novels ( because it's a wall of text). However, I'd ask people who haven't watched the anime/manga series to take some time to get familiar with some of the terms. Most information regarding the terms are given in order to avoid confusions. The wiki still has more information, so you may visit that site if you want to learn more. This section is for those who barely knows anything about the Terminology that the World of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun runs under. So basically, this section contains some basic facts. ----------- Esper: Otherwise addressed as an "Ability User" is a term used to refer to a person who emits AIM. Although, it is generally used to refer to people who have gone through Academy City's Power Curriculum Program. Espers' strength, capabilities and abilities are classified based on levels; Level 0 - Person with No Powers - Exceptions aside, cannot be considered completely powerless, but is considered one of the so-called "students that can't keep up at school". Might possess some degree of power, but unable to truly control it. Level 1 - Person with Low Powers - Powers of the degree to bend a spoon, many students belong here. Level 2 - Person with Unusual Powers - Just like Level 1, powers are not very useful in everyday life. It is the lowest level required to enter the Kirigaoka Girls' Academy, which only lets female students with rare abilities enroll. Level 3 - Person with strong powers - The degree when powers are considered convenient in everyday life, ability-wise this is the Level when one starts to be treated as part of the elite. It is the lowest level for which female students are allowed to enroll the Tokiwadai Girls' Middle School. Level 4 - Person with strong powers - Powers of an extent that their wielder acquires tactical value of a military force. Level 5 (only GM/NPC) - Person with super powers - Powers of an extent that their wielder can fight alone against a military force on equal terms. Level 5 users are known to be truly powerful, some may even refer to them as the 'monsters' (In-game: they have more statistical values due to possessing exceptionally superior talents). Level 6 - Person with Absolute Powers - Powers of an extent that they're considered immeasurable. However, nobody has been able to achieve it yet. Academy City: Academy City, is a landlocked sovereign city-state whose territory consists of a walled enclave within the Tokyo Metropolitan Employment Area. It is the primary setting for this RP. As the city's name suggests, it is a city of several schools and institutions of higher learning from kindergarten to university level that learn side-by-side along with the scientists who research on psychic powers and higher technology, the latter being one of the primary reasons for its establishment. It is the most advanced city in the world and its technology is said to be 30 years ahead of the world. Academy City is composed of 23 districts, called School Districts which are simply numbered from one to twenty-three and each of these districts have a specific purpose. There is a Map section below which has more details regarding each districts, and illustrates the city. Power Curriculum Program: It is a special large-scale curriculum in Academy City taken alongside a regular curriculum, designed to unlock a student's potential in gaining and improving supernatural powers. All those who have gone through the program are called espers, regardless of level, though some people, such as Skill-Out, may choose to refer to those who actually show powers as espers. The program's aim is for the student to attain their own Personal Reality, a term referring to normal reality being replaced by a person's own reality, which is the basis for gaining powers that often defy normal reality. Through a series of tests, studies, lectures, medicines, body stimulation (drugs injected directly into a blood vessel, brain being pierced directly from behind the ear..) and hypnosis, a person's brain can be modified so that they can unlock their very own Personal Reality. Apparently, the program uses doublespeak in order for the city to deceive observers of the true nature of the many tests in the program, such as "recording skills" and "memorization skills". This is justifiable as some tests such as the ability to bend spoons can be dangerous due to the risk of trauma, tearing the blood vessels in brain and possibly something malignant such as RSPK Syndrome. The curriculum not only covers how to attain personal reality and powers, but also various concepts associated with it, such as basic Quantum Mechanic principles, as well as the effects of their powers, such as AIM dispersion fields. However, as a result of going through the program changes the body to run in a different circuit, because of this an esper using magic is highly likely to be injured, as magicians and esper run on very different circuits. Joining the Power Curriculum Program is also a contract that allows the esper to gain money, which is automatically banked into their accounts. The more prestigious the school or higher the level of the esper, the greater the reward. However, they are then tasked to participate in more experiments and researches. System Scan: Otherwise known as "Physical Examination" is a regular city-wide testing event in Academy City to determine the power levels of the espers participating in it, and is part of the Power Curriculum Program. Each esper is given a different type of test depending on their power. The test then determines how powerful their ability is, how much control they have over it, and how easily it would grow. It is shown that one is tested in 6 attributes to determine one's level, each attribute has a grade for each one, and can strangely be an individual esper power in itself. Although it is unknown if this applies to every esper. There are only 5 attributes that are known as of now, these are: Precognition, Clairvoyance, Psychometry, Telepathy, Psychokinesis. These attributes including the power level of the esper are later saved into the city's Data Banks. Tests are different for each person depending on their ability, such as having Clairvoyant users having to guess what shape is printed on an ESP Card, and having espers with Telekinesis move the arrow of a scale on a specific angle. Having successfully finished a System Scan, one can either gain a level or remain on the same level, though it is unknown if an esper can actually lose a level. However, the System Scan is not perfect, as one gains a Level 0 if the esper's power cannot be detected or measured, as is the case of Kamijou Touma. This applies to Sogiita Gunha as well whose powers cannot be truly understood and as such was categorized as a Level 5. Gemstones: A Gemstone is defined as an esper who has obtained his/her power without an artificial method such as the Power Curriculum Program in Academy City. There are few of them in the world, and many aspects of their powers can't be described easily. In difference with artificially developed espers, Gemstones emit larger amounts of AIM from their bodies. It has been mentioned that the total number of Gemstones of the world is around fifty. One of the most well-known Gemstone is the #7 level 5 esper known as Sogiita Gunha. An Involuntary Movement (AIM): - Sometimes also known as "No Awareness" or AIM is a term used to refer to the phenomenon in which an esper involuntarily produces an invisible energy field around the esper. While the AIM Dispersion Field is the energy field that surrounds the esper that is made up of the aggregation of that energy. It is only detectable through the use of machines, and is unique to the esper. AIM is a weak energy that is unconsciously emitted by espers. It cannot be detected by the five senses, and can only be detected through the use of machines, barring espers who can actually sense them, or people like Takitsubo Rikou can detect and even track the AIM of an esper. AIM dispersion fields are apparently unique to they type of esper ability, as well as to the individual themselves. With Pyrokinesis espers heating up their surroundings, telekinesis espers creating pressure, and electromasters releasing electromagnetic fields. Those who the same AIM dispersion field can cause an AIM Dispersion Field Resonance, making the effects of their AIM dispersion field seem stronger. Connection to Personal Reality: Personal Reality is irreconcilably connected to AIM, as Personal Reality is the source of all esper abilities and phenomena that are brought into the real world. One can analyze a person's AIM dispersion field in order to figure out their Personal Reality, and in turn, one can investigate someone's personality and behavioral tendencies. Personal Reality can apparently be abused through the AIM dispersion fields, and can apparently be modified through the AIM fields. It would be apt then, to refer to the AIM dispersion fields as the conduit to which an esper's Personal Reality affects the real world, which is the manifestation of their abilities. Furthermore, since each AIM dispersion field is unique to the esper, it can be assumed that is due to the esper's Personal Reality. Personal Reality: also known as, "Reality of Oneself" is the term used to refer to the reality created by students who undergo the Power Curriculum Program, and replace normal reality. As the name states, it is a type of reality that is unique for each individual, and is the very foundation of an esper's power, specifically, it is the source from which all esper powers and phenomena are brought into the real world. The concept of Personal Reality is related to quantum theory. It allows the user to utterly ignore the Uncertainty Principle, and with regards to the SchrÃ¶dinger's cat thought experiment, would allow them to choose the possibility they want, or more specifically, distort a micro world using different laws, or more accurately, control their microscopic observations of the world. This is in contrast with holism, which is based on major changes in the whole "system", the macroscopic world, to create a microscopic effect, which is in this case, their powers. One can say that gaining a Personal Reality means to "cut off from proper reality that differs from ours." It is referred to as delusions, preconceptions, or the ability to believe. Assuming this is so, one's esper powers will grow if they strongly believe they will. Development: Personal Reality is an Academy City term, and is normally attained by person's who enroll into the city's Power Curriculum Program, which uses drugs, hypnosis, and sensory deprevation techniques such as the Ganzfeld Experiment However, due to the existence of Gemstones, it is presumed that all humans have their own, normal reality. Furthermore, due to the existence of Level 0s, making the majority of the student population, the Power Curriculum Program is imperfect. Tsukuyomi Komoe states that there are still laws that they do not understand, despite the fact that the curriculum should theoretically allow the student to gain powers. Uses and functions: It's growth is correlated with the brain's calculating ability, and in turn, with the esper's powers. The growth of the esper's personal reality, allows for greater calculating ability, making the esper's powers stronger. Dangers: Nevertheless, those who have gone through the Power Curriculum Program, have had their brains damaged in order to attain a Personal Reality. The program rewires the "circuits" of the student and makes them different from normal people, in that they are unable to use magic without severe harm to the user (with only a few exceptions). What's more, if an esper becomes traumatized or incredibly stressed, they may lose control of themselves and are then unable to view reality properly, which would lead to the RSPK Syndrome, which in turn, if the espers have the same AIM dispersion, would resonate and cause a destructive earthquake-like phenomenon. There is also a correlation of high level espers with strange or abnormal personalities, exemplified by the Level 5s, especially Accelerator, though this is simply speculation. Data Bank: Also known as the "Archive", it is a comprehensive database in Academy City which is said to hold all of Academy City's data, from student records to AIM diffusion energy field data. Only major institutions from Academy City like Anti-Skill and the Academy City Board of Directors have any access to the Bank. There are multiple access levels, and even members of the Board of Directors can't access everything. Esper Ability Compendium: Spoiler: This contains a list of the Esper Abilities of the characters whose profiles have been posted, along with their effects, this includes the effects each abilities would have on the attributes on users or opponents. [size=14]NPC:[/h] Mental Out: User: Shokuhou Misaki. Level: 5 Type: Psychokinesis. Summery of Effect(s): Manipulation of mind, which can be done in many manners due to the wide range of applications possessed by the level 5 user. Effects on Statistics upon use: Unknown. Time Flare: User: Kihara Natsu. Level: 5 Type: Pyrokinesis. Summery of Effect(s): Ignition, in other words, it is possible to create flames by raising molecules of the target through telekinesis. This can also be used in various ways as the user is level 5. Effects on Statistics upon use: Unknown. Railgun: User: Misaka Mikoto. Level: 5 Type: Electromaster. Summery of Effect(s): Ability to create and manipulate electricity. As the user is level 5, there are many appliances, ranging from manipulating metallic objects, to hacking electronic devices. Effects on Statistics upon use: Unknown. Teleport: User: Shirai Kuroko. Level: 4 Type: Teleport. Summery of Effect(s): By working out the spacial co-ordinates, it is possible to jump between 3-dimensional and 11-dimensional space, hence the ability, teleporation. Effects on Statistics upon use: Strength +3, Dexterity +3 (Possible to attack the opponents in unpredictable ways, and faster too. Higher ability to dodge or evade.) Accelerator: User: Acclerator. Level: 5 Type: Vector Transformation. Summery of Effect(s): An ability that creates a thin field of AIM around it's user, which allows the user to modify the vector values of anything that the user touches, this includes any type objects or projectiles that touches the field from outside. Effects on Statistics upon use: Unknown. Tornado Hand: User: Shirayuki Ayane. Level: 4 Type: Aero Hand. Summery of Effect(s): Touching any object allows the user to propels the said object, but unlike the usual effects of the Aero Hand ability, this ability allows the user to create a small-sized tornado from the gust of wind formed after putting the palm on the object. Effects on Statistics upon use: Strength +3, +2 Dexterity (Destructive power. The tornado also moves quite fast, though it only lasts for 5 seconds.) Clairvoyance: User: Minase Tamaki. Level: 2 Type: Clairvoyance. Summery of Effect(s): Allows the user to see-through items of objects of layers of cloth or walls. In this particular level, the user is unable to see-through any thick layers. Effects on Statistics upon use: Perception +1. (Can see-through thin layers.) [size=14]PC:[/h] Phalanx: User: Kimera Sadao Level: 3 Type: Nitrogen Manipulation. Summery of Effect(s): An ability that uses the nitrogen from the air in order to create small thin layers that can be used to cover parts of the user's ability; a type of a partial-body shield. It can also be used for higher mobility and evasion. Effects on Statistics upon use: Strength +2, Dexterity +1 (Can be used for withstanding attacks by using nitrogen to cover parts of the body. Can also be used for higher jumps by pushing off the ground with nitrogen, or to run away sneakily by sticking to the wall by creating layers of nitrogen to stick to it.) Metallic Charge: User: Minase Sana. Level: 4 Type: Electromaster. Summery of Effect(s): Ability to create electricity or use electromagnetic waves to manipulate metallic objects. The user has some applications due to being a level 4 esper. Effects of Statistics upon use: Strength +1 ~ +3, Dexterity +2, Perception +2 (Destructive powers depending on how it's used. Electromagnetism allows the user to walk on walls and ceilings.) Multi Point: User: Tsubame Shou Level: 4 Type: Teleport. Summery of Effect(s): The ability that allows the user to make multiple objects, then use the objects' location to create reference points in his mind. This allows the user to teleport to the location of the marked objects, it can be used in a few other ways as well. Effects of Statistics upon use: Strength +3, Dexterity +2 (On a single marked object, other marked objects can be teleported to it. The user can teleport to a marked object.) Hydro Hand: User: Hono Kazuki Level: 3 Type: Aquakinesis. Summery of Effect(s): User can manipulate clumps of water. As per the level, the user can control up to four clumps of water. Effects of Statistics upon use: +1 ~ +2 Strength (Using damage for combat. Certain things can be effected more if it makes contact with water.) Aero Hand: User: Shimizu Junichi Level: 0 Type: Aero Hand. Summery of Effect(s): The ability allows the user to create an ejection point by touching an object, which would create a gust of wind and launch the object away. However, the user unable to control this ability, and can only activate it rarely. Effects of Statistics upon use: Strength +1 (It can hurt... a bit, maybe.) Heat Form: User: Li-Hua Zhen Level: 3 Type: Pyrokinesis. Summery of Effect(s): The user can create flames by raising molecules of the target through telekinesis. This can be used in various manners as the user is well-versed in martial arts. Effects of Statistics upon use: Strength +3 (Fireballs, blades made out of flame, can be lethal.) Decelerator: User: Hyotoki Fuyuko Level: 3 Type: Telekinesis. Summery of Effect(s): The ability that allows the user to decelerate chemical substances of a particular object the user comes in touch with. It is also possible to freeze liquid via deceleration. Effects of Statistics upon use: Dexterity +1 ~ +2 (Can be used for defense to stop incoming attacks, or to trap/immobile someone in contact with lots liquid.) Map of the city: Spoiler: Academy City is where Kamijou Touma (who cares about him?) your PC lives, a fully independent educational institution found in Western Tokyo. It is surrounded by high wall, and accounts for one-third of the Tokyo area. 2.3 million (80% of which are students) of the total population resides in the 23 school districts in the city. Each district's features and facilities are mentioned below. Location based on the letters in the map: A - Kamikou Touma's Student Dorm B - A Certain Highschool C - Heaven Canceller's Hospital D - Misawa Cram School E - Windowless Building F - Tokiwadai Middle School (and the Garden of Learning) G - Tokiwadai Girls' Dormitory H - Switchyard I - Kirigaoka Girls' Academy J - Hakumeiza/Twilight Theater K - Nagatenjouki Academy L - 23rd District Terminal Station M - Experimental Airport N - Third Resource Renewal Center O - Site for Special Case Espers (A.K.A: Special Ability Institute) Note: There are many facilities and institutes located in the Academy City where students don't seldom go to, except for those who are required to, for special development of those special espers. All level 5 espers are known to have went to said institutions from when they were young. District Number - Functions/Specializations/Noted Locations 1 - Where most of the city's administration is located. 2 - Training areas for Judgment and Anti-Skill, military-related facilities. 3 - Accomodations for authorized outsiders (which also includes hotels, private pools, etc). 4 - Food-related facilities, including experimental crop growing. 5 - Mostly filled with universities and junior colleges. 6 - Recreational facilities, which also includes an amusement park. 7 - Middle and high schools, school dormitories, boarding houses, hospitals, the "Windowless Building" where Aleister Crowley is located. 8 - Mainly for the various teaching staff of the city. 9 - Industrial arts and fine arts schools. 10 - Reformatories, nuclear energy research facilities, the city's only cemetery. 11 - Goods transfer. 12 - Theology system schools. 13 - Kindergartens and primary schools. 14 - Accomodations and various other facilities for overseas students. 15 - A large district consisting of the city's major shopping district and mass communications facilities. 16 - Focuses on commerce. 17 - Railway cargo storage and organization, where Touma fought Accelerator to end the "Experiment". 18 - Kirigaoka Girls' Academy and Nagatenjouki Academy. 19 - Uncertain; has been in a decline recently. 20 - Schools focused on raising athletic students along with their esper abilities. 21 - Dams for water storage; observatory in the mountains. 22 - The smallest district in terms of surface area; this district is mainly for developing technology for an underground town in the face of land shortages in major cities. 23 - Airline companies and aeronautics and space development. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to shoot me a PM. That said, joint posts will be done via a site called piratepad.net; a chat is made on Skype for the players who will/have decided to participate in the RP. If you're not in the chat, you may ask via PM to have me add you to it.

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xninebreaker FAKKU Writer

11 years ago

After momentarily taking in the destructive aftermath of the Railgun, Shou regained his composure and carefully watched as reinforcements closed in quickly on the scene. Ambulances arrived soon after carrying away both the little girl that he saw, and someone that came out from the wreckage. However, he noticed that only one woman was being rescued, and there was no trace of the man who had run into the car. Shou had already come into contact with that man several times, and he knew that the man would not go down easily. Whatever that man was doing and whoever he was working for was methodical and likely had many connections.

Shou fell deep into thought thinking about who the man was and who he worked for, but the sirens of Anti-Skill snapped him back into reality. He decided that he wouldn't stick around as he wanted to avoid getting caught by either Anti-Skill or Judgment; he was already involved in the incident regarding the Resource Renewal Center, he didn't need extra reasons for authorities to keep tabs on him if he could avoid it. With that in mind, Shou backtracked, carefully taking detours over roofs and down alleys to avoid the Anti-Skill that were funneling in the direction of the destruction.

Shou couldn't help but continue to wonder why such things were happening in such a short span of time though. At the center of all of this seemed to be the hooded man and his connections. [color=#088A85]'Just what is that man up to? He was already involving Judgment, Anti-Skill, as well as Misaka Mikoto - a level 5.'[/color] Shou could not imagine what sort of plan or confidence that the man had to have pulling in one of the strongest espers in Academy City into the fray. Shou wanted to know what the man was up to, however, this time not just out of curiosity, but to potentially see if there was something he could gain from it.

((OOC: Shou's day has ended with this post.))

BlinkXPoke Cards and Hugs abound

11 years ago

[color=#0000A0]Could today's classes be any slower? Seriously...[/color] Jun's recent encounter with this high school's only Level 5, Kihara Natsu, left him frustrated, and in high tension. He'd like to move around more, rather than be sitting in a chair for this long period of time. The class was reviewing easy formulas that he had already memorized, so he didn't feel the need to write notes to burn off some of his excess energy.

A bell signaling the end of class rang after roughly 50 minutes. [color=#0000A0]"Ahh, man I need to get out of here!"[/color] Jun complained loudly as he packed his things. He made for the door immediately afterward. "Hey, where are you going?" a classmate asked him. [color=#0000A0]"I need to run! I'll be going to the track."[/color] That student started whispering to another peer, wondering what happened with Jun.

The track team was there when Jun arrived at the school's track. He quickly got permission from the coach to allow him to run some laps for his personal training, which surprised Jun slightly. He didn't expect it to be that easy. Regardless, he changed into his P.E. uniform and stretched himself out, preparing for his run. His improper technique prompted the help of some of the track team members. It was a little embarassing, but Jun was happy they were willing to help him.

Jun ran 4 laps at a time for about 2 hours, before being completely burnt out. [color=#0000A0]"How... many... miles was that?"[/color] Jun asked a track team member while breathing heavily and laying on the ground.

"About 6 or 7? 4 laps is about a mile on this track, I think..." The student was quite tired as well, sitting next to Jun. "You seem out of shape, though, Jun. You started slowing down very early!"

Jun looked in his direction and replied, [color=#0000A0]"Yeah, I need to work out more. I have a girl to impress, you know?"[/color] Jun laughed. [color=#0000A0]"I wonder how she's doing now..."[/color]

"That college girl?" The rumor that Jun was dating a college girl spread a bit further than his classroom.

Jun nodded. He was still amused by it, so he wanted the news to go around longer.

When his strength returned, Jun returned home. [color=#0000A0]"Still no parents..."[/color] he said as he walked inside his empty house. [color=#0000A0]"I wonder when we're gonna have that dinner they mentioned... That'd be nice. I never get to see them often..."[/color] Instead, he stood alone in a large house.

Jun was reenergized after eating his dinner. He took advantage of it by immediately preparing a nighttime training session. [color=#0000A0]The System Scan is coming up soon! I need to make sure I'm good to go![/color] The targets were set up at a brisk pace.

It was the most successful day he's ever had, despite only being able to activate his ability about a third of the time. Nevertheless, this was a large improvement over all his previous attempts. [color=#0000A0]Oh, man, this is great! Hopefully everything goes this well during the System Scan...[/color] Jun cleaned up his mess before heading to sleep. He laid in his bed for a long while, anxious to know what his results are going to be. He anticipated good things.

Cinia Pacifica Ojou-sama Writer

11 years ago

((OOC: Kongou Mitsuko's dialogue text color will be changed to bold green, in order to give Kuroko her own exclusive color, which is non-bold dark red. Katsu is being lazy to edit his old posts in which Kongou Mitsuko's dialogue text color was the same as Kuroko's color. On another note: Seems like I did derp up with the dates, the last day that passed on the RP was actually 31st September, it's all edited now. We'll proceed onwards with correct dates now.))

[color=red][font=Courier New][size=20]#02 - Academy City's Darkness[/h][/font][/color]

October 1st, 8:00 am. Kimera Sadao stood in a facility he was complete unfamiliar with. As soon as he got teleported into this messy and rigid place last night, he hadn't a clue why he was kept here, perhaps to forcibly have him stay low as Anti-skill and Judgement pursued him. He wandered around the place; exploring, he could only find machines, and lots of pipe lines. It was a dark and mysterious place, only illuminated by few ceiling lights here and there. Sadao sighed, his phone was pretty useless too, as Maria was most likely taken into custody by Anti-skill, he assumed. He nonchalantly took out his phone, looked at Maria's name listed under his list of contacts. Spacing out as he reminisced about what little times he was with her... they were good times. She did her job till the end, he truly respected her, from the bottom of his heart, he wished that she'd be well, wherever she was taken to.

Sadao snapped out of his reverie as a slimy-looking white tentacle-like strand wrapped itself around his phone, and broke it apart mercilessly. It was 11:00 am. "You know, they could get your little escort's number from her phone and track you down, right?" a voice spoke out, Sadao was surprised to find someone other than himself here, but what she said was indeed correct. It wasn't like him to be this careless. He shoved off his feelings and useless thoughts of Maria aside, [color=#9D0A0A]"Sorry, I'm not so rich that I could afford a new phone, I was considering other ways to prevent tracking,"[/color] he sarcastically spat out. In reality, he could get himself another phone, as he got enough money from doing his dirty job. However, going out to buy a phone would be a tedious job as he was apparently a wanted person now.

A black-haired girl walked out from the shadows. Her seemingly smooth dark hair was styled into two ponytails, her eyes too, were black-colored. Her dress was reminiscent of a nurse uniform, except that it was darker, with elements of punk fashion added into it to fit herself. To add to the theme, it was also decorated with skull accessories. She also wore a pair of dark-colored hosiery and matching pump along with her outfit - she was known as Kouzaku Mitori. Judging from her height, she was most likely 15, Sadao concluded, she was definitely a new face, but something about her voice sounded familiar. [color=#9D0A0A]"You can't be... ?!"[/color] he exclaimed, in pure surprise. "Surprised? I'm the person from whom you had been receiving orders. That old man asked me to speak like a professional informant or something, being a middleman was troublesome for me," she complained.

A white figure walked out from the shadows, then stood beside Mitori, it had a humanoid figure, but it was completely white, and had a rather scary face, the holes for the eye-balls were there, but there were no eyes; it was freaky. The alien figure held a gun which pointed straight at Sadao's forehead. Sadao instantly realized that it was nothing like a human being. It seemed more like a bizarre clone of the girl whose fashion sense was a mess, Sadao concluded. In place of it's hair, it had two long white strands of tentacle-like strands protruding out, one of which tore apart Sadao's phone, a strand instantly flicked itself over to Sadao's hand, the abrupt movement made Sadao reflexively put his arms up for combat. However, it only handed him a phone, "It's your real boss, you know who he is, right? He wants to talk to ya," she declared, Sadao took the phone from the liquid-clone's strange strand of hair, "How are you feeling?" the old, rugged brisk voice asked, Sadao cracked a wry smile, [color=#9D0A0A]"Better than ever."[/color]

"I'll have you work with my plans more closely now. A plan to achieve a greater realm. You can't exactly live with your old life-style for now, either. Not with Judgement and Anti-skill frantically looking for you. We'll also try to get you rid of the search warrant with which Anti-skill is pursuing you, but you still wouldn't be able to walk around town freely anymore," Kihara Gensei explained, Sadao knew that something like this would happen, it was well-expected ever since he was sent here. This guy intended him to use him more than ever, [color=#9D0A0A]"Not like I could freely walk around the city in the past, either,"[/color] he commented, his wry smile was still there. This wasn't exactly a bad situation, maybe things would get more fun now.

"For today, you'll be under stand-by. Try to get along with Kouzaku Mitori, she'll be working under my orders as well," he said, sighing, "We'll also have another person... who should be there by tomorrow morning," Gensei added.

Kouzaku Mitori then took over the phone, and she then had a brief conversation with Gensei, and soon walked off, most likely going out, perhaps she had a job to do today.

***

Misaka Mikoto - who outright skipped class today - stood behind the frog-faced doctor, who looked over some data on his computer with a straight face. It was now 12:30 pm. Misaka felt impatient, [color=blue]"So, what did you wanted to talk about, is it something about Minase Tamaki-chan?"[/color] Misaka inquired, feeling slightly worried. The doctor sighed, then grunted, "That injury on her face... "

Misaka's face brightened with curiosity, [color=blue]"Did you find out anything?! Is Tamaki-chan really alright?!"[/color]

"She's alright. But that injury... from what you told me last night, she was simply shoved aside, then bumped against the wall behind her, and was knocked out, correct?" to this, Misaka nodded, he continued, "Well, from what I can see here, the force with which she was shoved aside disturbs me. Normally she'd just fall over, but in this case, there was too much force and damage from that simple action."

[color=blue]"You think so, too?"[/color] Misaka had been considering this ever since she found the grave injuries. The user's strength was definitely intensified.

"Yes, an esper ability was most likely involved in causing this much injury. But there is nothing more to worry about now, she'll be fine soon, with enough rest."

***

It was 11:56 am. The door abruptly opened, Minase Tamaki sighed, and shot her words at the visitor, [color=green]"Onee-chan! I just told you to go out walk to refresh yourself, I'm fine now so st-"[/color] she stopped upon gazing at the figure who stood before her. Her visitor had short blond-hair, with charming blue eyes, tall stature, and an attractive figure. She wore a plain-looking school uniform unfitting of her position in the city, white short-sleeved shirt, combined with a gray-pleated skirt. She held a certain air of mystery, yet she had an entrancing aura around her; the source of her charisma. It was the Actress with a Burning Passion - Kihara Natsu.

[color=red]"Sorry for not being your Onee-chan,"[/color] Natsu walked in, a smile hung over her face. Tamaki straightened up, but Natsu urged her to lie down, [color=green]"The Miss I met on that robbery investigation! What brings you here?!"[/color] Tamaki asked, as she remembered what happened in that incident, she's a truly powerful individual.

[color=red]"Heard that you failed to play the role of a heroine, so I came to visit,"[/color] she casually answered, sitting beside her, [color=green]"Where did you hea-"[/color] her words came to a halt as Natsu's index finger gently placed itself over Tamaki's lips - stopping the flow of words from her mouth.

[color=red]"Anyway, I do have a name, you know? No need to call me 'miss', yes? I suppose we forgot about manners in our last meeting, and forgot to introduce ourselves to each other. I am Kihara Natsu, a pleasure to meet you,"[/color] Natsu introduced herself, [color=green]"A-Ah, yes! Nice to meet you as well, my name is Minase Tamaki!"[/color] Tamaki nervously replied, introducing herself in the process, as she bowed her head. There was bandage rolled around her head, and a bit of bandages around nose.

[color=green]"B-But!!"[/color]

[color=red]"Mnm?"[/color]

[color=green]"I wasn't trying to play the role of a heroine, I was trying to stop that man!! I was doing my job!"[/color]

[color=red]"Can you honestly say, though, that you succeeded in doing so?"[/color], Natsu calmly replied, to this, Tamaki couldn't conjure a valid reply, Natsu continued, [color=red]"Do it in a way that you don't get hurt instead, and do it properly. then you can say that you were doing your job."[/color]

[color=green]"Yes... "[/color] Tamaki reluctantly agreed.

[color=red]"All's well, as long as you understand,"[/color] she then patted, handed Tamaki a bouquet of flowers, and left.

Just as Natsu left, Tamaki came to a realization, [color=green]"Wait... Kihara Natsu-san? That name is familiar..."[/color]

[color=green]"I-It can't be!!"[/color]

***

It was 12:20pm. Minase Sana just walked out the premises, the hospital was quite large, it took time to get just come out of the establishment. Tamaki had Sana leave the hospital for some time since Sana looked pretty bummed out from oversleeping beside her. 'You have to get yourself refreshed! Go take in the breath of nature outside!' she said, those words rang around her mind as she listlessly strolled across the grounds outside the hospital. As she kept moving forward, and more and more far away from the premises, she saw a few tables, topped with large umbrellas for sheltering the sun's merciless heat. The seats were unoccupied, Sana curiously peered across the place, and witnessed 5 figures, all with familiar chestnut-colored hair, their uniforms, too, seemed familiar. [color=gray]"Misaka... -sans?"[/color] she thought aloud, tilting her head in bewilderment.

As she stepped closer to take a better look, she noticed another figure, who the identical Misaka-like girls were facing. She was completely hooded, wearing black overalls, her face was concealed. A white, liquid-like figure stood beside her, attacking the Misaka-like girls, with guns. This terrified Sana, she immediately fell into a state of distress, asking to herself - why do dangerous things keeps occurring when her little sister, Tamaki is close-by. She couldn't hear what they were talking about. The enemy seemed to be unable to stand up to all of them at the same time, or so it seemed to Sana, it then looked towards her, to which she gasped. Sana couldn't think how she'd counter that humanoid monster that held guns in it's arms. In confusion - Sana was already overwhelmed from witnessing this abnormal situation - as she stood there, she hadn't a clue who were good, or who were bad. Both sides were suspicious to begin with, girls looking like Misaka Mikoto... imposters? Sana considered. The attacker realized Sana's presence, and used her clone's long white tentacle-like strand of hair to ensnare Minase Sana - who wasn't expecting a move like that - then fled, jumping over buildings close-by with the help of her elastic clone's long tentacles. The girls who resembled Misaka - in actuality, her sisters - couldn't give chase, she was simply too fast at escaping.

Minase Sana was kidnapped.

***

It was, 4:30 pm. Shokuhou Misaki and Hyotoki Fuyuko stood before yet another pool. They were back to the Reformatories. The two took a bus ride to the desolate and seemingly apocalyptic-like area, district 10. It was rainy while they rode the bus, luckily enough, the rain devolved to a drizzle. Misaki had taken control of squads of Anti-skill combatants as a precautionary measure. She did this as she took the liberty to step into the Reformatories. Reformatories - otherwise known as the only Juvenile Hall of the city - is an establishment that housed the criminal esper ability users. It was equipped with various esper ability countering measures. Shokuhou Misaki, knowing this, had already brainwashed squads of Anti-skill just so she could use them if anything went drastically wrong.

This time, Kihara Gensei was not present. However, Natsu was there, like last time. She held a smirk as she watched from afar. The experiments then began.

After about an hour, Fuyuko fainted from exhaustion. The whole time she was in the Reformatories, she was mind-controlled by Mental Out. Natsu was there to melt the ice. In the end, there was barely any progress. Did she really held any special potential? Even the researchers were starting to have doubts. Misaki hoped that they wouldn't try anything dangerous to trigger her powers. The researchers and scientists stayed away from her range by a good amount; they couldn't be mind-controlled. It was impossible to find anything out.

Tsubame Shou entered via the main doors, as Shokuhou Misaki and Hyotoki Fuyuko - who was being carried by a female attendant - were leaving as the experiment was over. Just as Misaki left, along with Fuyuko under the hands of a female adult, Ayane stood there, it seemed that she was waiting for Misaki.

This instantly piqued Shou's interest, he saw two beautiful and elegant-looking blond girls, one who seemed to be slightly younger than him, the other definitely around his age, and a child, or so he assumed, who was under another female adult's hands. What was going on here? The child was unconscious, he wondered why. However, he hadn't the time to consider why such people would be there. In his case, at around 2:00 pm, he gave chase to a group of criminals involved in a bank robbery case - funnily, a common case in Academy City - and attacked them, all the while he felt haunted by his memories of failure in the past. Enraged due to his memories and miserable feelings of regret and pain from the past, he slaughtered every last criminals, who were in reality, Skill-Out members. It is unknown why Skill-Out members would attempt this, perhaps to help their financial position to rebel against the city? Either way, they didn't plan to do any good. Shou figured that, anyone could.

Just as Shou teleported away from the scene before the authorities would arrive, he received a call, the female voice announced that she taped the whole scene where he murdered the Skill-Out members, Shou's mind immediately came to a cessation, how was he supposed to react? Someone just started blackmailing! While it is okay to catch and beat thieves, it was not legal to kill. When he killed, he took a certain path, a thorny road from which salvation was no longer easily attainable. Shou had to comply to the girl's wishes, and was asked to come to the Reformatories. Shou considered if she was a member of the authority, as she had him come to the Reformatories of all places, but then, why'd she have him come here, instead of restraining and handing him over to Anti-skill?

Men in black coats walked over to Shou; they expected his appearance, and lead Shou to a certain room. Here, Kouzaku Mitori awaited him, and gleefully announced that she was the one who called. Before Shou could make an inquiry, she handed him a phone, Gensei was waiting on the other side of the line, "I'm busy, so I'll be direct with you... if you don't wish to be imprisoned in the Reformatories, follow my orders. Be a part of what leads to a historical moment in this world!" he proudly announced.

Shou had no other choice. This was the result of letting go of the leash that kept his sanity bound. Mirth appeared in his facial expression as he cracked a rather twisted smile, [color=#088A85]"Sounds interesting!"[/color]

***

"How has work been?"

[color=red]"Oh dear. Have you finally gone senile? Asking me a question about something you deem to be so mundane,"[/color] both Kihara Natsu and Kihara Gensei were be-seated beside a table; facing each other.

It was past 8 pm. Natsu finally got off work - in other words, she could slack off for the rest of the night. The moment she came to rest in her dorm room of a certain highschool that she attends in, she found her grandfather casually sitting over her bed. She responded with an exaggerated expression of utter surprise, followed by an amused smile, [color=red]To think he'd come here of all places to meet me.[/color]

"How is that... item, treating you?" he struggled to find the correct word, as he referred to the Ability Body Crystal, that hung over Natsu's chest, [color=red]"I haven't had a good chance to exploit this little thing,"[/color] Natsu sighed with disappointment, [color=red]"Hey, I heard that you improved these little ornaments and made a powder version out of it. Why not give me those, instead of this? Wouldn't it be more effective for you experiment that way?"[/color]

"Hahahaha! You're well-informed. That one which you wear, is an experimental version, it has the potential to lead you to a different realm."

Natsu smirked, [color=red]"Level 6, is it?"[/color]

"Precisely. Shall I prepare a proper stage for you to use that ornament?"

[color=red]"Heh, do whatever you want."[/color]

***

October 2nd, 7:00 am. Tsubame Shou teleported to a certain place. He was told that it's a 'sealed facility', but it seemed more like a hidden underground out-of-service area. He simply followed the co-ordinates that were written on a white piece of paper, and used his ability accordingly to teleport to this place.

A male, similar to Tsubame Shou's age stood, his hood was down. Thus, Shou could barely recognize, but it the person who he pursued few times - it was Kimera Sadao. On the other side, stood Kouzaku Mitori, whom Shou recognized immediately, he felt like he knew the other person from somewhere. A girl lied unconcious beside Mitori, her uniform held the logo of a prestigious school, Tokiwadai Middle School...

GM Notes:

All players excluding GM: Dices are to be rolled for all character, to determine how their day goes on this particular day, October 1st.

Dice roll results:

TheLoneGentleman: 4

Effect: After his life-threatening experience yesterday, Sadao felt his life chewed out. It was still hard to believe that he survived that, the moment he saw the Railgun coming at him and Maria, and the moment the car started to flip over and over like that, he swore that it was the end, but was saved by the teleporter, Musujima Awaki, under Gensei's request. Sadao gets to speak to Gensei, and gets the information comparative to that of an iceberg regarding his plans. His life will be drastically changing as he's even more of a wanted person now. Gensei would still give him a cover to live under, though. His whole day was spent in a certain facility in the city, possibly a hideout where few of Gensei's hired people resides in, he meets some of the espers there...

Katsucha: 1

Effect: Sana had a tiresome day yesterday. From going out with Misaka Mikoto, to making new friends, to seeing her sister get knocked out hard. It was a grueling experience. She slept alongside her little sister, Minase Tamaki in the end, on the hospital. As she woke up, she realized that she overslept. It was impossible to catch classes now, moreover, she missed the entire System Scan. It seemed that Tamaki was up, smiling. After a small conversation, in which Sana expresses her true worries and fears regarding Tamaki, her little sister simply announces that such a thing had always been very possible, and she was prepared for it, and soon ushered Sana out of the room, telling her to go for a walk to refresh herself. Sana then comes across a person trying to beat similar-looking girls to Misaka Mikoto, right outside the hospital. Upon closer look, they looked exactly like Misaka Mikoto, and there were a few of them, in fact. The one who was trying to harm them was a hooded figure, black overalls which covered most of her face and hair. All she could see from far were dark hair and eyes - she was Kouzaki Mitori. She was over-powered by the clones of Misaka, and instead ended up knocking out the audience; Minase Sana, then taking her up, she fled. It was too sudden of a situation for Sana, who couldn't react, and couldn't tell what was going on, before she was knocked off.

Xninebreaker: 1

Effect: Shou had been thinking about the incident in district 7, around the now-closed Misawa Cram School, he'd always shove aside those thoughts because they were distracting him a bit too much. The next day, Shou was out walking around Academy City listlessly after lectures were over. It was a frustrating day, System Scan took place, and his power didn't seem to improve much prior to the last System Scan. The last one took place not too long ago, but it still frustrated him, as he walked off around the city to waste time, while thinking how much he needs to improve himself, he saw a bunch of Skill-Out members running off from a bank, carrying sacks; most likely stolen money. Memories of the past flashed into his mind - giving rise to a grim expression on his face. Shou felt his sense of hatred beckoning him to take chase, and so he did. At the end of the day, he killed all the entire Skill-Out gang with his pins alone. Before anyone would come to witness the scene, he fled. The regret of killing was something Shou didn't exactly feel, his heart turned that cold. That was when a certain person called Shou on his phone, saying that the whole time from when he chased the Skill-Out members and literally killed them was recorded on video. It was blackmailing.

BlinkXPoke: 4

Effect: This was an important day for Jun, System Scan was held today, for what reason, he knew not. The only thing he knew was, he had to show what little power he worked hard for, and at least be acknowledged by the System as a level 1 esper. This first step would overjoy him if he were to succeed. When System Scan took place, Jun concentrated hard to create an ejection point for the wind with the palm of his right hand, the teacher stopped yawning in boredom the moment she saw Jun's Aero Hand working, albeit barely taking out the can he placed before himself. It was Jun's request to have him perform his ability with a can, the teacher was initially confused as he knew that Jun was a level 0 esper. However, after this event, Jun was regarded as a level 1, the teacher was rather impressed. Later after school, Jun sent a text message - expressing his gratitude and joy - to Ayane. He waited excitingly for her reply of congratulations, but it never came... he felt sad, was she busy, or did something happen?

Gahald_Mills: 4

Effect: It was a peaceful day for Hono. System Scan took place, and his power had apparently slightly improved, but he still remained as a level 3 esper. His teacher remarked sarcastically that perhaps working on sewers does help people like him. After school, he had works packing up his schedule, unfortunately he was unable to meet his beloved Li today, various works and businesses constricting his opportunities.

sardaukar58: 3

Effect: System Scan took place, the System deemed that Li's powers hadn't improved from how it was the last time. She didn't particularly care, actually, she tried not to, and kept her cool demeanor. It was just a damn System Scan, the last one took not too long ago! She hadn't the time to improve it much in this small amount of time given it between the two scans, she argued internally. He hadn't seen Hono today, she felt that maybe talking to him would ease her frustrations, she also felt curious regarding what type of a verdict the scan gave to Hono. She then thought 'most likely nothing, he can't possibly improve in this short amount of time, right?!' then proceeded to bring her attention back to classes. Later on, after school, at around 2:00 pm, she saw a certain person, in a nurse-like uniform carrying a girl, but her upper portion were covered with a hood. She secretly, moved above roofs, it was around the northern parts of district 7, where Li arrived as she was aimlessly walking around the city to waste time.

Montacia: 4

Effect: Fuyuko's day had been going rather well, she finally started getting her grip around vector calculations, albeit it being still quite annoying. System Scan took place, and it seemed that Fuyuko's power had been the same as the last scan, as a child, she felt slightly frustrated, and vowed to get her ability better by the next scan. Today, she met Misaki's clique, under the large umbrella in which Misaki sat atop a chair, her minions surrounding her gave the impression of her being Queenly, to Fuyuko. She felt her appreciation for Shokuhou Misaki increasing. Later on in the day, she had to go out with Misaki to the Reformatories to the experimentation again...

sardaukar58

11 years ago

By mid-morning on October 2nd, Li sat slouched back at her desk during the break, lost in thought. The previous day's System Scan caught many people off guard, but everyone followed through the routine exams. When Li received the 'scorecard' in which the listed scores indicate no improvement, she was a little disappointed and frustrated. But she decided to take things in stride and vowed to work harder in preparation for the next System Scan.

After the System Scan yesterday, Li decided to kill time around the city right after school while she came to terms with the results. However, she saw something unusual, despite being Academy City. She saw what looked like a someone dressed in some nurse-like uniform carrying a girl. What was more unusual, was that the suspicious character was hopping along the rooftops via some unknown type of armatures. Li, having nothing better to do, tried to follow on street-level. But within half a block, she realized that the person was moving too fast, so she quickly whipped out her cellphone and took a picture. The image was grainy and unclear, given the distance and speed of the two people.

[color=orange]"Never a dull moment, though I wish I knew what that was all about or what to do,"[/color] Li thought as she played around with her phone absent-mindedly, though she glanced at the phone briefly with vague expectations before the break ended.

Gahald_Mills

11 years ago

[color=#728FCE]”Hell yeah!”[/color] Hono shouted as he looked in his System Scan report card that he received yesterday. He looked at it on October 2nd since he forgot that they gave him a report card. His scores were unexpected and this made him pumped up. [color=#728FCE]I should tell Li![/color] Hono reached his phone in his pocket, but just when his hand touched it, the phone vibrates. [color=#728FCE]What? Oh god no.[/color] Hono picked his phone and looked at the contact. It was the company that employed him. Hono answered his phone, “On this weekend, you will work at the sewer on a certain district. I will tell you the details later. You must come. if not, you will be fired.” The call stops. [color=#728FCE]”WHAT?!”[/color] Hono shouted once more.

Hono lazily walked back to the dorms. He looked at his calendar. [color=#728FCE]This week huh?, I was suppose to practice with Li at that time. I should-[/color] Hono stopped midway and reached his phone. He texted Li [color=#728FCE]”Dear Li-chan, Turns out that I have work for this weekend and I have to do it. I’m sorry. If you want to talk with me, you can just call me or talk to me at school."[/color] Hono pressed the Deliver button and prepared to go out to buy ingredients at a super market.

Cinia Pacifica Ojou-sama Writer

11 years ago

(This is a joint post between Cinia Pacifica, [color=#088A85]Xninebreaker[/color], [color=#9D0A0A]TheLoneGentleman[/color], and [color=gray]Katsucha[/color].)

Shou entered into the dark room and barely recognized the hooded man. His hood was iconic, but with his hood down, it took a minute to verify that it was the same man Shou had been encountering. The man was unexpectedly young, but that did not make him any less dangerous. Beside the young man was Kouzaku Mitori, and lying on the floor next to her was a girl who wore a Tokiwadai uniform. She looked familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on who it could be. Nonetheless, Shou approached the group with a serious look on his face.

"Welcome to our temporary hideout~" Kouzaku Mitori greeted in a nonchalant manner, "It might be a bit too dark for your tastes, though," she added. "We hired a teleporter initially, but she had other stuff to do, so she's pretty unrelated to the plans of our boss that we'll be working to help him achieve," she explained, That old fart's crappy plans that I'll hopefully use to strike that Windowless Building down, that is.

[color=#088A85]"I see,"[/color] Shou said monotonously, [color=#088A85]It looks like they needed some mobility in this group.[/color] Seeing as how Kouzaku Mitori wasn't unveiling more of the plan, it meant that they were still waiting for something so Shou stayed quiet for the time being.

[color=#9D0A0A]I wonder who this next person will be,[/color] he thought as he looked around the room. Looking over whatever that girl was supposed to be he didn't figure her for much of a conversationalist. That didn't stop his mind from racing around, and trying to figure out his next move. Here he was in "protective" custody, being threatened at gun point, by some crazy hair monster. Yet he was calmer than he had been in a long time. Maybe it was because for the first time in a while he wasn't alone. Of course, before he had Maria, but that was only for missions. Thinking it over he wondered if he was really that dependent on people.

[color=#9D0A0A]"So, I have a few things I need from my apartment,"[/color] stated Sadao. He mainly wanted to move his money to a safer place. Since it would eventually be found by Judgement or some random Skill-Out who notices the place is vacant.

"Unfortunately you can't go out today," Mitori muttered in reply, looking down on her hostage who seemed to be somewhat conscious now.

Shou stood straight with his arms folded and remained calm and composed as he waited. He assumed that the girl needed to wake up before this 'meeting' got anywhere. More importantly, he wondered what sort of connection Kouzaku Mitori and the mysterious man had. The man was no doubt the man Shou had encountered multiple times, which made him wonder even more about this 'great plan' that Shou was being dragged into.

[color=#088A85]This plan doesn't look like it's going to be a passive one,[/color] Shou thought to himself, [color=#088A85]And that's fine by me.[/color]

[color=#9D0A0A]"Darn, looks like princess is waking up,"[/color] said Sadao stretching his neck.

Slightly opening her eyes, Sana wasn't sure what transpired when she was unconscious. As she gradually regained her vision, she opened her eyes; still feeling dizzy. She wasn't sure where she was, nor she knew what was going on, as she tried getting up, but she realized she couldn't move properly. [color=gray]"What's going on?! Why can' t I move!"[/color] Sana panicked as her vision was slowly coming back to her. She could see three figures in front of her, but she couldn't tell who they were.

[color=#9D0A0A]"It's called being restrained princess,"[/color] said Sadao crouching down. The doll was a piece of work. It looked like it was made of easily moveable liquid, but it was as strong as the metal it was formed of.

"You're going to be my hostage, I hope you behave just like one!" Kouzaku Mitori remarked, looking down at Minase Sana, whose arms and legs were tied with the elastic long white strands of hair from her alien-like figure.

Sana became angry at herself, she couldn't believe she that became a hostage yet again. After all the time she had spent in this city, believing she was finally strong enough to never allow similar tragedies to take place, ever again, [color=gray]Damn it!! What have I been doing this whole time, if I can't even save myself, how can I even expect to protect Tamaki?![/color] Sana internally thought in a fit of rage; cursing herself for her own weakness, [color=gray]"What to you expect to get from using me anyway?"[/color]

"That's not something I can tell," Mitori answered in a matter-of-fact tone, revealing Gensei's orders would only cause trouble. Her attempts were easily figured when she once betrayed Kihara Gensei, the old man was as cunning as ever. She couldn't underestimate him, "You're only here so that I can lure specific targets, so don't do anything that might make me harm you. You're no guest of honor here!" she cheerfully announced, taunting Minase Sana to try to fight back or try to run away, she'd then get an excuse to be rough with her.

Sana thought it'd be best if she did nothing at the moment, she hadn't a clue who or how strong these individuals are, [color=gray]Guess I better wait till I'm alone here with one of them,[/color] Sana looked around the room; analyzing the location in which she found herself in, she may learn where she ended up in, [color=gray]Though... what is this thing made of? It feels really strange,[/color] she had never seen such an ominous looking human-figured thing, [color=gray]"Well, can I at least know how long I been here."[/color]

"You were bought here yesterday evening," Mitori answered yet again in her indifferent tone.

[color=#088A85]"Well now that the miss is awake, are we waiting on anyone else?"[/color] Shou broke the silence that formed while still standing serious and composed with his arms folded and looking directly at Mitori for an answer. He knew he was no position to be asking for answers, but at the rate things were going, it was quite possible Mitori was simply the type to wait for someone to ask.

"Well, I have a question, can you teleport people," Mitori gleefully asked, this could turn into something really fun, she felt.

Shou considered weighing his options on how he responded for a bit, but those thoughts didn't last long. If they knew more about him and he lied, things could go south for him very quickly. [color=#088A85]"Put simply, yes. But, it requires some set up with my pins or any other reference points. And I can only teleport one person at a time. Though, since I'm a multi-point user, so long as I have it set up, the process can be extremely fast,"[/color] Shou explained carefully.

"Then your first task is pretty clear," Mitori said, feeling slight relief, "You're to kidnap a girl from Tokiwadai Middle School," she fumed, looking at her hostage, "She's really short and looks child-like, it might be a bit troublesome since she's the room mate of the Queen of Tokiwadai."

[color=#088A85]I didn't exactly expect to be kidnapping little kids. What the hell is this group up to?[/color] It sounded a bit mundane, but then Shou fully realized what Mitori actually said. [color=#088A85]"What in the- Do you seriously expect me to kidnap someone that is very likely under the protection or even control of the level 5 - Mental Out? I'm assuming there's some sort of plan?"[/color] Shou asked almost bewildered at Mitori who just nonchalantly mentioned getting past a level 5.

"Mnm? What are you so scared about? That bitch is always wandering about with her clique members, use that opportunity and it should be fine," Mitori answered in a non-caring manner, "Like when she's left alone in the room on the dorms, or something~" she then sighed, "Or do you want to be in the prison instead?"

[color=#088A85]This girl... she's serious,[/color] Shou thought Mitori was insane. Perhaps it was simply his lack of experience in the field, but it was common knowledge, at least to the vast majority of people that messing with level 5s meant bad news. Given the situation though, it didn't matter what Shou thought; Mitori was serious about his mission. After a moment, Shou answered [color=#088A85]Fine. I'll have it done. All I need to do is get her here right?"[/color]

"Yup!" she gave a cute smile, "Don't die early now~!"

[color=#088A85]"So be it,"[/color] Shou answered slightly spitefully as he turned his back on the group of people and began walking out. [color=#088A85]Not that I had a choice in the matter anyways. Though more importantly, I wonder what a little girl has to do with this 'amazing' plan.[/color] Shou scoffed at the idea and at himself. Even he could tell that he was going down a dark path, but for some reason, that idea didn't bother him nearly as much as he thought.

Sadao kept to his corner of the room during their conversation. He didn't want to start something with Shou, and given their history it might come to blows rather quickly. Shou didn't seem like the type of person to be in this kind of business. But he was handling it easier than he thought. Perhaps they started off on the wrong foot, and this was the start of a prosperous relationship.

[color=#9D0A0A]"So he is off to kidnap some kid, huh? That has to be tough. I've never liked dealing with kids. Yesterday one tried to block my path, I was doing her a favor just moving her out of the way. You ever have to deal with kids before?"[/color] he asked Mitori with a slight chuckle.

Upon hearing the man mentioning 'pushing a kid yesterday', it instantly caught Sana's interest ,she wasn't sure if it was him, or was just a coincidence, [color=gray]Could this be... the same person from yesterday?![/color] Sana took a closer at the person who spoke, he did seemed quite similar, given his outfit, but she wasn't completely sure if it was him.

"Kids are a pain, honestly, they're so ill-mannered, it's a plague," Mitori commented, her indifferent expression held no change and she was still smiling, one would wonder just how she maintained that calm air around her, "But the kid Tsubame Shou is to kidnap is only childish and looks very young because of the passive effect of her ability. She's a subject of great interest."

[color=#9D0A0A]"Oh? That must be a cruddy side-effect. I would hate to be stuck as a kid forever."[/color] answered Sadao. [color=#9D0A0A]"But I suppose that if she has the power to back it up it isn't a problem. The kid I dealt with wasn't anything special. Looked like someone lost track of their kid. I'll give her props for effort though. If that teleporter wasn't there I bet she wouldn't have been as brave though."[/color] responded Sadao.

"From what I heard, it slows down physical and mental growth, the mental growth being slowed down is the root of the problems around that old man's plans. There are theories that her power slows down age to an extent that she'll most likely die before she even becomes an old lady with gray hair, but others argues that she'd simply live longer than most."

[color=#9D0A0A]"You would think she would live longer that way. Unless her organs decay at the same rate or something?"[/color] Sadao asked. He was probably thinking more into this than he needed, but waiting around was boring.

"No idea, honestly. But the objective is to re-create that physical growth, it'd be their cheaper method of keeping important people alive slightly longer, if needed. We already have a certain someone on this city who has eternal youth, although I have no idea if she's immortal or something."

Upon hearing more of what the male youth was saying, Sana couldn't just stay still and listen anymore, rage and anger built up, sparks of electricity that were visibly being conjured over her bangs made this evident, [color=gray]"You bastard! So it was you who did that to Tama-chan!!"[/color] she shouted from the bottom of her lungs with pure killer's intent, as she couldn't hold her hatred any longer, a bolt of electricity was sent towards where Sadao stood.

Before Sadao could even start to say something, the girl attacked him with her power. Hitting him in the chest. Pushing him back into a wall, he bounced off it and landed on the floor. His muscles were in pain and breathing was definitely harder.

[color=#9D0A0A]"N-nice shot... "[/color] he choked out. He didn't even have a moment to try and build up his defenses. Punching the ground, he slowly tried to ease himself back up. She mentioned a name before she attacked him. [color=#9D0A0A]Tama-chan?[/color] he thought. Was he supposed to know this person? Whether he knew this person or not, this girl was looking for a fight. But in her current state she was not going to be able to fight properly.

[color=#9D0A0A]"Let her go,"[/color] he said. [color=#9D0A0A]"I'm not to fight someone restrained."[/color]

"Are you sure about this? I won't be held responsible if she manages to escape, you know," Mitori warned, a smirk surfaced.

Sadao thought for a moment. He wasn't usually like this. He was cool-headed for the most part, but something in him just wanted to hit something. Not some punching bag but something with a pulse. [color=#9D0A0A]"Yeah, I'll take responsibility,"[/color] he answered, taking his fighting stance, and coating his knuckles and feet with nitrogen. His ability allowed him to coat a few parts of his body with nitrogen, extracted from the atmosphere around him, so that his attacks are packed with more impact.

"Very well then, this might be a fun show," Mitori remarked, the white-liquid-metallic-strands of hair from her clone slowly moved away; granting temporary freedom to the previously-restrained Sana.

[color=#9D0A0A]"Seeing as you made the first move, I guess it's my turn now..."[/color] Sadao said, taking a few quick and light jumps to loosen up his body. He still felt the tingling numbness from the shock; the aftermath of his opponent's surprise attack, but he needed to make a move now regardless of his state. Putting a strong foot forward, he charged towards her, keeping his body tucked in. His initial plan was to give her a strong punch after his target - the female electromaster came into his range - as his fists and legs were covered in nitrogen, his speed and fists had a boost of performance. He intended to close the distance through sprinting.

His muscles however weren't responding the way they should; still slightly immobilized. Feeling that his muscles may give out if he kept up his reckless run - throwing all he had into a leap and jumping forward towards her for a tackle - was the best idea he conjured via thoughts that popped up in his mind in the situation. After all, quick thinking was the key to victory. Sadly, his leg gave out on him, and he went crashing to the ground. It was an embarrassing display of his capabilities, [color=#9D0A0A]Dammit! That hit must've took more outta me than I thought!'[/color] he angrily commented mentally. Laying on the ground, he was reminded of a certain incident from his past.

[color=#9D0A0A]"I just can't help but be haunted by you electromasters, eh?"[/color] he said laughing to himself, shoving aside his petty thoughts derived from his personal history.

[color=gray]"You brought this upon yourself!"[/color] strands of electricity sparked under Sana's bangs, foreshadowing her next move, [color=gray]"Now, I'll show you an even greater pain than what you've caused to my little sister,"[/color] she declared in a tone lacking mercy, her unjust anger had allowed her to be devoid of hesitation, she had every intention of hurting him - to the point of taking his very life. The charging-up of electricity under her bangs reached it's climax, as another bolt of electricity formed; lighting up the environment. Seeing as how her enemy was on the ground now, Sana felt that this was the perfect opportunity to fry him out on the floor; the ball of lightning was launched towards her adversary.

Her enemy on the other hand, felt a chill down his spine, the static, the continuous ear-screeching noises, combined with her speech made it evident that her next move was about to be made, he protected as much as he could with his nitrogen coating. An explosive, eardrum-shattering sound occurred. Mitori abruptly closed her eyes, only to open it the next second to find Sadao relatively unharmed. Sadao was able to absorb most of it, to the point that the attack didn't do much, he dismissed whatever he felt, as it didn't render his capabilities. Standing up, he moved his nitrogen coating back to its offensive position - back to his hands and feet.

[color=#9D0A0A]"You know what I did to the first one?"[/color] he questioned, a cold smirk stretched wide. [color=#9D0A0A]"I bashed his head in with an old pipe, I did the same for all his friends, too. But like you said... they brought it upon themselves!"[/color] Knowing that if he didn't act fast, she'd fire another shot of a thunder shock again, to prevent this, he took off for her again with a dash. This time, he wouldn't bother trying to drag this out - he was going to go straight for that pretty face of hers.

Sana witnessed her male opponent charging to her direction yet again, her eyes shifted towards the back of her head; coming to a realization. She then jumped backwards, an electrical trail was given out from under her shoes, as she run up the pillar with electromagnetism - almost as if she had the legs of an insect - she defied the laws of gravity, it was the same trick that Misaka Mikoto - the third level 5 of Academy City employed quite often. However, her opponent didn't seem to be much surprised, he still came charging. This bewildered Sana, she was well over his range, what could he possibly pull? Just as the thought passed by, Sadao punched the pillar with all he had. His hand damaged it enough to create a small crater on it; creating a tremor that made Sana tumble her feet over - making her lose balance - she fell [color=gray]What kind of power is this?! Did he hit Tamaki with this much force?!![/color]

Not dwelling in her thought for long, Sana's foot tapped into the punched-pillar and launched herself into a different direction, feeling danger from the person who was capable punching forth immense force. Electric trails could be seen behind her shoes yet again, as she landed vertically on a different pillar; effectively switching her location, at the same time, gaining more distance, [color=gray]"Just what are you?!!"[/color] she shouted in frustration, her eyes frantically looked around to analyze the scene. There was no way she could keep this up, one hit and she'd most likely be down like a bird being sniped down. This wasn't just any game, it was a game of life and death. Her line of sight couldn't pick up anything that seemed like an actual exit from this odd cage she was brought into.

[color=#9D0A0A]"You're really starting to get on my nerves with that jumping around. You started this fight didn't you?!"[/color] Sadao made an attempt to taunt her, as he looked around floor. Picking up a pipe that randomly laid around the floor, he threw it at her, trying to knock her down.

[color=gray]"Are you stupid or something, do you really think something like that would hit me?"[/color] Sana coolly asked as the pipe stopped moving towards her mid-way, and floated in the air.

[color=#9D0A0A]"So this is the extent of your power?"[/color] he received insight on how her power worked, looking at how she caught the pipe with her electromagnetism. Readying himself with his offensive stance, he waited for her to make the first move.

[color=gray]"I guess I'll have to show you what I can do!!"[/color] she then concentrated to put her electromagnetism to use once again, depending on her range, she could take control over three bigger pipes from under her line of sight, then launched them straight to the direction where her opponent stood, anticipating her move.

Sadao could see the pipes flying his way at an amazing speed, he frantically decided to dodge, but before he moved, he realized that she lost control of what made out to be extensions of herself, as the large pipe lines fell and clattered in the floor; a laughable sight. Taking this chance, he ran straight towards the pillar her foot laid over, attempting to run up to her. His current objective was to somehow bring her down - from the pedestal high-up from which she looked down on him from - to the earth; his domain.

However, still feeling fear regarding his dangerously brash and straight-forward attacks, she had no intention to make things easy for him, and jumped off to another pillar, leaving traces of sparks from her feet yet again, however, even she knew that victory wasn't something that could be achieved by simply jumping from one place to the other. A tactical retreat was the most alluring option than taking revenge for her little sister, he was too dangerous for an opponent to take on. She mindlessly ran and jumped on towards a light she saw afar; hoping that it was an exit to this bizarre place that she was brought to, due to her twisted and unlucky fate. Then again, no one payed any regards to fate in Academy City, the city that had long-forgone luck, fate, and destiny under the banner of science. However, this critical situation rendered her thinking process void of those scientific beliefs, temporarily.

As she jumped over to the next wall, Sadao whipped out his gun, firing it into the air, giving a sigh, [color=#9D0A0A]"I'm tired of this cat and mouse game... I didn't have you freed just so you can run around. Come finish what you started!"[/color] he threatened out loud.

Hearing the gunshot, Sana's heart almost skipped a beat in fear of being shot dead, she instantly looked back, and witnessed his gun held towards the top, he most likely shot it up to the air, as a sign of warning. She now had to be really careful, her life was truly on the line now, although it had been for some time now, but she wanted to shook her head and deny it strongly, however, the cold and harsh truth never changes, regardless of one's relentless denials, [color=gray]"Fine! Then I'll show you a little trick of mine!!"[/color] she announced, stopping her reckless attempts of running away. Her electromagnetism was triggered yet again as three large pipes were once again seen afloat the air, sparks of electricity could be seen fluttering about, under her bangs. Two of the pipes were abruptly tossed towards Sadao. Sadao had seen such a move once already, so he braced himself. However, he was rather taken aback to see that the pipes started to circle around him, slowly releasing static electricity; sparks could be seen, the pipes themselves shined in faint blue light - brightening up the environment once again.

Mitori smiled, this was a good show indeed. Lots of lighting, lots of breaking and crashing, just the kind of party any member of the dark side of the Academy City would enjoy. She truly wished that more destructive people in this city could take birth. She cracked a smile, "Can this guy really handle that Tokiwadai girl?" she thought, a mirthful surfaced on her facial features.

On the other hand, Sana's knees started to ache, signalling her lack of warm-up exercises for the task she had to complete - defeating her opponent who harmed her little sister. This caused an unintended breach to her contact with her large pipes, as they fell flat on her floor, causing yet another failure. Her body was most likely not responding properly to the commands sent by her brain, because she slept too much after she was taken hostage; she was at a disadvantage. Sana nimbly hid herself behind a pillar close-by, a product of her quick thinking.

Witnessing her attempt at hitting Sadao with whatever plan she made, which she somehow messed up on, he took a shot towards her leg, trying to impede her mobility. Seeing her wince as his bullet grazed by her left leg, he cursed under his breath. Taking the initiative to dash after her, he tried to get a better position to take another shot, he also tried to be as quiet as possible so that she wouldn't know what direction he was coming from.

Sana could slowly feel pain burning up from her left leg due to the bullet, she knew that she felt determined to end this now, somehow. In desperation, she used her electromagnetism once again to pull more pipes - as much as possible - from nearby, then sent them towards him - the person who intended to come to her to put an end to the show that Mitori gave an indifferent smile towards. Sadao noticed the barrage poles coming at him from almost all directions, it was too late for him to avoid her attack fully. He tried to dodge them, but was knocked him back and forth. His only option was to try and mitigate some of the damage. Protecting what he could, he still came up short and took some damage to his chest and stomach. The damages were most likely hard enough to leave some bruises, but not enough to break a bone, [color=#9D0A0A]We couldn't have picked a better place to take you, huh?[/color] he thought, trying to figure a way to get at her.

[color=gray]"I got you now!"[/color] Sana said, Sadao could see light from behind a certain pillar, his eyes widened in realization; an electric bolt was most likely about to be sent to him, he cringed. Meanwhile, a white substance was forming behind Sana, all the way down the pillar, while Sana was busy charging up her electrical powers for her finishing move - the repeatedly used bolt of lightning - the forming object seemed like a strange and bizarre liquid imitation of Mitori, who was so fond of creating via her esper ability. It's tentacle-like strands of hair silently, yet speedily reached up - to the Tokiwadai student who stood high up on a pillar vertically to hide herself - and caught Sana's body from behind, and gave her an abrupt pull, all the way down; forcefully having her back bashing against the cold, dusty yet solid floor, Mitori's ghastly clone then slowly took it's humanoid shape, then proceeded to forming a gun under it's palms - aiming at Sana's face directly, signalling the end of the show. "That's as far as this little game of tag goes~! I guess we know who won that one, yes, Sadao?" Mitori spoke in her nonchalant tone of speaking, there was a hint of disappointment in it, "I guess it's all about levels in the end, eh? Good things must come to an end, unfortunately," she sarcastically spat.

Sana had no idea what just happened; her mind couldn't process regarding what suddenly transpired, as she found herself on the ground, with her body hurting all over, as if she got rammed into something. She was barely able to keep her consciousness from that sudden fall - she groaned in excruciating pain from the forced fall.

The metal pipes which pained him clattered down to the floor, as Sana's influence over them disappeared. Looking up, he saw the familiar clone, and groaned. [color=#9D0A0A]"Stop interrupting things! I almost had her, if not for you!"[/color] he shouted in frustration. He never even got to hit her once with the fists he was so proud of.

"I ain't taking orders from you, you know," as Mitori said so, her clone used the strands of it's hair to slowly yet swiftly choke Sana. The force with which she was being strangled was not enough to kill her, but enough to take away her consciousness. It's been almost an hour since Sana woke up, but her consciousness was yet again taken away from her.

[color=#9D0A0A]"Eh... whatever. I'll get another chance"[/color] he said, holstering his gun. [color=#9D0A0A]"By that time, my power should improve..."[/color] he said under his breath as he clenched his fist.

GM Notes:

There had been numerous amounts of dice rolls for almost every attempts in the scenarios above. Simply put, I'm being lazy to write details about every dice results, the attempts and results from the looks of things should make it clear how things went with the dice, I hope.

In other words, I'm being lazy.

sardaukar58

11 years ago

When lunch break came around, Li walked outside to a bench that was away from the bustle of people. She took out a wrapped onigiri from her bag and unwrapped it methodically before she started to take a few bites. As she chewed, she took out her cell phone again and noticed she had one text message.

She sighed lightly after she read the message. [color=orange]"Go figure, at least it's not his fault,"[/color] Li thought to herself, though she was surprised that she didn't feel angry so much as disappointment. She then typed a reply:

[color=orange]"It's okay, Hono-senpai, if you have obligations to fulfill. Perhaps we can talk sometime after school."[/color]

Then she hit the "Send" button and then took her time to finish her lunch. Afterwards, she leaned back and stared up at the sky for a few minutes. The view and the angle reminded her of the photo she took yesterday. [color=orange]"I normally don't hesitate like this. I should do whatever I can, even if it's to just sate my curiosity,"[/color] Li thought angrily at herself as she opened her phone's web browser. She then logged into a public board used by many Academy City students and started a new topic. She then posted the image and asked if anyone knew anything about this. She also typed where she took the picture (District 7) and that they had moved in a northern direction.

The school bell rang, so Li promptly logged out and kept her phone on 'Silent' as she headed back to class. [color=orange]"I don't know if this will turn up anything, but at least I'm finally trying.[/color]"

Montacia

11 years ago

((This is a joint post between [color=#088A85]Xninebreaker[/color] and [color=#a880c3]Montacia[/color]))

Shou stepped out of the room and made his way out the area. After walking a fair distance away, he took one of his pins and immediately used it to teleport to the roof of a nearby building where he took a moment to think about how he was going to carry out this kidnapping. [color=#088A85]'Getting to and from Tokiwadai isn't exactly a problem, but I'll have to figure out how to locate the target's room and make sure I don't get caught. And sadly, time is probably not something I can afford.'[/color]

Shou didn't stay still for long; he began teleporting from roof to roof towards Tokiwadai as he continued to develop his plan. [color=#088A85]'The fastest way to get this information is to just ask around as unsuspiciously as possible. A person curious about a level 5 should hardly surprise anyone.'[/color]

Once Shou arrived close to Tokiwadai Middle School, he teleported down to ground floor where nobody was. As it was midday, most students were actually still in school, but there were scattered students walking from one place to another, perhaps running errands or simply cuttting class. As casually as possible, Shou walked up to pair of girls that wore Tokiwadai uniforms and politely asked them directions for Shokuhou Misaki's whereabouts under the guise of requesting her aid. The two girls were surprised, but were more than willing to help. However, it only took a moment for Shou to realize the flaw in his plan; the two girls talked amongst themselves for a bit before telling him that all they knew was that Misaki usually hung out with her clique. They had a quizzical look on their face when he asked them about her room number, and apologized for not being able to help him anymore. He parted ways with them and when they were out of sight he teleported to a nearby roof.

[color=#088A85]'It was so obvious. Of course the Mental Out would make use of her ability to keep herself as secure as possible.'[/color] Shou had to think fast for an alternative soluition. Then, he recalled that Mitori said that his target is quite unique herself in that she was very short and child-like in appearance. [color=#088A85]'Alright, hopefully she's distinct enough to spot in the open or in a crowd.''[/color] He took of to another nearby roof that looked over the courtyard of Tokiwadai. His best bet would be to wait until a break or lunch when students would be traversing the courtyard and other pathways.

While there were several breaks and many times where students would traverse the courtyard, none of them fit the profile he was looking for. He would have to bet on lunch and for her to be eating outside. Just as Shou yawned from looking down at the courtyard, the signal for lunch rang through the school and Shou immediately perked up and began concentrating. He needed to find his target as fast as possible. Then, by some stroke of luck, he found that despite it being lunchtime, the courtyard was far less crowded than he imagined it would be. [color=#088A85]'Locating this girl should be a cinch if she's as tiny as Mitori said she was.'[/color]

Just as Rumi had said, the courtyard was surprisingly empty in comparison to the cafeteria during lunch time. The trickle of water as it fell into a larger pool created a calm, relaxing feel. Sitting on the edge of the fountain, Fuyuko nibbled her sandwich and watched as a small bird hopped close to her foot, searching for dropped bread crumbs while pausing every few seconds to check for danger, turning its head this way then that. Wanting it to come closer, Fuyuko tried her hardest not to move. However at the same time, the temptation to throw it more bread crumbs also itched away at her finger tips.

The change in scenery was very thoughtful of Rumi, who was trying to comfort Fuyuko about her system scan results. Of all the students in her class, only Fuyuko's ability stayed the same as the last system scan. [color=#a880c3]"Why was it only Fuyu?"[/color] She pouted, [color=#a880c3]"Surely the ice block Fuyu made was a little bit bigger than last time!"[/color] Fuyuko struggled to understand what she needed to do in order to improve her abilities. She looked up at the skies and let out a sigh, inadvertently scaring the bird away. [color=#a880c3]"How much longer will Rumi-chan take to buy a drink?"[/color]

It didn't take long for Shou to find his target, or at least who he assumed to be his target. She was eating her lunch at a fountain that was smack in the middle of the courtyard. She was with someone initially, but it looked like her companion had left to go somewhere. [color=#088A85]'Hm... It's true, that little girl is like half everyone else's size. She looks like a grade schooler,[/color] Shou thought to himself as he teleported and made his way on top of the Tokiwadai building. He took position behind some machinery and made sure he was as close as possible to the fountain. He would need a clear opening and his timing would likely have to be almost perfect to avoid too much trouble. He took one of his metal pins and stuck it into the machinery he was hiding behind. He would use this as a reference point to instantly teleport to once he secured the girl.

Shou didn't know if or when his target's companion would return so he had to make a move soon. He waited until one last student passed by the fountain and had his back turned on where Shou planned to teleport to. Then, Shou launched his metal pin. Just as he planned, it landed right on the floor of where the little girl was sitting. Immediately, he teleported once his pin hit the ground.

An unnaturally loud rustling of the leaves caused Fuyuko to once again look towards the skies, allowing her to catch sight of the sudden flight of the birds previously nested in the trees. Without any time to think, a pin, immediately followed by a man, appeared right beside her. Shocked by the sudden teleportation, not only did her jaw drop, but her sandwich also fell gracefully from her hands onto the ground beside her feet.

[color=#088A85]"Why, hello there little miss,"[/color] Shou said as he reached out and grabbed one of little girl's hand gently with one of his own.

[color=#a880c3]"Wait wha-"[/color]

Shou didn't let the little girl finish her sentence and the two of them teleported to the roof of the building where he stuck his other metal pin. He also made sure to recall the pin he threw at the ground. And, while mechanically twirling one of the metal pins in one of his hands, and his other arm now pulling the little girl close to his body, Shou said, [color=#088A85]"Alright, hang on little miss."[/color] He then threw his metal pin as far as straight and as far as he could and began teleporting himself and the girl.

Completely disorientated by the fast pace of events, Fuyuko could only cling on in confusion as the places surrounding her changed one after another.

((OOC: Editted Fuyuko's end of 29th of september post regarding her unsuccessful shopping trip with Misaki, I misinterpreted previous posts EHUE;; apologies v_v))

Gahald_Mills

11 years ago

(This is a joint post between [color=#0000A0]BlinkXPoke[/color] and [color=#728FCE]Gahald_Mills[/color].)

October 2nd.

There was a perpetual grin on Jun's face that has lingered since yesterday. Ever since his results were announced, he was ecstatic. He finally acheived Level 1. [color=#0000A0]Man, oh, man... All that hard work has finally paid off![/color] Until yesterday, Jun never felt worthy of the respect his family gave him. Even though he knew his parents were proud of his academic ability, Jun felt it wasn't enough; he needed to prove, at least to himself, that he could surpass his limits. [color=#0000A0]No longer am I just another Level 0![/color] He still sometimes envies other students with better control over their powers, but instead of becoming depressed about it, he now tells himself [color=#0000A0]I just need some more practice, and I'll do just as well as them![/color]

Jun sent a text to Ayane that day, telling her about his results, and expressing his gratitude to her for motivating him, and helping him get to where he is now. [color=#0000A0]She hasn't responded back, yet...[/color] he thought as he checked his phone. He was a little disappointed, but he understood that, since Ayane is a member of Judgment, she'd most likely be busy. Regardless, he wondered if something may have happened with her if it's taking this long for her to respond.

His parents were as excited as Jun was to hear news about his promotion. For the first time in a long while, Jun had dinner with his parents, as they discussed his esper ability, his life at school, and several other topics so they could all catch up with each other. It was a pleasant experience, that Jun wished could happen much more frequently. He hardly ever gets a chance any given day to even interact with his parents.

***

School ended as Jun got caught up in his thoughts. He looked down on a blank sheet of paper. [color=#0000A0]"Oh, crap..."[/color] He turned to the student seated next to him and asked [color=#0000A0]"Do you mind if I borrow your notes for today? I kinda spaced out in class today..."[/color] The student replied, "Sure, sure," and gave it to Jun. [color=#0000A0]"Sorry about this..."[/color] Jun said apologetically. The student waved her hand, as if to say "No problem".

After class, Jun decided to do a quick shopping run. Due to last night's dinner with his parents, he needed to restock some items in his refridgerator, and, while not entirely neccessary, he wanted more canned fruit juice. He loves it so much that he makes sure to have plenty of it available to drink at his house.

In fact, it was the first thing he looked for. [color=#0000A0]"How lucky!"[/color] Jun cried out. There seemed to be only one case left of his favorite brand, Calorie Magic. He reached out to grab it.

[color=#728FCE]"Oh no you don't!"[/color] Hono quickly reached out from the other side and grabbed the Calorie Magic drink, [color=#728FCE]"Mine~!"[/color]

[color=#0000A0]"Oi!"[/color] Jun was distraught. Suddenly, there were no cases of Calorie Magic canned juice left. Someone rudely snatched the last one away as he tried to grab it. [color=#0000A0]"What the hell!? Why would you take that away from me!?"[/color] He turned to the culprit. [color=#0000A0]"Wait, Hono-san? What are you doing here? And why did you take my juice?"[/color] He drinks these drinks so often he could be considered addicted to it. His eyes moved back and forth between the drinks and Hono's face.

Hono quickly put the can in his basket, he realised and looked at the person who was trying to take the last can also. [color=#728FCE]"Ehhh?! Jun-senpai? What are you doing here, and why were you tring to take my juice?"[/color] Hono asked exactly the same question as Jun did.

[color=#0000A0]"I was grocery shopping since we were out of food at home, and..."[/color] Something about what Hono said irked Jun. [color=#0000A0]"Wait, what do you mean 'my juice'? I was here first, I was about to grab it first! Why would you take away my life's essence!? I love this stuff!"[/color] He pointed at the case in Hono's basket, staring intently at it, holding back the urge to take it back.

[color=#728FCE]"Your life essence? This?"[/color] Hono picked the case up and showed it to Jun. [color=#728FCE]"Don't tell me that you're addicted to this? I can see that you're holding back on getting it, senpai. I guess you didn't know that this drink has addiction properties,"[/color] Hono tried to tell his senior that the drink is not suited for every day use. He moved the drink around Jun's face to see how his senpai would react.
Jun's eyes followed the drink, almost putting him into a daze. He snapped out of it to respond, [color=#0000A0]"I don't know what you mean... It's just fruit juice, right?"[/color] Jun has had this kind of drink for about three years, since he started high school. [color=#0000A0]"I've had times where I couldn't have any for several days, and I was fine without it..."[/color] Despite saying this, he usually craved it during those days. Today was another one of those days; he really wanted to drink some Calorie Magic right now, but the only one available was in Hono's hands. [color=#0000A0]"Please, Hono-san. Let me have it. I can treat you to something later, if you'd like, I promise."[/color]

[color=#728FCE]"No! I'm going to use this cans for practice and I'll ask my friend to burn the contents with her fire!"[/color] Hono puts the case back in his basket and continued [color=#728FCE]"Now then, Jun-senpai you should drink lots of plain water and don't ever touch or drink any juice that they sell here. Even the energy drinks!"[/color] Hono scolded Jun, despite of him being a senior. [color=#728FCE]Thank god I never drink any juice that they sell. I don't want to turn up like my senior,[/color] Hono rubbed his cheeks. [color=#728FCE]"Don't tell me that you've been eating Energy Bars too, senpai?"[/color] Hono asked his senior another question in a slightly angry tone.

[color=#0000A0]"What the..."[/color] Jun was in shock when he heard what Hono was going to do with the drink, [color=#0000A0]"I use the cans for practice, too, but I still drink it! Why would you waste it like that!?"[/color] He was upset to hear about his favorite drink being put to such use. He was even more upset hearing Hono tell him not to drink the Calorie Magic drinks, [color=#0000A0]"What's so wrong with it? Like I said, isn't just fruit juice?"[/color] That's what it tasted like. The drink always comes in a flavor of some fruit, such as mango, apple, orange, peach, or apricot.

[color=#0000A0]"Energy bars? I don't eat those."[/color] Jun considered buying some, though, since he's started an exercise routine. He didn't want to, however, since he has tried it once in the past, and it had an unpleasant taste.

[color=#728FCE]"That's what they want you to think, senpai. Are you sure that it's only fruits in it? Next time, blend your own mix of fruits. It will be tasty."[/color] Hono nodded. He listened to Jun about the energy bars and said, [color=#728FCE]"Good good, just avoid instant snacks in this city. I assume that they put drugs to "Enhance" student's Abilities with unknown side effects,"[/color] Hono said it based on a science fiction movie.

[color=#0000A0]"But, it's so much easier to just get this..."[/color] Jun pointed at the canned juice. He eventually gave up, deciding that he could restock on Calorie Magic juices later. There was still some available at his home, though he was running low, which was why he intended to buy a case in the first place. [color=#0000A0]"Fine, I'll be more careful about these beverages..."[/color] He said while putting his hands up. Jun was reluctant about ending his consumption of it outright, but he figured there may be some truth in what Hono says, despite sounding like some strange movie Jun has seen in the past.

[color=#728FCE]"Now then, where do you live actually, senpai? I never saw you near the dorms,"[/color] Hono asked.

[color=#0000A0]"Oh, that's because I don't live at the dorms,"[/color] Jun said bluntly. [color=#0000A0]"I actually live a few miles north of the school with my parents. Have you heard of the Shimizu Hospital? My house is around there."[/color] He doesn't expect Hono to know about his parent's hospital, however. Another hospital in District 7, toward the east, is more well-known, whereas the Shimizu Hospital is only more popular to locals.

[color=#728FCE]"I see. Oh, do you happen to know the road to District 17? I kinda have a job in the sewers there that the company asked me to do."[/color] Hono asked while looking at the things that he was going to buy in his basket, checking to see if he has everything.

[color=#0000A0]"It's northwest of here, but it's pretty far away. It's on the edge of the city. You'd need to take three or four buses to get over to it."[/color] Jun rubbed his chin as he thought about the directions toward District 17. He's been all around Academy City through his volunteer work, although, he doesn't know much about that district. [color=#0000A0]There isn't really much over there, as far as I know... All I remember is there being reports of a huge explosion at the Switchyard there, not too long ago...[/color] He thought about where Hono could exactly be headed in that area, though Jun isn't well-versed in the sewage system in Academy City. [color=#0000A0]"So you have to do some job at the sewers? Seems rough! Does it at least pay well?"[/color]

[color=#728FCE]"Yeah, it pays quite good really, enough for me to get some new items for my room in the dorms."[/color] Hono was still a bit confused about getting there. He continued, [color=#728FCE]"I know this seems stupid, but I might get lost if I go there alone, maybe you could acompany me to travel there, senpai? It's alright if you say no though. Ahaha,"[/color] Hono laughed and scratched the back of his head and smiled at his senior.

[color=#0000A0]"It's fine, I can take you there."[/color] Jun didn't mind this long detour. He didn't have too much to do, otherwise. [color=#0000A0]"You should drop off your groceries at your dorm, though."[/color] He noted seeing the bag in Hono's hand again. [color=#0000A0]"I'll meet you at the bus station, it isn't far from here, only a block or two down. I think the dorms are pretty close to here, too."[/color]

[color=#728FCE]"alright, I'll be real quick,"[/color] Hono bowed at his senpai and rushed back to his dorms. He quckly put the groceries in the fridge and took his small water canteen. 10 minutes has passed, he ran to the said bus station to meet up with Jun. Jun already bought the tickets and they boarded the next bus. They began making their way to District 17.

Cinia Pacifica Ojou-sama Writer

11 years ago

The Strongest Electromaster of the Academy City stood before the young child's brilliant eyes, whose expectations shone exceedingly towards - the Ace of Tokiwadai - Misaka Mikoto. Eyed with the mysterious yet energetic sky-blue eyes that her new-found friend's younger sister possessed, the top esper of Tokiwadai was bewildered as to how she'd answer the anticipations that the young child exuded.

Misaka Mikoto, recognizable due to her unique chestnut-colored hair and a pair of eyes, wearing the uniform of the prestigious middle school, Tokiwadai - which contained a white short-sleeved shirt, off-white colored vest, and a gray skirt - entered Minase Tamaki's room in the hospital. Surprisingly, her new friend was not with her younger sister. Moreover, when she heard Tamaki utter [color=green]"Welcome back, Onee-cha-"[/color] and stopped herself upon peering across Misaka's facial features; Misaka took the obvious guess that Minase Sana was out. Upon asking a few questions, it seemed that Sana had disappeared since yesterday...

This happened about two hours ago, Misaka was now walking across the pavement. As if to answer to Tamaki's anxiety, Misaka walked off aimlessly in search of Sana. Her mind was in one place, while her physical appearance was in another; completely distracted from reality. Tamaki was injured by a shady person, whose information was something she could hardly find, regardless of how much she bothered to look up. To add to her frustrations, Sana's appearance was nowhere to be found. Misaka ran throughout the city, shouting out Sana's name in various places. She checked out the School Garden, the dorm, school, even the cafe in which the two first met. Not even the tiniest presence of her friend could be found.

[color=blue]"Could something have happened to her?"[/color] she whispered, her chin resting upon her fingers, [color=blue]"I hope not!"[/color] she earnestly wished.

Ten minutes passed, Misaka found herself in a telephone booth, nonchalantly leaning on the transparent wall comfortably while an electronic device with a screen displaying numerous codes and symbols were held with both her hands. Misaka Mikoto had the ability to hack any electronic devices, and bypass normal electronic security measures with ease. She could even decode the electronic flow of information, like stealing the information from a credit card's magnetic strip, as well as directly process a computer's information in binary. This skill also enables her to perform acts such as erasing herself from security footage in real time or taking control of Academy City's roving security robots. Just as she thought about security robots, she could see some scurrying about; making mechanical noises as they scooped up cans of drinks of strange juices.

Misaka was looking for information regarding Minase Sana. She thought it was a bit rude occupying the telephone booth for so long, as she was aware that what she was doing would take quite a lot of time - but she didn't see people approaching the booth, so she carried on - until she'd receive satisfying information from her attempts at information digging - which is surprisingly not her specialty, but Uiharu Kazari's. However, she had no intention to just recklessly drag her other friends into something that would disturb their peaceful lives in Academy City. Her pupils scanned over the device's screen - which is tiny in comparison to a computer's monitor - as she scrolled over various boards. She checked all the 'shady and suspicious' forums and boards in which people performing questionable acts in the city could be sharing information, going even as far as hacking into secret and private chat-rooms.

However, people aren't -that- careless to openly share such information - even in private chat-rooms, as they can still be easily hacked into - that would answer Misaka's concerns. So, she did the next obvious thing, and dropped her worries that were obviously blown out of proportion. Maybe something big like kidnapping or being taken hostage didn't happen after all, it could always just be the case in which she's simply lost somewhere in the city! [color=blue]But would the internet do any better to aid in my search?[/color] Misaka questioned her very ideas of searching Minase Sana out. However, information travels quite fast, especially in the internet, it was well worth a try; she figured.

Confounded, Misaka Mikoto found a very strange post. A user posted an image, it was blurry, the image quality was either bad, or the shutter wasn't in proper position to capture what it was meant to take. She tried to make sense of it, [color=blue]A... person carrying a girl? I can barely understand what the person is like. Actually, isn't she covering out her appearance with that? She somehow seems familiar. But that other person... is definitely a student getting carried somewhere, right? Her figure too, is familiar... [/color] Misaka flew to the realm of reverie. Something was going on, surely. Just as she thought so, her musing was brought to a complete stop as her gekota-themed green phone rang.

She received her call, [color=blue]"Hello, this is Misaka speaking."[/color]

A monotone voice called out from the other side, "We have an information to disclose to you, Onee-sama - says Misaka as she wishes to inform Onee-sama about a certain incident, but wants to suspend it regardless," Misaka knew who this person was, she ignored the caller's strange manner of speech, and went along with it, [color=blue]"Oh? What's up?"[/color] the person on the other side was someone Misaka was very familiar with, not just her mannerisms and ways of speaking, but even her very appearance and attire.

The voice responded in it's nonchalant manner, explaining a situation Misaka should've learned about earlier. Her eyes widened in realization - her new friend was in dire danger. Her worst fears came true, she simply learned of it a little too late.

[color=blue]"Listen... I have a favor to ask of you guys, please, she's my friend, I have to save her."[/color]

sardaukar58

11 years ago

(This is a joint post between [color=blue]Cinia Pacifica[/color] and [color=orange]sardaukar58[/color])

After school, Li casually headed toward the entrance as she looked around for Hono. He didn't seem to be anywhere in sight. Li sighed briefly as she left the school and gradually made her way further north in District 7. She then took her phone out and checked on the photo post she made during the lunch break. There were a few comments, though they were mainly about speculation as to the content of the picture or the low quality. [color=orange]Well, maybe something else will turn up. As for now...[/color] Li thought as she continued northward approximately from where she saw the mysterious figures the day before.

[color=blue]"Excuse me!"[/color], a voice called out to the Chinese who was walking off, the owner of the female voice held her arm out, and grabbed the other school's student by her shoulder, to forcibly face her. The owner of the voice was the famous Ace of Tokiwadai, she wore her usual uniform, that was comprised of an off-white colored vest and white short-sleeved shirt, and a gray skirt. Her chestnut-colored hair and eyes made her distinct in comparison to the pedestrians. [color=blue]"You're the one who posted that image on that board, right? Can I hear more details about that? Like, how the two people actually looked like?"[/color]

Li heard someone call out but before she could figure who was the recipient, she felt someone grab her shoulder and turned her around. Li tensed and shifted to a subtle defensive stance as she suddenly faced a Tokiwadai student with distinct-colored hair and eyes. It took a brief moment before Li recognized the student that she saw before at the Renewal center as Misaka Mikoto, the Railgun, Ace of Tokiwadai, and so on. Misaka seemed to ask her questions with some urgency, so Li replied, [color=orange]"Yes, that I did, though I won't ask how you figured that out, Railgun. But I won't waste time, given how serious this seems to be. Based on what I saw, there was a girl or young woman dressed in I think was a nurse uniform of some sort carrying another girl."[/color] She looked over Misaka's uniform and added, [color=orange]"The girl she was carrying may have had a Tokiwadai uniform on, though it was hard to tell at the distance that I saw them."[/color]

[color=blue]"So it might have been Minase-san after all... ?"[/color] Misaka whispered to herself, her phone abruptly rang. She brushed aside her thoughts as she received the call, [color=blue]"Ah, Uiharu. It's alright. Thanks for the help, seems like nothing is going on. I was just worried for no reason it seems!"[/color] she laughed, her sweat could clearly be seen by the other person who stood before Misaka, as she acted, [color=blue]"Anyway, thanks for the little help, I'll hang up now,"[/color] Misaka flipped her phone back to her pocket on her skirt, the expressions on her face could be seen switching back to the way it was when the student was first questioned by her, she then spoke to the student, [color=blue]"Thanks for the information, do you know in what direction they were going?"[/color]

Li waited until Misaka finished taking her call, though she quickly caught on the falsehood of Misaka's response to her friend on the other side of the line. Li kept a polite smile on her face as she replied, [color=orange]"Based on what I could tell, they were headed in a northernly direction."[/color] She then pointed vaguely north down the street that ran parallel to the buildings where she saw the hopper. However, her eyes narrowed with concern as she faced directly at Misaka as she asked, [color=orange]"What's going on? Someone's in trouble, right?"[/color]

[color=blue]"North, huh?"[/color] Misaka calmly tried to think exactly where Minase Sana could have been taken to. She'd daresay she was taken to district 1, but she wanted to disbelieve that hunch. It could be most northern district, the district 3. The possibility is there, as it's there outsiders are authorized to stay. One could kidnap her and hide her in a hotel that lacked security. But, does such hotels exist in Academy City? She shook her train of thoughts aside to answer, [color=blue]"My friend is in trouble. I don't know what's going on though. But I'm going to find out!"[/color] Misaka took out her green gekota-themed phone again, making a call, [color=blue]"I learned what direction they went. Apparently north from where I am now. Think you guys can track her down?"[/color] Misaka asked.

A monotone voice and manner of speech replied, "There are 9968 of us sisters, Onee-sama. We can spread out and see if we can sense any magnetic, and electrical phenomena that your friend's AIM may create - says Misaka as she confirms her theory regarding how to locate an electromaster when necessary."

[color=blue]"Then I'll leave it to you! I'll head north and see if I can find out anything!"[/color] she said as she moved her cell phone back to her pocket.

[color=orange]Her friend is in trouble? It's nice to see someone else who can't tolerate such injustice,[/color] Li thought amusingly as she patiently waited for Misaka to make further inquiries via cellphone. It seemed Misaka has some resources at her disposal to help the search. Then when Misaka wrapped up her call, Li said, [color=orange]"I'm not sure how much I'll be able to do, but if someone's in trouble, then please let me help as well!"[/color]

[color=blue]"It's dangerous! I have no intention to lead innocent people into my troubles!"[/color] Misaka spat out immediately upon receiving the offer. This is the exact reason why she had to keep this away from her friends, such as Shirai Kuroko. Just as she said so, her phone rang again, she received yet another call, "District 17. Under a factory, we can feel the radiating presence, we confirmed it via the AIM radiation. I'll send a message to your phone for additional information, including the co-ordinates - Misaka says as she decides to leave the rest to Onee-sama."

[color=blue]"District 17... alright, gotcha. I'm on my way now!"[/color] Misaka said, hastily putting down her phone back to her pocket, about to run off.

[color=orange]"I am aware it may be dangerous. But it's my decision and it would be shameful if I ignored someone in need,"[/color] Li retorted as she thought back to Misaka's previous call. [color=orange]"You seem to really care for your friends to the point where you divert the burden to yourself in order to protect them. That's well and good, but you can't just ignore other people's convictions. Besides, you should listen to senpais sometimes,"[/color] Li said strongly and gave a wry grin at the last part.

[color=blue]"I'm sorry but, who do you think you're saying that to?"[/color] as Misaka responded, electric sparks could be seen emitted about around her bangs, [color=blue]"This is none of your business!"[/color] as she said this, she sprang off with a jump that left trails of electric strands, evident that she used her electromagnetism. She ran up a building, then jumped off towards northwest.

[color=orange]Only the third-ranked Level 5 in Academy City, yet also a kouhai of another school who's trying to save a friend,[/color] Li thought with a light shrug. She then dashed along the sidewalks and alleyways while deftly avoiding people and obstacles as she followed the periodically electrically-brazen trail.

BlinkXPoke Cards and Hugs abound

11 years ago

(This is a joint post between [color=red]Cinia Pacifica[/color], [color=#0000A0]BlinkXPoke[/color], and [color=#728FCE]Gahald_Mills[/color].)

It took three buses to get from District 7 to 17. Jun needed to confirm with the driver that he and Hono had indeed arrived at the correct location, since he wasn't very familar with this part of Academy City. They stepped off, and since he's spent a long while sitting, Jun needed to stretch to loosen up his body. [color=#0000A0]"Well, we're here."[/color] There weren't any people other than Hono around to hear him, from where he could see. It was already becoming dark out. Dim lights illuminated the road just enough for a person to see where he or she is headed. [color=#0000A0]It's pretty vacant here... Where the hell is Hono supposed to go? This place is already creeping me out...[/color] Repetitive sounds from machinery in nearby factories added to his discomfort.

[color=#728FCE]"I wonder where the sewers are in here... "[/color] Hono casually asked to himself, looking around the area. It's less livelier for a place in the city than he imagined. Although he did think that he could silently work in peace like that, but perhaps it's a little too silent for his tastes. [color=#728FCE]Too bad I didn't get to meet Li-chan today... oh well, might as well get to work now![/color] Hono then came to a realization, and asked, [color=#728FCE]"Strange, I don't see any manhole here, in the road."[/color]

Jun looked over the wall at the edge of the road. [color=#0000A0]"That's because we're on a bridge, Hono."[/color] It was a fairly long way down, but he could see the switchyard just below their position. He looked side to side to find out how they could possibly get down toward that area, finding a flight of stairs leading down on the other side of the bridge. [color=#0000A0]"Perhaps it's somewhere down there?"[/color] Jun asked Hono, pointing toward the switchyard.

[color=#728FCE]"Hopefully it is, I hope I don't have to search for a manhole for a long time... "[/color] Hono replied, feeling somewhat demotivated from the start. He then heard a different sound, and looked to the right. It was a black and shiny car. [color=#728FCE]A car, here? In this desolate area?[/color] he thought, curiously peering towards the car, as so did his upperclassman, Jun.

The one who casually opened the door and got off the vehicle was a person quite familiar to the duo. She wore the female students' uniform of the certain highschool they attend, which comprised of a white short-sleeved shirt, with a gray skirt, she also wore a black coat. Perhaps she felt cold for some reason? It was Natsu, the Time Flare who became very popular recently. The charismatic figure stood out, looked directly at the two, [color=red]"Oh dear, we meet again on a place like this. Talk about a coincidence."[/color]

[color=#0000A0]"Kihara-san!?"[/color] Jun's eyes widened. He didn't expect to run into his school's Level 5 in a place like this. [color=#0000A0]"What are you doing here?"[/color]

[color=red]"I have a party to attend. A very hot one at that,"[/color] she answered, giving a wink, accompanied with a smile. She started walking, [color=red]"You two might wanna get going. It's not safe here,"[/color] she started walking down the red metallic stairway that lead her to the switchyard that laid below the bridge. Carrying a smirk all the while.

[color=#0000A0]"A... party?"[/color] Jun was confused. [color=#0000A0]What is she really up to? There's gotta be a good reason...[/color] He disregarded her warning and followed, skeptical of her words since their previous meeting. He stopped roughly halfway down the stairs, believing this location should be safe enough to observe, in case it really was dangerous. [color=#0000A0]I'd rather not nearly die a third time. Things have been getting crazy around me, lately...[/color]

Hono walked with Jun, trying to keep his head high to have a good view of the area, albeit dimly lit by the lights, [color=#728FCE]"I hope she's not gonna do another skit here,"[/color] Hono commented, standing beside Jun. Natsu being here of all places meant that something was going on. He couldn't just head to the sewers and start working either, who knows where her flames can spread off to? It's too dangerous to relax, especially after she almost burned him and Li to a crisp, under the guise of an act.

sardaukar58

11 years ago

Li managed to keep up with Misaka to an extent, but following yet someone else from ground level meant she eventually lost track of the Level 5 esper near the north-west border of District 7. She chuckled lightly and continued at a walking pace, having enjoyed the brief pursuit. She took her cell phone and noted that it was nearly 4pm as she checked the GPS function. If Misaka knew where her friend was and felt the need to hurry, she probably wouldn't have went on a misleading path. With that assumption, Li noted that Misaka was moving in an north-westerly direction.

[color=orange]"That seems to confirm what I heard her say during that last phone call, with her friend probably at District 17,"[/color] Li thought as she made her way to the nearest bus stop that would take her in that direction. She noted that she had to change to another bus a few stops down as she tweaked the small digital watch she wore.

After another bus change and around sometime past 6pm, Li reached the border between District 9 or 17. Unfortunately, there weren't any further leads, so she wandered around a little until she noticed an expansive Switchyard from the bridge she was at. She'd never been to this district, so she walked closer toward the Switchyard as she thought whimsically, [color=orange]"Gee, this place could be one of those stereotypical isolated battlegrounds...as if."[/color]

Montacia

11 years ago

((This is a joint post between Cinia Pacifica, [color=#9D0A0A]TheLoneGentleman[/color], [color=#088A85]Xninebreaker[/color] and [color=#a880c3]Montacia[/color]))

It was still afternoon. Shou continued his periodic teleporting. Most of the time he and the little girl were midair for short periods of time as he threw his metal pin for the next teleport; he expected there would be a bit of retaliation during these small periods, but surprisingly the little girl held clung onto him fairly tightly.

Although there were a lot of questions in the back of Fuyuko's mind, the only thing she could focus on was the growing feeling of motion sickness. Even with the brief breaks when the man threw his pin away, there simply was no time for her to reorientate herself with where exactly she was. Hugging ever tighter with the fear that she'd fall if she lost her grip, Fuyuko simply shut her eyes in an attempt to stop the churning of her stomach.

It didn't take long for Shou, along with the little girl, to arrive back at what Kouzaku Mitori called a 'temporary hideout'. He landed close to the area and made sure to brace the little girl a bit in case she wasn't used to teleporting or was feeling nauseous. [color=#088A85]"What's your name?"[/color] Shou quickly asked attempting to take advantage of her possible confusion. [color=#088A85]If she answers, then she's definitely as naive as she looks. I'd rather not knock her out, but I'll do it if I have to.[/color]

Still feeling sickly from their journey, Fuyuko covered her mouth in case she felt the need to spew. Her thoughts were still back at the fountain and hadn't quite caught up to her current situation, causing her to neglect her stranger danger lessons from the past. Instead of withholding her personal information, she quickly responded to the man's question. [color=#a880c3]"Fuyu is called...."[/color] She stopped as her stomach threatened to push the half eaten sandwich back through her mouth. When it had calmed back down, Fuyuko finished her incomplete sentence. [color=#a880c3]"Hyotoki Fuyuko."[/color]

[color=#088A85]'Wow. She's the real deal. It looks like she doesn't even have defensive training. Why the heck did I need to kidnap her,'[/color] Shou thought to himself as he bent down to look at Fuyuko directly. She seemed to have a bit of nausea, but that was to be expected, especially since it looked she looked like a regular grade schooler. [color=#088A85]"Well Fuyuko-chan, there are some people waiting for you just a bit ahead. Can you walk? Or do I need to carry you?"[/color] Shou reached his hand out for Fuyuko to grab. he put on an amusing act of sounding at least slightly nice, though he would instantly switch modes if he needed to.

[color=#a880c3]"People...? Waiting for Fuyu...?"[/color] Fuyuko wondered if this was another experiment of sorts. The other two times she had gone to the lab with Misaki didn't quite make any sense to her either. [color=#a880c3]Is this another test of sorts...?[/color] She couldn't shake off the sense of uneasiness nagging away in her brain, however she had no idea what wasn't right, and thus, taking the seemingly kind man's hand, Fuyuko tried not to think too much and stood up while declining his offer to carry her.

[color=#088A85]"Indeed. You'll see."[/color] After taking Fuyuko's hand, Shou stood up and began walking with her further into the area. It wasn't long before Mitori and the mysterious man came into view. For some reason, the 'princess' who had woken up when Shou left, was now once again knocked out on the floor. [color=#088A85]Looks like a bit more went down when I was gone. Well, whatever. I've done my part.[/color]

[color=#088A85]"I have the girl,"[/color] Shou called out to Mitori while still holding onto Fuyuko's hand.

Mitori's ever-nonchalant expression was still there, one would consider how she maintains such a facade... or rather, such an atmosphere she creates with her calmness, "Ooh, not bad for your first job, you got it done quite fast as well. As expected of a level 4 Teleporter," she remarked, then casually walked over to Tsubame Shou, and continued, "She'll be here until tomorrow... at least, that's the plan. You'll be moving her around whenever it's necessary. It's the main reason why we have you on this project."

Upon the sighting of the new people, Fuyuko hid herself strategically behind Shou. It had never been in her character to be shy, but the twin-tailed, black-haired girl quite frankly scared Fuyuko with her nurse uniform and skull accessories. [color=#a880c3]What's up with her choice in clothes?[/color] She remembered her classmates talking about people like her and how they referred to those people as 'weirdos' or 'freaks'. Fuyuko silently prayed that she wouldn't have anything to do with her.

Sadao sat against the wall listening to his partner as she talked to who he assumed was Shou. His job was to be the transportation for their little scheme, and Sadao assumed he was just there for security detail. Looking up he confirmed it was him, and simply continued to listen in.

Looking directly at Mitori, Shou spoke up, [color=#088A85]"Naturally I would get the job done. I've done my part, now answer! What's this plan of yours?"[/color] Shou decided he would try his luck. He wanted to know. He needed to know if this plan was worth an ounce of his efforts. And, he hoped that Mitori knew at least a bit.

"Hmm? Plan? I don't have any plans, I only follow the orders of that old man," Mitori, of course, calmly dodged his question due to how Shou worded it. In actuality, she did know some details regarding the whole project. She couldn't just go around talking about it to just about anyone, however.

[color=#088A85]"I see... Well at the very least I'm assuming you know what we are doing next?"[/color] Shou let out a bit of a sigh of disappointment, [color=#088A85]As expected. Getting what I want isn't going to be easy.[/color]

Hearing Shou sigh, Sadao chuckled, [color=#9D0A0A]"What did you expect? You aren't exactly trust worthy yet,"[/color] said Sadao as he looked over at him. [color=#9D0A0A]"You just do what you are told, and get paid. It's as easy as that."[/color]

"We're gonna be laying low here for a while. Preparations for the experiment is taking a while, apparently, in case an emergency comes up, and people comes to rescue to kidnapped ones, you'll be teleporting them away. Otherwise we'll be here until tomorrow morning, then move out," Mitori explained.

Shou's eyes twitched slightly in irritation upon hearing the man's comment, but he decided to keep himself in check, at least for a bit longer. For now, he would answer to Mitori, [color=#088A85]"Sounds simple enough. Though... I've been wondering for some time now. Who's this other guy?"[/color]

Sadao was sure that he remembered him, but of course he didn't have a name, [color=#9D0A0A]"The name is Sadao. Nice to meet you again, Shou. Still as curious as ever I see,"[/color] he answered smirking.

Shou's suspicions were confirmed. Sadao was indeed the same person that Shou had been encountering, [color=#088A85]"The irony. I wandered around looking to kill you, and look where we are now. Nonetheless, nice to meet you as well, at least for the time being,"[/color] Shou replied with dark smirk.

[color=#9D0A0A]"Our time together must have gotten under your skin more than I thought. Here I thought I'd let you live, so we could be better friends. I'm heart broken, Shou,"[/color] he answered smiling, [color=#9D0A0A]"Still, you being here means your hands are stained just as much as mine. I misjudged you."[/color]

[color=#088A85]"I suppose you could say some things have changed a bit since we last met. Indeed, my hands have been stained, but my goal remains the same. And that's something you'll have to find out another time, friend.[/color]

[color=#9D0A0A]"Make it interesting,"[/color] he said tuning back to looking at the far off wall. [color=#9D0A0A]"So what are we doing for food in this place Mitori?"[/color]

"You can go hit up those cart-boxes on the walls... they're full of random food, at least that's what I was told," she muttered in an uninterested manner, "Oh and, in case you guys never realized, this is an automated factory that is made to be run every 24 hours, that's why you hear sounds of machinery so much, they process food here apparently."

[color=#9D0A0A]"Well isn't that convenient,"[/color] anwered Sadao, standing up and walking over to see what his options were.

[color=#088A85]"Quite the place I'll say,"[/color] Shou followed suit with Sadao, but as he began moving he remembered he wasn't exactly alone. Shou bent down and spoke to Fuyuko who was still attached to him, [color=#088A85]"Fuyuko-chan. Are you hungry? You may as well eat. We'll be here for a good bit it seems."[/color]

[color=#a880c3]Kidnapped...? Stained...?[/color] Although she hadn't said anything Fuyuko had been listening intently. She realised that the girl lying on the ground was probably one of the 'kidnapped ones', but she wasn't sure who the other kidnapped one was. [color=#a880c3]Kidnappers are mean to their victims, right...?[/color] Having been asked whether she was hungry or not further confused her thought process. However if there was anything she was a hundred percent sure of, it'd be that she had only eaten half of a sandwich that day. Without even a second of delay, she also began moving towards the cart boxes while answering Shou with an, [color=#a880c3]"Okaay."[/color]

Sadao ignored the kid. He'd rather not get to involved with her regardless of how old she really was. Finding the cart boxes that Mitori mentioned, he flipped out his knife and cut one open. Inside it was various breads and baked goods. Taking one out he decided on an apple filled pastry and began snacking away.

It was amusing how Fuyuko had seemingly no sense of danger about her situation. In fact, Shou found it strange that she was the one ahead of him as the two of them made their way to the box. Arriving at the box Shou spoke to Fuyuko as he rummaged his way through the box seeing if there was anything exceptionally appetizing, [color=#088A85]"Well Fuyuko-chan, do you want anything to eat in particular? Looks like there's some melon bread... some fruit filled pastries... some dinner rolls..."[/color] Apparently there were all kinds of baked goods in the box. Shou could've sworn he saw some dual-ranch soybean curry bread. [color=#088A85]Geez... it's like the strange vending machine drinks all over again.[/color]

Cinia Pacifica Ojou-sama Writer

11 years ago

(This is a joint post between Cinia Pacifica, [color=#088A85]Xninebreaker[/color], [color=#a880c3]Montacia[/color], and [color=gray]Katsucha[/color].)

Shou took a bite out of one of the dinner rolls he had while sitting next to Fuyuko against the wall and a good distance away from the rest of the group. Shou noticed Fuyuko in seemingly deep thought and watched as her winced as if she was trying to solve a difficult problem.

Munching on her melon bread, Fuyuko continued her internal conflict. She glanced at the man sitting next to her, trying to determine whether there was any form of malice in him, but she failed to find a single trace. Kidnappers were supposed to be old, scary, perverted men, but Shou definitely was not old, scary or perverted. The other two people there on the other hand sort of fit the bill though. They weren't quite old, but they were most certainly scary. It was simply difficult for Fuyuko to find a logical connection between Shou and the others. She also didn't understand what she was doing there either. [color=#a880c3]If Fuyu were kidnapped, Fuyu would be tied up too, right?[/color] A few creases appeared on her forehead as she contemplated whether or not she was kidnapped. It was then that she thought of a better idea. [color=#a880c3]Why think so hard about it when Fuyu can just ask![/color] Fuyuko thought that if indeed she had been kidnapped, since she was there already, the worse that could happen is that she would be tied up too. Thinking too much simply hurt her brain and so she simply popped her question out loud, [color=#a880c3]"Onii-san, are you a kidnapper?"[/color]

Shou put his hand on his chin and closed his eyes, telegraphing that he was in deep thought about how to answer, [color=#088A85]"Hm...yes?"[/color] Shou said with confusion both in his tone and on his face. Then, Shou brought his face closer to Fuyuko and whispered, [color=#088A85]"Well Fuyuko-chan, to be honest, it doesn't really look like any of us want to be here. But, if we want to be safe, we'll have to stick around. Understand?" [/color] Shou tried to sound less like an enemy to gain some trust with Fuyuko.

[color=#a880c3]"Okay..."[/color] Although she replied as if she had understood, Shou's confusion threw Fuyuko into confusion too. However even though she didn't fully understand what he meant by not wanting to be there, one thing at least was made clear to Fuyuko. [color=#a880c3]Fuyu has been kidnapped![/color]

Sana slowly started to regain her conscious again, but as she did, she could feel her body's muscles ache in pain, as though she was rammed against something hard and solid. Her head felt heavy. Bewildered, she lacked a clear idea of what happened that lead to her losing her consciousness yet again. Trying to move her arms and feet - she felt brief pain as her muscles cried out as she quietly groaned - she came to the sad realization that she was restrained by a doll-like figure that was reminiscent of a person who brought her here. She took her time trying to remind herself of what transpired before she was knocked out. Vivid memories regarding how she fought a shady and villainous person flashed under her head, about how she attacked her adversary with bolts of thunder in a fit of rage, and how he retaliated, and soon it turned into a wild goose chase in which she found herself running; fearing that he'd shoot her dead. It was a terrifying experience, [color=gray]I take it that girl got involved at the last second...[/color] Sana thought to herself as she tried to recall everything she could, she saw certain that something caught hold of her, perhaps it was the very same things that kept her freedom of mobility locked even now.

Finally understanding her situation, Fuyuko began to recall what she had been taught to do in dangerous situations. [color=#a880c3]First of all, Fuyu needs to stay calm![/color] Staying calm wasn't too difficult since there was nothing to panic about. In all honesty, Fuyuko was enjoying eating her melon bread. She thought back on how Shou said to stick around, but it only made sense to find some way to leave as soon as possible. Fuyuko didn't want to get scolded by the dorm lady for missing curfew and thus she let her mind wander, looking around to see what she could use to her advantage.

***

Unsure of how long it had been since she had thought up her master plan, Fuyuko twitched with impatience. She knew that her plan would fail if she acted on it too early, however the notion of escaping made her super excited. Fuyuko envisioned herself as those phantom thieves on television; no one would realize that she had left until she was long gone! After holding herself back for a little while longer, she decided that it was time to execute her plan. Tugging gently on Shou's sleeve, Fuyuko, trying hard to keep a poker face, looked up and said, [color=#a880c3]"Onii-chan, Fuyu needs to go to the toilet..."[/color]

"I shall be your guide to that, if you don't mind," Mitori calmly answered, a smile on her face surfaced as she said in her usual tone, before Shou could actually answer to her. Shou would need to ask MItoro regardless. He himself wasn't sure whether Mitori would let her go to the toilet, she was a kidnapped person after all.

Fuyuko hesitated for a brief second not wanting to associate herself with Mitori. [color=#a880c3]It's for the sake of the plan, Fuyu, Fuyu can do this![/color] Forcing herself to hide her reluctance, she stood up and walked towards Mitori, answering her while trying to judge how far away she could be to not be rude, but not be close either. [color=#a880c3]"Fuyu doesn't mind.."[/color]

Mitori strode off in the direction, which could be assumed to be the direction of the toilet, expecting the little child to follow suit. She couldn't exactly depend on Shou to be the guide, maybe he'd be more soft with children. She hadn't a clue what type of a person Shou was, Hyotoki Fuyuko was too valuable of a person to lose, anyway.

Walking along behind Mitori, Fuyuko observed the surrounding area. One of the issues with her plan was that she had no idea how to get out of the factory. She thought that as long as she had sufficient time, she'd find a way out eventually, however the one thing she didn't want was to wander back to where Shou and the hooded guy were waiting. After entering a wide corridor with doors down either side, Mitori stopped and gestured to Fuyuko to go in the third door on the right. Following her directions, Fuyuko secretly rejoiced that firstly, nothing had happened between Mitori and her, and secondly that she had succeeded stage one of her plan.

Fuyuko locked the door behind her and exhaled a quiet sigh of relief. She noted that the toilet was surprisingly clean albeit slightly dusty, although it didn't really concern her as she didn't actually plan on using it. The next part was the truly gross part. Even though her teacher had once told her that toilet bowl water is actually clean, Fuyuko had never been able to believe it since surely there must be germs from people who have used the toilet before. [color=#a880c3]You can do it, you can do it...[/color] Squeezing her eyes shut, Fuyuko dipped her hand into the toilet bowl and started to freeze the water in to a small icicle. When she deemed that enough had been formed, stepping onto the toilet, she reached up to attach the icicle above the toilet bowl so that as it melted, the water would drip into the bowl with a large plop. Alas, Fuyuko was too short to reach. Height problems never troubled her as long as she had water though, lifting the lid off the toilet water tank, Fuyuko placed her shoe on the water and froze the water in contact with it, turning her shoe into an ice-platform shoe. After doing the same with the other, she replaced the lid and stood on it with her extra height, successfully reaching the ceiling and freezing the icicle in place.

With her cover ready, she started on the third stage of her plan. Taking out one of the coins she had stuffed into her pocket after she had bought her sandwich at school earlier, she unscrewed the grating of the ventilation shaft, quietly placing it on the floor to prevent alerting the scary girl, making use of her small build, Fuyuko wormed her way into the shaft and left the unused bathroom behind.

As Fuyuko squirmed her way to escape in the tiny pathway made for ventilation. She saw light coming from the front pathway. Curious, she wormed forward towards the light. However, just as she could sneak a peak below via the grating of the shaft she found, a peculiar yet familiar white figure started to form before her very eyes. It was a scary scene as it didn't seem anything like a human, but was slowly forming it's shape akin to a human, but it lacked eyes inside it's eye-sockets. It's eerie smile sent goosebumps to her tiny feeble figure as she squirmed in fear. Frightened, she considered moving backwards. But moving in this tight environment wasn't an easy task to achieve. Before she could even take the liberty to scream, multiple white tentacle-like strands formed and launched themselves towards Fuyuko, and pulled her to itself, it then dropped to the floor below the ventilation grating; breaking it in the process, then gently bringing it down along with it, "I'm afraid I can't let you run wherever you want, unfortunately. You're quite important for the experiments, you see," Mitori ran facts over her to let her know why she was brought here in the first place.

After about 3 minutes, Fuyuko was placed beside Minase Sana, her freedom of movements, too, taken away.

Shou let out an audible sigh of slight disappointment as he saw Mitori's strange life-form place Fuyuko beside Sana. [color=#088A85]Even after I told her... Well I suppose any normal person would be looking for a way out anyways; I can't exactly blame her for trying.[/color]

Katsucha

11 years ago

(This is a joint post between [color=blue]Cinia Pacifica[/color], [color=#088A85]Xninebreaker[/color], [color=#9D0A0A]TheLoneGentleman[/color], [color=#a880c3]Montacia[/color], and [color=gray]Katsucha[/color].)

Sana looked at the childlike person thrown beside her. She too, was restrained. In the darkness, Sana had to peer carefully to realize that her uniform was the same as hers! It was hard to properly open her eyes, she still felt somewhat drowsy, as she woke up not too long ago, being laid in the floor, and not flexing her muscles much caused her body to be too lax. Sana couldn't believe her eyes, did Tokiwadai have an elementary school division? Impossible, if that was the case, Tamaki would be in it, as she always wanted to be in the same Tokiwadai in which she studied in. Her childlike appearance was real, though. Was it an esper ability that manually made her shorter? She considered. [color=gray]"Were you kidnapped too... ?"[/color] she spoke weakly with her hoarse voice. Her throat was dry from not drinking anything for many hours, she could barely speak.

It took a while for Fuyuko to figure out where the new voice came from. She had temporarily forgotten about the girl beside her who was also tied up since she was too busy sulking. Taking a brief pause before answering the question, Fuyuko rolled herself over to face the girl. [color=#a880c3]"Fuyu definitely is now."[/color] She pouted again, still disappointed that she was actually caught. The plan had been perfect! Fuyuko had thought she was already free until the creepy tentacle thing appeared. [color=#a880c3]Having that kind of creepy crawly is cheating![/color] She continued rolling back and forth in her frustration.

[color=gray]"So you too, hu-"[/color] as Sana was about to finish her line, she coughed repeatedly, her dry throat was hard to use. Mitori, and the others realized that she was awake, and already started making comments about her previous attempt to escape. [color=gray]"Tch!"[/color] she uttered in frustration. [color=gray]"Someone will... definitely come... to sav-"[/color] she coughed again. She then tested her abilities. Small sparks formed around her bangs. However, it was nothing she could make attempts to attack with. She could also feel her stomach crying out to her. It was a dire yet sad situation for her to fall into.

[color=#9D0A0A]"Brat is pretty brave,"[/color] Sadao said, looking at Fuyuko pouting. Sadao had finished his bread long before Sana began to stir. [color=#9D0A0A]Looks like she finally woke back up,[/color] he thought, just looking at her for a little while. He wondered if she would try to attack again, but after their fight, even he was slightly fatigued. He figured a girl like her was down for a while. Seeing her little bangs flicker, he chuckled to himself a bit. Tossing the wrapper he had to the ground he stood up from the wall he was leaning on.

Shou noticed that the girl on the floor had woken up, though she was clearly not in the best condition. She seemed to be talking to Fuyuko, but mid-way through, she coughed and wheezed. It was evident that the girl was probably starving, or more importantly, probably dehydrated. He felt bad, but given the circumstances, that girl's care was essentially subject to Mitori's whim, and he wasn't exactly in a position to be requesting things either.

Fuyuko watched as the neighboring girl's bangs lit up briefly and then fizzed away. Her mouth had been opened already to suggest that the girl ought to get some water, however the spark proved to be a brilliant distraction and instead Fuyuko's eyes shined as she replaced her suggestion with a request. [color=#a880c3]"Onee-chan! That was amazing! Do it again! Do it again!!"[/color]

Sana's lips moved slightly to form a smile, and weakly nodded. She then concentrated in her mind to form a simple equation, soon causing yet another electrical spark. It was weaker than the last round of sparks that she formed around her bangs, [color=gray]Tch, so that's my limit, huh?[/color] she cursed her situation as she tried to create more sparks, challenging her limits. However, only one more spark of lightning was formed, smaller than the last, [color=gray]"I feel so worn out..."[/color] she sighed.

Keeping an eye on Sana, he saw her continuing to struggle. Crouching down to her level he gave her a stare. Poking her forehead hard enough to leave a mark he smirked. [color=#9D0A0A]"Calm down alright? I'm the nice one around here,"[/color] he warned with a smile. [color=#9D0A0A]"Unless you want that creepy doll to choke you out again."[/color] Sadao looked her over. She was bruised from their fight earlier with a slight skin break on her leg. Her neck showed slight red marks from being strangled. He gave her merits for being able to take that much and still put up a fight, but if she had to go through much more she might not walk away from it again.

Sana simply glared at Sadao, she somehow spoke, almost forcing her throat against it's countless pleas, [color=gray]"Nice one... heh. That's funny... coming from the guy... who tried to shoo-"[/color] Sana started coughing again.

Pulling out his gun he pointed it straight at Sana. [color=#9D0A0A]"We don't need you alive you know?"[/color] he said looking her in the eye. [color=#9D0A0A]"You will serve your purpose alive or dead."[/color]

Fuyuko's eyes widened at the creepy man's sudden action of pulling out his gun. [color=#a880c3]It's not a real gun, is it?[/color] Things were getting too serious for Fuyuko to handle. Seeing someone aiming guns at others was a sight Fuyuko had never thought she would see in real life. The fact that her current situation was potentially life threatening was finally sinking in, causing Fuyuko to feel a sense of panic. [color=#a880c3]He won't shoot right? He has to be lying. There's no way he'd shoot her, right...?[/color]

Sana stayed silent, she started to feel that she'd never see her family, or friends ever again, and that saddened her. The only feeling of relief she could feel at this moment was that Tamaki wasn't with her in a situation like this, she wouldn't want her caught up in such a dangerous situation.

A strange sound resounded across the room. Sounds of electricity. Sana wondered where it came from, because as far as she knew, she was the only electromaster in the room. The sound intensified. An orange bright beam invaded the space that felt rather heavy from the lack of fresh air from outside. It was the Electric Princess' signature move - the Railgun. The explosive sound forced Mitori to cover her ears, the heavy debris rendering her most of her line of sight, she hadn't a clue what happened. Shou was familiar with the sound and madness that the destructive power had caused, [color=#088A85]"... Could it be?!"[/color]

At first the rumbling had caused Fuyuko to think that it was an earthquake, but then she saw the beam of light shooting straight from one side to another. [color=#a880c3]Rumbling, then light...? Fuyu has seen this before...?[/color] She quickly flashed back to the day she went shopping, trying to recall why this seemed rather familiar, however the explosive sound which followed behind interrupted her recollection. Fuyuko shut her eyes and blocked her ears instinctively, not realising that she was no longer restrained.

"Tch, I don't want you, but your sisters! Damn it!" Mitori spat out, her calm demeanor snapped for the first time in a while. She looked back at her white figure that she used to keep her hostages restrained, it was no long there; completely destroyed. Misaka Mikoto stood at the corner of the scene, sparks still emitting across her body, especially her arms and bangs in her head, [color=blue]"Sorry I'm late, Minase-san."[/color]

[color=blue]So these guys are after them again... No way I'm letting them get their hands on them![/color] Misaka burned in anger on the inside.

Smirking at Sana, he stood up, keeping his gun held aimed at Sana. [color=#9D0A0A]Things are going to get a bit hectic,[/color] thought Sadao as he looked over to the famous Misaka Mikoto, as he slid his hood back over his face. This was more for comfort than anything else. Most of the Judgement members knew his face by now, but he was sure that Railgun would be surprised to see him. Standing next to Mitori, he was surprised at the cracking of her 'mask'. Her clone was destroyed but they needed to keep some leverage over their hostages. He would do his best to keep tabs on the older girl, but the kid was for his new mate, Shou to handle.

Relieved, Sana smiled upon finding herself seeing Misaka here of all places. However, she saw Sadao slowly moving closer to her, making her frown, [color=gray]At times like these, I wish my powers would work,[/color] Sana thought as she squirmed, trying to move her arms and feet, the restrain was gone due to Misaka's Railgun, but her muscles cried out in pain, adding the fact her body hadn't moved much for many hours since she lost consciousness, her muscles would also require a bit of warmup to move properly.

Misaka Mikoto charged, Mitori gritted her teeth, summoning yet another clone of herself to protect herself, while it launched it's tentacle-like strands from it's head, Misaka speedily avoided them and went past it, moving the male figure aside with her lightning-fast tiny electric bolts shot at him just as she stepped in front of him. It was so fast that he couldn't react. She instantly recognized the hooded figure, who hit Minase Tamaki, she had no clue why he was here, especially since he disappeared from the scene last time she saw him, but he was definitely an enemy. Electrical sparks whirled around Misaka, making her enemies cower and move back in fear of being electricuted.

However, Shou wouldn't back down so easily, even though he knew who he was up against. Gathering his courage, and the fact that his hands were already stained, he had no choice but to focus on his job. It would be impossible for anyone to retrieve without a Railgun through their heads; Shou knew what he had to do. He quickly took out two pins and simultaneously threw one directly behind him as hard as he could and threw the other towards Fuyuko, which barely landed beside Fuyuko's head despite the electric waves in the atmosphere around her. He instantly teleported beside her, took her up his arms, and teleported away; disappearing with his apparent hostage.

Cinia Pacifica Ojou-sama Writer

11 years ago

(This is a joint post between [color=blue]Cinia Pacifica[/color], [color=#088A85]Xninebreaker[/color], [color=#9D0A0A]TheLoneGentleman[/color], [color=#a880c3]Montacia[/color], and [color=gray]Katsucha[/color].)

Fuyuko watched in awe, but also in fear as a chestnut haired girl, wearing the Tokiwadai uniform, leapt in and charged at the creepy girl. She didn't quite have much time to watch the intense fight though, as the sound of a pin landing beside her head triggered her faded sense of nausea. Shutting her eyes just in time, she was lifted up by Shou and the dreaded teleportation began once again.

While in actuality, she was not a hostage. Misaka cringed at the sight, she didn't think there was a teleporter here. Was this the reason why the hooded figure could escape her Railgun last time she saw him? But she had better things to worry about now, [color=blue]"You alright?!"[/color] she asked Minase Sana, looking down at her on the floor.

[color=gray]"Wish I could say that, but I can bare-"[/color] Sana coughed again. Trying to get up, her body wasn't responding like she wanted it to, as it ached all over, [color=gray]"I'm sorry but I need sometime for my body recover a bit.[/color]

Sadao felt the power of Misaka, as she effortlessly moved him out of her path. Stopping himself and regaining his balance, he gritted his teeth. He was against an opponent leagues ahead of him, but they had numbers. Still with the way she was handling them so far it didn't look very hopeful. Concentrating he worked on coating his feet and hands in nitrogen. As things were now he wasn't he main target. He would take this moment to hide himself, and try to catch the level 5 by surprise.

"Tch, like I'm gonna be scared of you," Mitori smiled, regaining her composure, her clone resurfaced from a pipe that lied beside her on the floor.

Misaka switched her attention towards the clone, as someone who fought that thing before, she knew that it's dangerous, and that electricity doesn't effect it much unless a good amount of voltage is used. Sprinting towards Mitori, with her body glowing with electric light, Mitori's clone created guns from its arms. To this, Misaka's eyes widened, and sounds of gunshots occurred. However, they only grazed past her arms, due to her quick-thinking, she moved aside half-way her sprint, then launched her lightning spear attack, mostly blocked by the clone. Albeit the clone couldn't withstand it for long, and dissipated.

Shou teleported backwards with Fuyuko in his arms using the other pin he threw as a reference and made sure to recall his two pins into his hand afterwards as well. He was a good distance away, but the sound of gunshots and explosive electrical surges could be heard along with the occasional flash of light. [color=#088A85]"Good lord..."[/color] Shou let out a deep breath, despite not actually having physically exerted himself; it was a breath that he'd been holding since he saw the railgun. He was surprised Misaka Mikoto didn't decide to just kill someone on spot. [color=#088A85]"You've got some scary friends Fuyuko...[/color] Then, Shou thought for a bit, [color=#088A85]I need to somehow get back in there. There's no way that they can handle the Railgun, doubtful without a sound plan. But, I need to get Fuyuko someplace safe. I could knock her out but...[/color] Shou weighed his options. He wanted to help or save the other two, but he wanted to continue to preserve a positive image for Fuyuko. He could use it as leverage later, and besides, the little girl wasn't like the criminals he'd killed before. He could kill two birds with one stone if he could just find some way to restrain Fuyuko.

xninebreaker FAKKU Writer

11 years ago

(This is a joint post between [color=blue]Cinia Pacifica[/color], [color=#088A85]Xninebreaker[/color], [color=#9D0A0A]TheLoneGentleman[/color], [color=#a880c3]Montacia[/color], and [color=gray]Katsucha[/color].)

Fuyuko winced internally each time the sound of the fight turned a notch quieter. Even with her eyes closed, there were too many hints of displacement causing her to feel ill once again. Thankfully Shou's sudden sigh and statement diverted Fuyuko's attention from the constant explosions from afar. [color=a880c3]"Friends? Fuyu has seen them before but Fuyu hasn't talked with them.... Does that count as being friends?"[/color]

[color=#088A85]"Well that's awkward... I definitely thought they came in guns blazing looking for you,"[/color] Shou answered while walking and looking around for anything that might help him. There wasn't much for Shou to look at though aside from the various construction materials that were laying around. Then, Shou's eyes set on some fairly large cylinders that were off to the side. Shou tilted his head while looking at them attempting to judge how large they were. [color=#088A85]Er.... Well... Sorry Fuyuko-chan. It definitely looks like you'll fit,[/color] Shou mentally apologized to Fuyuko. Shou nonchalantly walked over to the cylinders and as he past it by, he dropped one of his pins into one of them. Then, Shou suddenly dashed back over to where Fuyuko stood and shouted with glee, [color=#088A85]"Hurray! High five Fuyuko-chan!"[/color]

[color=#a880c3]"Eh? What? Hig.... High five...?"[/color] Thrown into confusion by Shou's sudden joyfulness, Fuyuko clumsily threw her hand into the air.

Shou clapped his hands onto Fuyuko's and immediately, and carefully, teleported her into the cylinder where he had just put his pin. With that done, he rushed back to where Sadao and Mitori was.

In this fight they needed every advantage they could get. If Sana somehow was able to get back into fighting shape it'd tip the scales even further. With his feet coated, Sadao dashed from behind some machinery towards Sana. He needed her out of the picture for a while if not permanently. Straightening out his hand he focused his power to a point. As he drew in close he prepared to strike right in the center of her upper back.

Sana was slowly straightening her feet, getting herself up properly felt like a feat too hard to accomplish, and this frustrated Sana to no end, just how weak had she become? She instinctively turned her head around, and found the hooded figure running torwards her, she was able to confirm that he was the same person who hurt Tamaki, now that he had his hood up to cover his face. Her body seemed to have gotten somewhat better than it's earlier state, but there was no way she could flee from her enemy at this rate. The moment his punch would land on her, it'd be over, and Sana was well aware of that fact; bracing herself for impact.

However, a fist came flying, pouncing on the attacker's left cheek, and he was abruptly pushed back. A boy with black-spiky hair tood a stand before Minase Sana with a brave font, who weakly looked at the person who saved her. He wore a white short-sleeved shirt, and long black pants - it was Kamijou Touma. He stood with his right hand at bay, with a frown, he gave off the air of a confident fighter, "You okay?!" he asked, looking at the feeble figure who seemed to be as old as his friend, Misaka Mikoto. [color=blue]"About time you showed up, slowpoke!"[/color] Misaka shouted out from where she stood, before Mitori.

Fuyuko stared dumbly at the quick change of surroundings. She completely did not see the last teleportation coming. Feeling slightly ill, she tried to relocate herself only to find that she was stuck in a cylinder and that Shou had disappeared. [color=#a880c3]"Onii-san? Oniiiii-saaaaaaan?"[/color] The empty cawing of a crow echoed its way through the oncoming night.

Hesitatingly, Sana slowly opened her eyelid, and found out that the bad guy standing, with his left-cheek swelling, she really thought that she'd get hit, but something else transpired. It took around ten seconds for her brain to process exactly what occured just now. Someone saved her on the last second. This was absolutely unexpected, for one to be saved at the nick of time was something that happened in a set-up scene, such as a play, or fairy tales, or a movie. For something such as this to happen in reality... could it really be discarded as a coincidence that he came to save her just at the right timing? She peered across her back to find a boy taller than her, with a fighting stance. He was completely unarmed. Analyzing his figure, she realized why his voice felt familiar, it was because she saw him in the past with Misaka, while they were arguing and fighting each other, the other day. She even discovered that day, that this person was known as Touma... he had the same name as her doll! She then reminded herself at an awkward timing that her life-long partner - the stuffed rabbit doll was missing, she must've dropped it when she was kidnapped.

"Umm... you are okay, right?"

[color=gray]"A-Ah! Yes, thanks to you!"[/color] Sana answered with her raspy voice, she could feel the trickling pain in her throat due to dehydration. Finally gaining proper balance, straightening her back; she stood properly.

Spitting on the floor, Sadao smirked. It's been a while since he could fight someone hand to hand. He remembered the boy from other day, on that bridge where he fought with Misaka Mikoto - who currently invaded their temporary hideout - and held his own, cancelling her attacks. This reminiscence allowed him to have great expectations for a good fight. Cloaking himself with his nitrogen layers wouldn't do him any good for protection, if he assumed that any esper abilities would be negated upon touch of the right hand. So he concluded that all-out offense was the way to go at it. There is also a phrase that says 'the best offense is the best defense', perhaps this was the best time to actually try that out, [color=#9D0A0A]"I won't underestimate you,"[/color] said Sadao, as he sent most of his nitrogen layers to his fists and forearms. Taking fighting stance, he charged in, throwing a left jab as a fake, he went straight for the boy's ribs with a hook with his right.

Sana witness the hooded figure's charge towards Touma, she felt the need to at least warn him regarding the enemy's ability, [color=gray]"Be careful Touma-kun! He has some kind of a power that allows his fists to deliver particularly greater blows,"[/color] Sana spoke with her husky voice, soon going into a coughing fit, which lead to Touma believing that she was somewhat ill. While in reality, her throat was simply too dry from not having any water ever since she was brought here. She felt like she could somewhat move now, but her body was most likely still too weak. Sana is a person who isn't fat, instead had a relatively slim figure. Even if she was on starvation mode, her body couldn't depend on much fat to extract energy from.

Touma took heed from the girl's warning, he hadn't a clue how she knew his name, but it was no time to think about that. Touma threw a punch with his right hand but, he wasn't fast enough to react to the hooded person's moves, as he didn't realize that his jab was a fake, he was punched back before his right fist landed on it's target.

TheLoneGentleman

11 years ago

(This is a joint post between [color=blue]Cinia Pacifica[/color], and [color=#9D0A0A]TheLoneGentleman[/color].)

Hitting the boy back with what was supposed to be a trick, Sadao sighed. "Well at least you're still standing up," said Sadao as he returned to proper stance. That right was supposed to shatter some ribs. He put a lot more into it than that left jab. Bringing his fists in close to his chest he leaned to the left then quickly leaned to the right as he lurched forward towards his opponent. When he was in range, he attemtped to grab the boy by the back of his head and jump up, slamming his face with his knee.

Touma yelped in pain, as the knee bashed against his face, intense pain shook his ability to counter, however, Sadao could feel the boy's right hand resting on his right arm, and a strange noise occured.

Hearing the sound, Sadao was confused. [color=#9D0A0A]What was that?[/color] he wondered as he landed from the attack. He knew the boys power to negate abilities, but beyond that he knew nothing. At this range he was at home. He needed to finish this before this boy unleashed some hidden talent.

Touma realized that he took out whatever enhancment that the hooded person's right hand had, so he could rest from the fear of being punched beyond recognition. Albeit the left hand was most likely still charged up, he just had to pray that he wouldn't attack with that arm. Touma took no time for hesitation, from keeping his hand rested at his hand, he immediately clenched his fist and delivered a solid blow to his face. Unexpectedly, it was so strong that it pushed him almost to the wall. Making one wonder if his power somehow made his fists stronger, but it was probably because Touma adds all his strength into his right fist in order to 'shatter the illusions'.

Flying back towards the wall, Sadao planted his feet using his power to stabilize himself. The punch broke skin on his lip and a line of blood dripped off his chin. Wiping his mouth clean he smiled. [color=#9D0A0A]"Now, that is what I'm talking about!"[/color] he exclaimed. Shaking off the blow he took a more wild fighting pose. Sending his nitrogen layers to his knees and elbows he smiled. Starting off with a walk he suddenly bursted off into a sprint. Pointing his right elbow at the boy's chest he crouched low. With the other hand he pushed on his right hand shoving the elbow hard towards its target.

Touma's right fist could barely catch the elbow, disintegrating the nitrogen layer, however, he took the blow regardless, getting pushed back by it's force, Don't tell me... it can be used to enhance his legs too?! he shouted to himself inside his mind, getting blown off by the force, even though the power of his opponent was cancelled out. However, before the said adversary could follow up on his next move, a blinding light shoved itself in front of him. Before he knew it, Sadao was electricuted.

Misaka Mikoto's hand could be seen pointed towards him, Sadao also realized that Mitori was barely able to get up from the ground. Her clone turned back into a pile of strange-looking liquid.

[color=#9D0A0A]Where the hell did Shou run off too?[/color] Sadao thought looking around. In that moment his body went rigid. It was then he realized what was happening. As his body somewhat returned to him, he looked around. Misaka's hand was raised to him. Easy enough to say that she was responsible for the attack. Easing his hand down to his gun holster he was getting ready for an all out fight with Misaka. She however looks pretty sure that this fight was over. That confidence that all level 5 seemed to have always rubbed Sadao the wrong way.

Making sure he was undetected, Shou hid behind one of the concrete pillars that was a good distance from the battle, but still within vision of both Sadao and Mitori. Then, he kept an eye on Misaka Mikoto. From what he could tell, she had no intention of completely killing anyone, so once she incapacitated her opponent, she would no doubt drop her guard. And just as expected, in the midst of Sadao's fight with some male that showed up, Misaka Mikoto sent lightning towards Sadao, which seemed enough to cause some serious damage, but definitely not enough to kill. And, as if the victory was already assured, the Railgun's stance relaxed, and that was Shou's signal.

[color=blue]"Are we missing someone, or was that all of them?"[/color] Misaka asked, walking back to Minase Sana, she barely broke a sweat from all the workout. As Misaka said that, she realized a man appearing from thin air just as a noise occured.

Cinia Pacifica Ojou-sama Writer

11 years ago

(This is a joint post between [color=blue]Cinia Pacifica[/color], [color=#088A85]Xninebreaker[/color], [color=#a880c3]Montacia[/color], and [color=gray]Katsucha[/color].)

Shou took three pins out, [color=#088A85]Damn, three pins, and three people including myself. This better work...[/color] He threw one pin onto the ground where he was currently standing and simultaneously threw one of his pins towards Mitori, and the other towards Sadao. First, he teleported towards Sadao before the pin even landed. He put his hand onto Sadao's shoulder and immediately teleported Sadao to the location he was hiding before. Shou grit his teeth ever so slightly after he teleported Sadao; this many marked targets were pushing his limits, but he didn't exactly have time to think. He then teleported to Mitori, and upon touching her shoulder, he teleported both Mitori and himself out. His teleporting wasn't exactly full of finesse this time around so both Mitori and Sadao received teleports that caused them rather painful landings.

[color=blue]"Tch, it's that teleporter again!"[/color]

[color=gray]"We need to go after him, he kidnapped a child as well!"[/color] Sana said as she remembered the little girl who wore a Tokiwadai uniform, most likely a first year student.

[color=blue]"A little gir-"[/color] just as Misaka realized that there was another person who was kidnapped, a loud, ear-deafening sound occured. She literally felt the tremors from the floor, making her almost lose balance, [color=blue]"What's going on?!"[/color]

"I dunno, but we need to get out now!!" Touma yelled out so that his voice would be heard, since the explosive sound was so loud, a mere sentence wouldn't be heard unless it's shouted out.

Misaka nodded in agreement, Touma immediately picked up Minase Sana in his arms, supporting her legs and back with his hands; giving her the ride that a princess would receive from her prince, and started to run, along with Misaka, who was slightly angry for some reason, even though it wasn't the time to be angry.

[color=#088A85]"So... What the hell-"[/color] Shou was cut off by a tremendous roar of an explosion that caused even the air to rumble. Then, Shou realized that he'd left Fuyuko behind and went off in search for her in case she was hurt.

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