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When Ray told her the actual location of the warehouse, Lisa groaned in annoyance, “Greeeeat! I have to watch out for civilians around the premise AND slave worker. You’re right, this mission does blow…” She shifted her position in the air, folded her arm and crossed a leg over the other, making it seem like she was sitting on an invisible chair. “So, here’s what I’m thinking. I was going to suggest waiting until nightfall, but screw that. I’m not down for any of that sneaking-in-the-darkness, espionage assassination thing. What I am down is going in broad daylight and guns blazing. Hit them hard and fast. Get in, get out. Simple.” Lisa paused briefly for Ray to catch up. “Since that old geezer selected you to be a Trinity, I presume you are capable of handling this mission by yourself. Rather stupid we have to do this together,” She mumble the last part to herself, “So, I’m going to offer you two roles, pick one or the other. Would you prefer to go on the offense or defense? Taking the offensive job, you deal with the guards and whatever mercs they have hired. They're probably Defensive, on the other hand, your first priority is securing the civilians and protecting them while they escape out the facility. Which ever you choose, I got the other covered.”

@@Drago Ryder "There is a difference between exaggerating one's abilities and hiding them for fear of others' opinions. I do not believe in hiding who I am- pretenses are only ever a disservice. For example, an issue I ran into often in my practice, and even more now as principal, is when someone alters their behavior to try and 'fit in' with others, whether a peer group or a potential mate. This is a terrible course of action, as it is the facade that appears to fit in, not the genuine person- that forces them to keep up appearances at all times, and simultaneously denies the peer group or mate any opportunity to get to know the real person," Kerrigan said lazily, almost sleepily. It was very relaxing out here, she felt almost as though she were on the verge of a nap. ( ( ooc: Posting this after getting permission from Borgue. )) ______________________________________________________________________________________ @ Rose tried very, very hard not to burst out laughing as he held the door for her and she made her way outside, though once they had gone a block or two away she couldn't stifle it anymore, and the giggles rapidly turned into doubled-over-in-tears laughter. "Oh, man, that was great! You didn't even skip a beat in there with the murder thing. I mean, not usually a light hearted topic and all, but just... oh, that was awesome!" she said, wiping tears of laughter from her eyes. "Almost as funny as when Mr. Big Manly Shark Manly Man of the Male Gender got all flustered at me just mentioning being mostly naked. Oh, you're a riot, you know that?" Rose said, as she hovered along, touching tree limbs and street signs. She was very subtle about it, to an onlooker it seemed like an ordinary girl just running her hands along a lilac hedge or something, but for Rose it was how she mapped out the layout of the town. Her school had specialized in blind and deaf students, and the concept of Mental Mapping was drilled into her head from the very beginning. Even still, the precision of a mental map depended on things being very static- a neighbor trimming a hedge could skew where she imagined herself to be, which then forced her to use things like sounds and smells and a couple times she had to land from hovering and feel the click, clink, and crunch of various surfaces with her hooves to know where she was. Though her method was not the fastest or most direct route, they ended up at the lake soon enough. "Behold, the smell of water and feel of sand, so we must be there! I'm kind of impressed with myself, really, I only felt totally lost like twice!" Rose said, before peeling off her top and denim cargo shorts and unceremoniously dumping them in a pile. she wasn't wearing anything super fancy underneath, as Tiny had outright refused to go lingerie shopping with her, but it was comfortable and (although she didn't know it) clashed with her coat enough to make it obvious she wasn't nude. she carefully walked over to the shore and stuck a hoof in the water. "Okay, mister. I'm in the water, as promised," she teased. *** The sound of voices carried on the breeze piqued Kerrigan's attention. She sat up slowly, brushing bits of sand off her arms, just in time to see what appeared to be that shark from earlier and a pegasus female arrive, at which point the female began disrobing, though she stopped before doing anything indecent. Kerrigan hesitated- she did not like the idea of unexpected company or possible indecency in public, but she also was not in the best position to get involved. Deciding that discretion was the better part of valor, she turned around and lay on her stomach, keeping her gaze at the young couple. If they tried anything unsavory, she would be all over them like insects on carrion- but for now, she would let things slide.

Apparently the other two also received a mission as Bobby decided to read it out loud. All she caught was something about a magical cereal on the loose. Clearly, she did not bother to pay attention to what he was reading and when the two was leaving the room, Lisa moved from her current floating position in front of the door to let the two pass. She did not understand the reason Ray was laughing. Did she miss something? Was it something she said? Her mind drew a blank, but she decided to go along with the chaos user and force herself to let out a weak laugh. After being ask what made her reconsider, Lisa sighed, “It’s nothing important. I just don’t feel like dealing with the headmaster later if I bail.” Reaching inside her third pocket, Lisa pulled out a wrapped lollipop from between her bosoms before unwrapping the candy and plopping it into her mouth. “So, where is this warehouse located? Somewhere not populated and run down? Maybe by the docks? The faster we get this done, the faster I can get some shut-eye.” Lisa finish off with a yawn.

“What now?” Lisa replied in an almost whiney tone as she turned her head around, giving Ray a side glance. She opened her mouth to ask what does him getting a message have to do with her, but she didn’t have time to when he told her that the headmaster has given them a mission to complete. “Eh, he expects me to go off on a mission and exert myself this early in the morning, and just for a rock? I’m still trying to figure out why I was selected to be apart of this bothersome group. Meh, dun wanna. Count me out, I’m sure he can find you a more suitable partner for this.” Lisa made a shooing gesture with her hand, dismissing the thought of her partake on the mission to retrieve some stone. Turning her head back around she floated two inches towards the door before Jack stopped her. You know, the headmaster’s going to be angry with you if you bail. Meh, I’ll take my chances. You act like he hasn’t been angry with me before. Lisa shrugged as she spoke to her weapon through her mind. “Anyways, I’m going to the roof-“ He’ll ban you from using the academy roof. Wha- No, he wouldn’t dare! This got her attention. Really now? Remember last time you made him angry and he banned you from using the snack machines for a week. I seem to recall the headmaster making all the vending machines reject you and not the other students. Why, I do believe that was the longest time I’ve seen you go without eating junk food. Recalling that event made Lisa frown. Fine, fine. Dumb ‘ol geezer… Lisa let out a sigh and spun around to face her supposed partner. “You know what? On second thought maybe I will go, I could use a little,” She had to paused briefly to force out the next word, “Exercise… If you have a location, lead the way.” Lisa forced a smile with the left corner of her lip and eye twitching every so often. She can’t believe she just said that.

@@captainborgue Rose said she was not expecting him to say yes, “Now, why would I decline on an invitation to the lake? This is pretty last minute, so I’d be surprised and taken back if you did have plans.” With her mentioning him being a secret murderer, Ren just smirked and remained silent as he stealthy inched his way closer to the pink Pegasus. Leaning forward, the mako whispered into her ears, “Shhh… I’m trying to stay low this town. Oh, and you forgot to add in another extra. Yeah, that’s how crazy I am. To think today was going to go so well… Now that you know, I’m afraid I can’t let you go. You will be going to the waters, all right.” Ren finished off with a gentle, but audible clack of his sharp teeth. “Kidding, kidding. I’m totally kidding, just so you know. Give me a few moments to pick up what we need and we can be on our way.” Ren backed off and headed towards the counter to pick up some food and drinks. After successfully picking up an assortment of foods and beverages, in separate bags, and paying for them the shark made his way back to Rose. “Right so I practically got one, or two, of everything on the menu. We should be good on food and drinks.” Holy mother of all sharks, this girl gets him flustered with little to no effort. “I... Um.. What I mean is- Uh, no, that was not my intention. I was just- Mmm. You can ask for anything. No, wait, I mean- Um, let us get going shall we?” Ren stood there trying to find the right words to say, but instead he looked bright as a tomato. Quickly changing the subject, the mako made his way towards the exit, “I am still new to this town, so I hope you don’t mind showing the way.” Ren replied with a nervous smile, his face still flushed as he held the door open for the Pegasus.

Lisa eventually grew tiresome of sitting on the chair so she decided to float around the room as if there was no gravity. Being able to manipulate the element of wind sure if nice. Her weapon, on the other hand, remained seated and silent as he occasionally tug Lisa back to him when she tried to sneak behind the other girl to find out what she's reading. When the person named Ray started to speak, she was sure he was going to conclude the meeting. Lisa started for the door, but the headmaster's voice caused her to stop. She couldn't believe what she was hearing. The headmaster just assigned her a partner. Sitting, now upside-down in the air, Lisa didn't even bother to open the letter containing her partner's name. It's not hard figuring out who is her partner considering she just heard Bobby speak to book girl about her being his partner. Eye wandering over to Ray, the user of chaotic magic, Lisa studied him briefly and hoped he won't be a stick-in-the-mud before floating over to Jack and pick him off the seat. She hugged him as if he was a teddy bear and opened her mouth, "Well, since we're not discussing anything relevant, I'll leaving." Lisa once again started for the door and planned on going to the roof. She thought about going back to class, but she didn't feel like dealing with the constant stares by her classmates about her becoming a council member.

"Oh that's easy, just go to the clinic, or you can bring your own. I have brought my futon with me from time to time to nap on the school roof whenever I don't feel like going to class, though I would advise you check the weather first unless you don't mind napping in the rain. The academy garden area is also a good place to sleep. Ahh, the soft, lush green grass acting the bedding while the sun provides a warm blanket... It's simply divine." Lisa seem to become more chipper as a smile grew on her face. She was beginning to drift off into her own little world. Sadly her thoughts was interrupted by Bobby as he told her it was nice to meet her, attempting to shake her hand. Instead of shaking his hand, Lisa tilted her head slightly in confusion and wondered what he wanted. He's offering you a handshake, you dolt! Jack told her telepathically. "Oh, a handshake! Okay, yeah, nice to meet you too." Lisa smile and finally shook the male's hand. "Hmm... why are we called the Trinity Four when there are four of us?" Instead of thinking to herself, she spoke her thought out loud. Her random question only made Jack groan in her head.

Every morning was the same ritual. Lisa would continue sleeping through that annoying racket coming from her alarm clock. She would slam her fist on the snooze button, breaking it in the process before tossing it into the bin across the room, resting with the other clocks that she previously broke. “Lisa? Lisa! LISA RENATA” She heard a familiar voice shouting her name. “If you don’t wake up this instant I’m going to drag you to the academy!” “Mmm… just five more minutes..” She mumbled, digging into her pillow and covers. She hated mornings. “You said that five minutes ago, and five minutes ago after that! Okay, that does it.” The voice was coming from Jack, the spirit that is imbued inside Lisa’s weapon, a ball and chain. The weapon was definitely not what Lisa was expecting on receiving as a partner. Some of the girls have hairclips, glasses, a key, and even a cape. Why didn’t she get a spirit looking like that? Why a ball and chain? Why is fate so cruel to her? Lisa shuffled around, lying on her front, when suddenly she felt a murderous intent. Above?! This got her intention, like all other mornings Jack tried to force her awake by using… well, force. Today her weapon attempted to break her back by dropping on her from the ceiling. Thanks to evasive maneuvers, by rolling to the side, Lisa dodged Jack’s assault successfully. Thud. Unfortunately, she landed on the floor of her room, and onto her face at that. Pulling her face up from the floor, she groaned, “Okay, okay, I’m up. Sheesh, you should treat girls more delicately. It’s not nice trying break a fragile girl so early in the morning.” She mumbled and rubbed her eyes. “Ha. Ahahahaa! You, fragile? Oh please, I could drop a boulder on you and you'd still be fine. And besides, if I start treating you delicately you would just become even more of a sloth! Now hurry up and get showered. Breakfast is ready for you downstairs." Lisa mumbled some incoherent words and went into the bathroom to freshen up. Eventually she managed to make it downstairs, after Jack had to go in there to make sure she didn’t fall asleep in the tub, which she did, and drown. He also had to assist her on drying her, her hair, comb it, and help her get clothed. “I… am a weapon. A weapon meant to assist the future generation of great magicians. Yet... I am reduced to a maid. Ah hell, even maids have it easier. I’m probably a laughing stock to all the other spirits.” Jack sighed, speaking to himself as Lisa happily nibbled on a piece of toast. After finally leaving the house, Jack was pulling Lisa along by latching his metal cuffs on her wrist. “Come on, come on, stop dragging your feet and walk properly. We’re going to be late at this rate!” Jack hopped down the road and towards the academy. “Yeah, yeah, I’m coming…. Such a slave driver.” Lisa mumbled the last part and let loose a yawn. Surprisingly the pair reached the academy just before the gate closed. They also made it into class, and into their seats before the bell rang. “Hey, did you hear? They’re going to announce the next members of the council today!" “Oh, that’s today? I wonder who made it this year. I bet Harashi from our class got selected.” “Yeah, he has the highest score in both the written and practical exams. Surely he got selected.” Mentioning Harashi’s name apparently got the class riled up as every student moved closer to the one they deem to be a council member all except her Lisa. “Soooo, freaking noisy! I wish they’d shut up already. Council this, trinity that, ugh… such a pain. Can’t a girl sleep in peace?” She whined and clasped her hands on her ears trying to tone down the noise. She was expecting Jack to say something mean, but he remained quiet and stared out the window. His actions made her look at him suspiciously. Normally he never let a chance slip by to insult her. She was about to ask when the bell rang and the homeroom teacher walked in. “All right, settle down and take your seats. Since every one of you knows what’s going on today, there’s no need for me to explain. I’ll get right to the name…” The teacher paused as if waiting for anticipation to build up. “Lisa. Renata… Please make your way to the council room at this time.” The entire classroom went into silence as all eyes went towards the girl that’s currently asleep on her desk, drooling and carrying a stupid grin on her face. “Lisa, I said make your way to the council room. Did you hear me?” The teacher sighed and made her way over to Lisa’s desk. “How many times must I say this,” She rolled up the papers she held in her hand before smacking Lisa dead in the face, “Don’t sleep during homeroom!” The pain was enough to jerk her awake, “Ow, ow, ow! Why did you do that? That’s so mean, Ms. Kagami! Isn’t there a policy against teachers hitting their students? I’m gonna go tell the headmaster and have you fire-” Lisa cried out and looked at her homeroom teacher. She would have continued to whine had it not been the teacher squeezing her cheeks and mouth with her hand. “Have me what?” The teacher carried a scary smile as she stared down at her student. “Um… Nothing, I said nothing, ehehehe.” Lisa did her best to speak despite having the side of her face squeezed. “Good, that’s what I thought you said. Now, again, please make your way to the council room and congratulations on becoming a member of the Trinity Four, Lisa Renata. Jack, make sure you guide her there all right?” Kagami released her student’s face and made her way out the classroom. “They sure picked an odd one this year.” She muttered and disappeared down the hall. “Let’s go Lisa. I’m sure they are all waiting on you.” Jack finally said something as he hopped off the desk. “I know you have questions and complaints, but save them for later.” For once, Lisa complied and went along with Jack. Currently… Well, this is awkward… She thought to herself as she lazily sat in a chair with her legs folded, hugging her weapon in the process. She was kind of hoping the silence would remain so she can doze off, but one of the members decided to speak and named himself to be Ray. His name was all she paid attention to. The next member introduced himself to be Bobby San… San.. Sancheez? Once again, his name was all she heard and made her think about cheese sandwiches. Silence once again instill the room and Lisa was on the verge of dozing off, until Jack gave her a nudge on her lap. “Who- Wha- Oh, is it my turn?” She opened her eyes in a daze and let out a yawn. “I’m, Lisa. Lisa Renata. Nice to meet you and whatnot.” She replied unenergetically and rested her head on a open palm. "Soooo, can I leave now that introductions are over?”

@@captainborgue, @@Mentis Soliloquy “Oh, leaving already? Well, all right, it was nice to meet you, Crystal. Hope to see you around!” Ren watched the uniformed pony leave the café before his attention went back to Rose. The mako couldn’t help but blush slightly at the pegasus’s comment about being on the flirtatious stage, along with that wink she gave him. He was a little glad she couldn’t see his face. His blush only grew deeper and made him embarrassed when she called him hot stuff. Why is he so weak when it comes to people giving him compliments, especially if they are coming the opposite gender? Lake. There’s that word again. His memories were still a tad foggy from before. Ren remembered everything he did since he woke up this morning to the time he arrived in Amber Crust. He recalls wandering around the town, but everything after that drew a blank, up until when he met the dragoness who were gracious enough to help him. He hoped he didn’t do anything embarrassing in front of that nice lady. Okay, a reminder, I need to find the dragoness again and thank her properly when I get the chance. Ren made a mental note to himself. “Oh, you have no idea how divine the lake sounds to me right now. As for a picnic-“ At the mention of that word, Ren’s stomach growled rather loudly causing him to blush once again, “Um, as you have probably heard that, a picnic would be nice, so I’m definitely in. Should we pick up what we need here, or head over to a general store, or grocery store? Oh wait, do you need to grab a bathing suit? I am not about to have fun the the water by myself.”

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