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 Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:41 pm
"...Headmistress Minardi, Instructor Frostberg, and Adara Scott; report to the central elevator, immediately. I repeat; Would Headmistress Minardi, Instructor Frostberg, and Adara Scott report to the central elevator, immediately. A Garden Faculty member shall be waiting upon arrival." A voice rang over the PA system which sounded displeased and gravely.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:02 pm
Adara was in her favorite corner of the library with her secret poetry books that she kept stashed in the biology section. The PA annoucement was much quieter here than it would have been in the rest of the garden, but she heard it none the less. Her ears perked up and her attention was drawn to the speaker above her head. Instanly her reaction was to panic.
Was this about the other day in class when Aki had attacked Blank and she had attacked Aki (and failed) and then ske had to take Aki to the infirmary?
Or was this about the time that Aki and caught her and Alexei on the couch in the Secret Area?
Oh geez she was going to get in trouble, wasn't she....
Either way, she was being summoned and it did say immediately. Adara picked herself up from the floor, slid her books back into place and then ran over to the central elevator of the Garden. There were few times when she really went to the second level since most of her classes had been on location so far.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:04 pm
Aki had been sitting in her room curled up on her bed with a book when the PA sounded. She heard her name called, and felt a prickle of excitement.
'A mission???' she thought hopefully.
She marks her page and sets her book down. She finds her boots and puts them on, then grabs her katana. She locks up her room and heads toward the elevator.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:21 pm
"Huh?" Blank said through gritted teeth his head falling back. He had been hanging upside from one of the branches in The Quad, in the middle of working out. Listening to the voice which talked over the PA. Who needed to see him? Reaching up, he grabbed the branch with both hands and pulled his legs legs away from the tree, flipping onto his feet.
Reaching for his towel, he quickly dabbed his face and threw it around his neck. Grabbing his black dress shirt off the ground and gripped the hilt of the Punishment Saber into his hand and tossed it onto his shoulder.
He proceeded to the elevator at a fast walking pace before meeting coming to the end of the stairs that led up to the center of the building, seeing Aki and Adara coming from both sides of the large hall, "Hey, guys." He said, unsure of what was happening.
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:37 pm
Adara smiled nervously at them both, though they seemed to be as confused about why they were standing there was she was. If they didn't call her there, then obviously it wasn't about what she thought it was at all. A sigh of relief came from her and she noteably relaxed. Hopefully they weren't mad or anything about anything.
'This is probably for a mission , young one. This is why I have said you shold carry your equipment with you at all times. You must learn to be prepared,' Odin was speaking to her in a firmer tone that usual. Probably because it was something he was constantly telling her.
"I will, Odin, I promise. I'm sure I'll have time," Adara mumbled to him before moving within conversing distance of the other two. "Any ideas what's going on?"
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 11:53 pm
"I'm not totally sure, but I'm thinking it's a mission!" Aki says excitedly.
She hadn't been on a mission in a long time, and she was stoked for some action. She turns to Blank quickly and greets him with a wink.
"Hey you," she says.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:21 am
Blank smiled warmly at Aki, "Hey." He winked back before looking up the stairs. Wow...If Aki doesn't know what's goin' on. Who else could be behind it? He thought, "Well...Let's go see what's up." He said, nodding to the two and began to climb the steps.
Once at the top of the stairs, it was just as the voice on the PA said, a faculty member stood by the elevator, his face hidden behind the strange hats they wore, "Follow me." He said plainly, pushing the button at the wall and stepping into the elevator. Blank cautiously complied, stepping into the small box and waited for the others to follow.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:32 am
Adara followed behind the other two, realizing how seriously outranked she was in this particular situation. This was (seemingly) going to be her first mission as a full SeeD since she and her friends had gone to acquire Odin as her Guardian. She got the feeling that the two of her GFs were going to be very usefull. Well, Odin if he felt like it.
She remained quiet as they followed the faculty member into the small area and she tried her very best to keep herself from brushing against any of them. Mentally, she was terrified, though her outward appearance seemed calm and collected. This was going to be something big.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:37 am
Aki frowns slightly when the faculty member leads them away. She didn't like NORG or his lackeys, and she didn't like that she didn't know what they were up to. She follows silently.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:56 am
Blank watched as the faculty inserted a keycard and pressed B1 when it suddenly dawned on him who they were going to see. Aw, Hyne... He complained in his head, looking up at the ceiling, contemplating escaping in time before they hit the bottom.
But the ding! which said that they were at the right floor caused Blank to inwardly sigh. Whatever...he'd just have to hear what NORG had to say.
"This way." The faculty member said plainly, exiting the elevator and leading away. Blank looked over at Aki, "I hope this is good..." He whispered, throwing his dress shirt on, but left the buttons undone. His eyes peered over at Adara, not sure if she had met the Garden Master before.
Slowly, he followed the faculty member and exited the elevator. They were led infront of a what appeared to be a large pod, two orbs on either side by the floor, "Master NORG, They are here." the faculty member who had led them to this place said, stepping to the side where another member stood, his face hidden beneath his hat just like the other.
Blank looked up at the pod, knowing full and well what laid within, his hand resting on the hilt of his gunblade which he placed in its holster at his side.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:05 am
Adara had never been to this level of the Garden before and had only heard the horrific rumors of what dwelled in the depths of the basement floors. As they exited the elevator chamber, she wasn't sure if she was glad that they were untrue or not.
The large pod in front of them was ominous and, well, terrifying. Mostly because she had never seen it before and had no idea what was contained. Her eyes were wide and it took a few seconds of hesitation before she stepped out of the elevator. The teen would have felt much safer with her pistol, which was conveniently back in her dorm. So, to make up for it, she stayed very close to the her Instructor and the Headmistress.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:11 am
Aki lets out a long sigh as she follows the group towards the pod. She hated dealing with NORG.
"I hope so too. I hate it when he wastes my time," Aki whispers in reply.
Her eyes linger for a moment on Blank and his open shirt, then she turns to face the pod.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:29 am
Blank nodded in response. He had only met NORG on one occasion...and that was when Adel had raided the Garden all those years ago. He looked to his right to see Adara standing between Aki and him pretty closely when he realized that this must've been the first time she was meeting NORG. He couldn't blame her for being nervous...Blank had nearly peed himself when he saw him.
"BURJURJUR! SHE SHOULD BE SCARED." The booming voice echoed through the lower basement from within the pod, catching Blank off as he furrowed his brows at the volume...but didn't say anything. Within seconds, the pod doors opened, slowly reaching up and revealing the massive form of NORG; Garden Master of Balamb and financial adviser.
Blank's eyes widened...How could they not? Seeing a large 30 foot Shumi encased in a pod which looked as if it belonged in an alien spaceship, stunned him even now, "BURJURJURJUR! YOU ARE LATE!" His voice seemed to scream at the three humans below, and Blank had subconsciously took a step infront of Aki and Adara defensively...he wasn't sure why, but NORG gave him the impression that he had a serious anger problem.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:48 am
HOLY CRAP!
What the hell was this thing?? And why was it so freakin' loud?
'I's NORG, lassie. Keep yer mouth shut,' Fenrir snarled defensively.
Adara did indeed keep her mouth shut, but she couldn't help the tiny squeak of surprise that came out of her when it spoke. It was so loud. And it knew she was terrified. That was freaky. She couldn't wait for this to be over so that she could go back to her room or find Alexei and maybe cry a little.
To calm herself a bit, she began to wonder what he was doing right now. It didn't work in distracting her from the ginormous pod that was yelling at them.
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Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 1:55 am
"NORG, would you mind explaining why you have pulled us all away from our various activities just to yell at us and scare the poor students?" Aki says, crossing her arms.
She often found the best way to deal with him was to stand your ground and let him know you're not afraid of him... unfortunately she didn't have the time to relay this to her companions.
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