Aramani- Land of Bounty

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Being delayed did not put Souka in a good mood. Traffic was terrible and even on her bike it was hard to get around it. Twice she was nearly flattened by a car. The drivers obviously had more on their minds then making sure they didn't kill anyone. The bounty hunter felt within her right to shoot the tires of the offending vehicles and teach their owners some respect.

At long last she reached the police station. Not a very impressive building but strong and well kept. The inside was much the same, though she couldn't feel that way about some of officers scurrying about. It wasn't as if they handled much of the big stuff. That was her job.

Up to the next floor, along the corridor, into the police chief's office..."Oh, sorry," said Souka in a low purr, "I didn't realize you were in a meeting." She scanned the small group with her cat-like eyes and scowled. "If I may ask," she continued in a cold tone, "What are you discussing? Surely this lot aren't going to attempt to go after DL?"

The chief had just finished addressing a man wearing a cape, a very odd choice of dress, though she wasn't much on fashion herself. She did catch something about a group that was going to be sent on the mission to take down DL.

Souka's eyes narrowed and she made a noise rather like a cat's growl. "Team? No disrespect intended," that was a lie, "but I don't need a team. And even if I did, I don't think they'd be much help, would they?" The allowed her a scowl to cross her face as she looked around the room.
 
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OOC: Are we allowed to control the chief? 'cause I think the rules said that only NPCs that aren't connected to the police force are fair game. You might want to edit that bit, just incase. :3

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Aerin was about to make another scathing remark as Cali spoke up again, but before he managed to do so, something else had entered the room. The bounty hunter wrinkled his nose slightly, this something smelled like sweat and leather, neither of which were particularly pleasant aromas. What's more, this vaguely female...thing doubled the insult by critisizing the idea of a team. Now Aerin wouldn't really have minded that, were it not for the fact that he was being critisized as a part of the procedure.

"I wouldn't speak so soon if I were you." the bounty hunter remarked in his usual, annoyingly superior tone, "I've got just the solution for your most pressing problem. The showers are located a few floors lower, I really do suggest that you take your time to get acquainted with that particular facility. Oh, and there should be a pharmacy just around the corner, so if you want to get rid of your little...parasite problem..." he smirked at Souka's carefully managed hair at this point, "I'd suggest that you stop by there as well. This place does have certain regulations about hygiene, but if you don't wish to heed them..." he wrinkled his nose, "...then at least do the rest of us the courtesy to go stand downwind." with that he walked - rather demonstratively - further away from the newcomer, "Still, I'm sure you have your uses..." he added sarcastically, "...why your odor alone would probably knock out any bloodhound on our trail."
 
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As soon as the dude with the funky hair had mentioned the whole "peeping" thing, Taiki had been up in arms. His fingers had been digging his jacket pockets in search of the most lethal-feeling weapon he could find in hopes of jamming it up this new annoyance's excuse for a colon. However, before he could react, the room's other occupant had answered back for him, another new bounty hunter arrived, and within seconds a neighbourhood insult match had started, albeit between full-grown adults. Taiki settled himself into his chair. If everyone here could be set at each other's throats this easily, establishing himself as leader might not take too long. Suddenly, a thought struck him. Whipping out his phone, he quickly snapped a picture of each of the room's occupants while they were still arguing, and fed them into the database check. Almost immediately, three files presented themselves. Cackling softly, Taiki immediately opened them, and read the contents, the wheels in his head turning like mad. Returning his gaze to the chief, he managed to speak up over one of the weird-hair dude's scathing insults "Yo, are you actually going to let a couple of B's in on this thing? Sounds a bit dangerous to me."

Growling the chief shook his head. "Rookie, if there's one thing you need to learn, it's to appreciate the gravity of the situation. This guy, DL, if we don't take him down soon, nobody's gonna survive. I have no choice but to send every available operative after him, regardless of rank."

Taiki launched the question then. "In that case, shall I lead them? After all, even if I am a 'peeping tom', I have more experience then any of 'em."

The Chief chuckled, as he shook his head. "No. You know what? I'm leading you all. A job this important needs an expert touch."

Taiki's mouth nearly fell open. The Chief volunteering to go on a dangerous mission in person? It was like a sign of the apocalypse. "Chief, in that case, why don't you go with the tougher bounty hunters, the ones most likely to catch this guy?" he asked, hoping to deter the chief's interference in this mission.

The chief's face split in a grin so wide it made Taiki's lips hurt just to look at it. "Rookie, if I know you, I know that you're going to be either one of my biggest assets," he paused long enough to make Taiki consider if it was a compliment or not before finishing "Or one of my biggest liabilities. I'm here to make sure that you're the one and not the other."

His eyes nearly bulging out of his head, Taiki protested "But-"

"But nothing, rookie," the Chief interrupted, "I'm going and that's final."

OOC: No, you cannot control the chief. The chief is mine. I am the chief. But you can control anyone else, presuming that you don't use them to move the plot ahead. I have a very rigid opening set out, and then I may open it up to include ideas from different roleplayers. Your choice.
 
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OOC: Nyu, ACC...everyone except Taiki is actually B rank, so I'm not sure where that C came from. Also, the chief's being a big meanie for ignoring everything that anyone except Taiki says. :O

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Aerin scoffed as Taiki spoke up and attempted to jockey himself into the leader position by flaunting ranks about. The bounty hunter raised an eyebrow. The way he was talking...surely this clown couldn't be an A rank? He had to stiffle a small laugh at the thought, if someone like that could reach the higher ranks then he had been right in his assumption that the ranking system was completely trivial, further confirming his decision not to bother with that many missions as a good one.

The chief's response was a mixed blessing, on one hand it at least assured that they wouldn't be led around by a bumbling idiot who had unresolved issues with the opposite gender, but on the other hand it pretty much confirmed that there was indeed going to be a they. Still, it seemed like the chief's mind was already made up on the matter.

Aerin sighed in forfeit, "Very well, then." he remarked to the room in general, "Since it seems like we're all stuck with each other, it would seem logical to me - and if you have even half of my common sense you will probably agree with me - that we all learn to know each other by name and ability. After all..." he adjusted his glasses again, "...if this rag-tag band of ours is going to have any chance of survival we need to be able to cover each member's weaknesses and make use of their strengths...whatever those might be for certain people." he took a small pause to let his words sink in, although in part he probably did it just to constrain the bitter words attempting to escape his mouth.

"This being the case..." he continued, "I will, for the benefit of those ignorant enough not to have heard of me, introduce myself. I'm Aerin Kreegon, a prodigy and missile weapon specialist. B rank by own volition. Pleased to meet you all, I'm sure." there was no conviction in the last statement, "Now will the rest of you at least try to behave like civilized, rational people and introduce yourselves? I'm sure I could think of very suitable appelations for you, but people don't seem to take it too well when I do."
 
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OOC: Hmm.... I could've sworn that one of you was a C-Ranker. And the chief isn't ignoring it. He's just thoroughly enjoying the sight of everyone insulting each other and getting insulted. He takes sick pleasure from it. Besides, that post was mostly to move the plot ahead a little.

IC: Taiki groaned. That Aerin guy was as full of himself as the day was long. Still, he was right. It couldn't hurt to introduce himself. Besides, he may as well take the oppurtunity to show off. Lifting himself out of his chair, he adopted as pompous an air as he could think of, puffed out his chest, and shoved his hands into his pockets. "How do you do, Mr. Aerin, sir, I'm Taiki of the sixteen desert sands of the northern end of the world, information gathering and capture specialist. I have no idea why I should care about progidies. And that's the chief. He's almost fifty years old and a specialist in brute strength." he grinned, pointing at the chief, whose veins began to pop out from his brow as Taiki whispered "And between you and me, that's all he can do."
 
I'd relaxed again as the Cheif ignored me and answered the first guys' question. A new girl came in, you could definatley tell she'd done a lot of work to get here. And of course, the pompous guy in front of me had to say msomething about her. 'Can't he just leave people alone?!' I heaved a heavy sigh to show my annoyance. Then the other guy, the first one who was here, tried to put himself in the postion of leader all ready. 'Guys are so arrognant!

'Oh boy! Here we go again!' I thought as I heard Aerin go on about himslef, saying that he was a prodigy. 'He just can't shut up!' Lex was standing behind me, listening to eveyone talk, I could that she as well thought the same thing I did. When I turned to look at her, her expression changed from annoyance to a smile, trying to cheer me up.

"Well then, I guess I'll go next." I said as I turned to look at everyone standing in the room. "My name's Cali Capreno. I'm a B rank hunter and a speacialist in close up weapons. Such as swords, blades, ect." I said as I motioned at the blades on my arms. "I don't like to fight to much, I like to get the job done quick and get it over with. Oh and Aerin, sorry about earlier, I admit that was my fault and I'll try to control it." I said, turning to the bounty hunter, with an emphasis on try. "The woman behind me is my adoptive mother, Lex." I said as she stepped forward and nodded at each of them. "Nice to meet you all!" I said as I leanded back against the wall.
 
OOC: Meow? *looks at rules* Oopsie. *attacks post with edit bat*

Souka allowed one lip to curl, revealing her canines as she listened to the guy called Aerin throw out every smart remark he could before the chief nosed his way in. The scowl did not disappear as she listened to the other guy, Taiki, introduce himself. Sixteen deserts, wow this guy is certainly full of himself. The lot of them are. 'Cept for her, her red eyes turned on the only other female in the room. For some reason this bounty hunter was accompanied by her mother.

"I see no obvious reason to reveal my name," Souka purred, moving her head so that the red streak moved out of her face. "I am not interested in being civilized," she hissed the word, "as I'm sure your definition of the word doesn't count for much. Still, if you think it'll help you survive in some way, I suppose I could tell you."

She allowed a pause as she considered whether or not to give them her full name, then decided there was no harm in it. It didn't matter, they would probably get themselves killed later. "Kyohaku Musouka, or just Souka if you'd like. Specialist in long range weaponry, aka guns, and well enough off in short range combat. B rank bounty hunter, same as most of you, though undoubtedly more skilled."
 
"Jeez, I have to be here with every stuck-up, full of him or herself son of a moth-eaten Armania in three countries." the Chief groaned, rolling his eyes. "So let's see what we've got here." his eyes surveyed the room, before they lit on Aerin. "A rich boy with a superiority complex and a Garagana knife that he probably uses about as often as I take a shower," turning to Souka, "A garagana society reject produced as the result of a probable affair between some lovestruck Garagana reject male and an Armania female under the influence of alcohol," to Cali, "A little girl who thinks that blades on your arms are the coolest things ever," and finally to Taiki, "And an immature peeping tom rookie who thinks that just because he's the top-ranker here he can stoop to annoy me. Now that I know who you all are, I'm going to ask you to please shut up about yourselves and start making nice, before I have to rip your faces off. And I mean all of you." he finished, shooting a very pointed glare at Taiki and Aerin, the former of whom flushed with anger.

"Hey, what did I-" Taiki began, before the chief, moving with a speed that belied his age, zipped behind him and clamped a hand over his mouth. Struggling frantically, Taiki made the mistake of instinctively activating his chain. A short, metal spike attached to a long, thin chain zoomed from the palm of his hand directly into the open eyehole of one of the masks on the side of the wall. Mentally, Taiki breathed a sigh of relief. He and the chief's stuff had a bad track record- he had once been hung out the window because he had broken a mask while bragging about his latest capture- and it wouldn't help his relationship with the temperamental Garagana at all if another pricless artifact was lost.

"Now," the chief finished, releasing Taiki's mouth, "We all have a job to do. If everyone would please step towards the elevator, we can begin."
 
As an initial reaction, Aerin would have snapped back at the chief with a witty retort - superiority complex? What an absurd thought, just because he carried himself with some dignity - but fortunately for him, Taiki managed to provoke the garagna first, effectively proving that perhaps aggrevating him further would not have been a very smart move on his part.

The bounty hunter gave his leader-to-be an apraising look. Despite the chief's blunt fighting style and atrocious disregard for personal hygiene, he did seem to have something to his name to move with such speed. Also, his insults - Aerin had to grudginly admit - had a certain...flair to them. One could hardly accuse the garagna of verbal agility or excess of wit, but what he lacked in those areas he made up for with blunt insulting power. While Aerin's brand of insulting was - metaphorically speaking - like a multitude of sharp needles, the chief's bore closest resemblance to a large sledge hammer, and he didn't seem to mind weilding it either.

'Well, then...' Aerin thought for himself, 'At least we have someone semi-tolerable in this group.' his glance shifted across the group, 'Fine, perhaps even two.' he added grudgingly. Despite her unbelievably chidlish behaviour and lack of intelligent conversation, this...Cali seemed to have some inkling of manners, at least enough to admit being in the wrong. At any rate, she was certainly more tolerable than cat-girl - imagine, thinking that learning to pull a trigger made you a missile weapon specialist - or 'Taiki of the curious eyes and ever-running mouth'.

Aerin nodded approvingly in response to the chief's suggestion to finally get something done, wisely keeping his mouth shut for a change as he walked into the elevator, hoping that no-one of questionable hygiene would end up next to him.
 
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