[Professor Jay]

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PROFESSOR BLEU JAY

WC: 855

TWC: 855

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It was a rather beautiful day.

Latest of winter, early spring. Still a bit cool. But most of the snow had long melted away. They were in the forests that surrounded the school. Jay breathed out and then in again. In his mind could picture the days when this was his training ground as well. The large trees were good for climbing, for tracking, and for wilderness fighting. This was the kind of environment that a huntsman was most natural.

The trees were tall, ranging in height from 15 to 20 meters (50 - 65 ft), perfect as the more athletic of the students would see, for climbing. Branches came lower at varying heights, allowing the perfect perches and rest for lookouts and jump attacks. The branches had varying degrees of green on them, but there was still enough to provide a good among of cover.

He had led the class to a small path and clearing that was just before the forest, today was going to be an on-field experience.

He cleared his throat, gathering his class to attention.

“Hello everyone! Good afternoon! Nice to see all of you who decided to make it to class on this fine Spring day! Hope we didn’t leave anyone behind back at the Academy… Hehe.” Tipping his fedora to the students, he gave a bit of a laugh to lighten to the mood. “Well, welcome everyone to your Grim Hunting Class! Eh, that’s not really the name for it, but you get what I mean. Today, we’re not actually hunting Grimm though, so sorry about that. They wouldn’t let me around the cages for some reason or another.”

He gave another chuckle, before waving his hand. From his scroll, he projected a large viewing screen for all the students to see. It was a gridded map of the large section of the forest. A large number of dots were concentrated near a corner square.

“Today class, we’re going to be playing hide and seek!” He made the announcement with another big smile. There were a few expected looks of confusion from the small crowd, but Jay had really expected that. He then went on to explain the rules of this game. “It’s a little bit different from the kind of hide and seek you’re probably used to, but the basics are the same. A group of four students will be given a twenty-second headstart to go hide somewhere in the forest. One student, designated the Seeker, will then go searching for them! Once the tags a Hider then the Hider is obligated to help them find the others! The game continues until the timer runs out or until all Hiders are found.” Those were the basics, really all it was was hide and seek with a bit of a huntsmen twist. With another wave of his hand, the timer showed on the screen that would eventually start its countdown once the game began.

“Now, remember kids, I’ll be watching.” The screen showed several live-feed cameras, all showing different areas of the forest. Most of them were tree shots of branches and the foliage below, however, there was an area that seemed to be made of old stone walls and pillars, two walls to be exact, with some broken pillars around them. Relics of some forgotten past? Perhaps also a good hiding place. “The usual combat rules apply here. No use of lethal force. Weapons and combat are allowed, but a Hider is considered ‘tagged’ if they make physical contact with a Seeker or if a Seeker hits you with a bullet or other projectile. Now, the ammo allowed are blanks so it's going to hurt a lot but just walk it off and you should be fine without your aura shattering.” He paused for a few chuckles to sound out of his audience. “Now, if you’re a Hider and are spotted, but can somehow escape without getting caught then, by all means, you’re free to run away and continue hiding.” He looked around to his students, wondering if any caught the idea of challenge in his voice. Perhaps some kids could surprise him with their abilities, perhaps some not.

Many students would have already realized, this wasn’t just a game. It was a practice of strategy, tracking and hiding, but most of all hunting. It was an experience of both being the hunter and the prey.

“Okay, first group up!”

On the projected screen five names and five pictures would display for all to see who would come to play first.

Qiu'li

Rosario Rosada

Nikolas Burzanov

Caelum Ashworth

“And let’s see who’s ‘it?’”

A final name and picture appeared on the screen, a Faunus girl.

Niraya Platinum.

Jay crossed his arms, motioning for the five of them to all step up. He nodded once to the group, before flashing another signature smile. “Alright boys, get ready for your headstart. Find a good place to hide to give Miss Platinum a challenge, huh?”

He looked ahead, tipping his fedora one last time. The timer on the main screen showed 20.

It was time for the game to begin!

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The Map

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Basic Rules:

• Each square is a 5x5 m square.
• There red light boundary markers that mark the area and contain it entirely, no going outside the boundaries.
• The Trees range in height from 15-20 m. Yes, you can climb the trees if you are able.
• Rounds subject to be cut short if Seekers find all Hiders
• No lethal force is allowed.
• Jay will be monitoring all students via hidden cameras/drones.
• EVERYONE Begins on the square L3 for the first post (highlighted square).
• Please keep track of where you are, as in posting your square number (A1, B2, C3 etc) at the end of your post, if not, I’ll say where you are
• However, please AVOID METAGAMING if you are a seeker and looking for the hiders.
• Students IN CHARACTER do not have a map of the area with them, but at the beginning of the game a map of the area will be shown.
• Hiders are given a 20-second headstart before the Seeker can start looking for them.

For this FIRST ROUND ONLY. All designated hiders are allowed to post now for their headstart! Niraya must wait until all the other hiders post in the first round before they are allowed to post. After this round, there is no designated post order.

As this is a class thread, all characters receive a 20% increase in stats gained!

Let’s have fun and play hide and seek!

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[Qiu'li]

[attr="class","popqiu"] ❝May the crimson leaves show me the path I must follow.❞ wc: 745 | twc: 745 Qiu'li

[attr="class","qiutext"] A game of the hunter and the hunted. Not necessarily a game that Qiu'li had played before, but something he was all too familiar with growing up. He's learned how to run, how to hide, and how to avoid a fight when the odds were against him. If anything, he takes a bit of pride in his ability to traverse the forests much like how he did in Forever Fall. There was no shame in running if it meant one's own survival, especially for Qiu'li whose mostly had to rely on himself since Satotta wasn't the kind to budge in terms of leeway. His wounds have mostly healed up since the last combat event, and he had toughened up considerably since then, so he can take a bit more of a hit now than last time. Qiu'li looked to his right and saw Rosario here too. Huh. If he looked his way, Qiu'li would merely nod in acknowledgement before observing his surroundings. Tall, dense forests with trees that extend beyond his range of height travel. Regardless, this was in his element. Glancing over at Niraya. He began to think. A Faunus was definitely skilled in tracking, to say the least. Their keen senses and physical capabilities gave them an advantage over normal people, though that was no excuse for a Huntsman-to-be. As soon as they were given the green-light, Qiu'li would start sprinting forward immediately right into the thickets of the forest. Based on the map that the professor had shown prior, there was a set of ruins in the far end, though hiding in the ruins wasn't exactly a desirable strategy to Qiu'li. There would most likely be in either an open area, or a highly suspicious area to draw traffic. Instead, he opted for a vantage point near them for Qiu'li to watch while remaining relatively hidden. Since the farther he went in, the thicker the forest trees were clumped together, Qiu'li began taking to jumping onto the trees and kicking off them to gain some height to avoid the large roots below. Using his acrobatic abilities, Qiu'li would progressively gain height by running/jumping up the surrounding tress until he was at the higher branches (around 12 meters or so) and proceeded onward. This did two things: First, it prevented any Seekers from trying to track him through the ground such as footprints since he was on the trees, and second, tracking him made it more difficult since Qiu'li kept most of the wildlife below relatively undisturbed, further covering his tracks. Of course looking up at the trees would be an obvious tactic for Niraya, the Seeker, though good luck observing each and every tree spanning the entire cut-off area within the alloted time. Even then, Qiu'li had a decent escape plan through the trees, meaning that they would have to rely on ranged attacks to get him. In addition, one would expect someone that used the trees to travel to be at the top, though Qiu'li avoided climbing to the top of the 15-20 meter tall trees. Remaining at the 10 meter mark prevented anyone with an aerial view from seeing him, and prevent those at the ground level from easily reaching him. Due to his ability to traverse such landscapes easily, Qiu'li made it to his destination within the allotted time for Hiders. Though he was panting a bit by the time he reached the spot, Qiu'li had some energy to spare. At about 10 meters up into the trees, Qiu'li hid among the branch leaves. Removing Longtou, he would strike the tree and embed it into the trunk directly behind him. This would prevent unnecessary noise if he decided to move and also could serve as a distraction of sorts. For now, Qiu'li would turn back and listen around him for any sound of abnormal movement. Broken branches, heavy breathing, the sound of weapons clanging or equipment shifting around. He was ready for even the slightest change that indicated that he was being followed. Though the important thing was to remain calm. Even if someone were to show up below at the tree, he was high enough for hardly anyone to tell. They would have to either have extremely good eyesight or someone manage to pick the one tree out of all the trees in this forest that he was hiding in and look for him. (Qiu'li is currently stationed 10 meters up a tree located in F-19)

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Fènnù (+Strength +Agility +Projectile Sword Beam) | Rank E
Lóngtóu and Panlong | Rank F
Falling Ashes (Leap) | Rank F
Weapon Proficiency I (Martial Arts) | Rank F
Resilience of the Crimson Oaks I (Durability) | Rank F
Dance of the Wild Winds II (Acrobatics) | Rank E

[Caelum Ashworth]

Playing hide and seek was definitely not what Caelum expected to do out in the wilderness as a class assignment. But still, here he was, standing beside four other students, ready to go and... play, of all things.

When their teacher escorted them to the outskirts of the school, he fully expected either a randomly paired sparring match, or a survival training. But their teacher’s joking manner and lighthearted words proved him wrong, and the announcement of the exact nature of the class was met with a confused silence. At least Caelum could say he was rather confused.

Their teacher seemed to be easygoing about what they had to do here, and although Caelum had his suspicions, he did not expect this class to be anything dangerous or overly complicated. The rules were rather simple, easy to follow, even if the slightly mischievous, nearly challenging glance from Bleu Jay suggested otherwise. Caelum straightened his blue button-up shirt and his necktie in thought, others might have mistaken it as a nervous tick. As he lowered his arms, his, fingers brushed against Luna and Solis, secure and harmless in their holsters at his thighs.

Hide and seek, huh? He haven’t played it since he was ten years old. But despite it being masked by a children’s game, he could perfectly see the point behind it. Tracking, hiding and running were all things useful to have some experience of either in the wild, or when dealing with bandits, so after the initial confusion evaporated, he finally found the chance for tactical learning behind it.

Once the designated roles were announced, Caelum had to realize he knew nearly nothing of the participants. But that would be fine. That meant they likely knew nothing about him either, which was a possibility to turn this game to his advantage whether he managed to stay as a Hider or ended up becoming a Seeker. Looking at the other students, it was quickly obvious they probably had a mixed bag of abilities, if even the manner of their stature and any visible weapons were an indicator. The obviously most unique one was the girl among them. He found it somewhat hilarious that a faunus girl would end up chasing four boys through the forest for a start. There was an innuendo in there somewhere, and Caelum shook his head to chase away the thought.

Once they were given the go to start, Caelum headed toward the north-east right away taking note of where the rest of the students headed to for future reference. On the map, the pillars and stone walls seemed to be the place that picked his curiosity most, although he considered it a horrible hiding place for a Hider. And so he set his general goal to be in that direction, but slightly more toward the west.

For the start, he ran on the forest floor, stepping and leaping over roots, bushes and uneven surface. He found little point in activating his semblance right from the start, and although he had confidence, he decided it was better to reserve his energy for later. The first few moments were as uneventful as he expected it to be, only his breathing and the rustling of leaves were to be heard as he stepped on the ground. The map was nothing hard to remember, it had less details than the blueprints his father made back in the days. For now, it barely had any relevance for him anyway, as his sole purpose was to get away from the Seeker, the faunus girl.

Ever since he started running, he counted the seconds to know when the Seeker will enter into the play. They were given a twenty seconds  headstart, which would end in about three seconds.

Two.

One.

After four more seconds, he grabbed a lower branch of the nearest tree to climb up, still seeing no point in activating his semblance for such an easily achievable task. Once he was high enough to have the branches somewhat hide him from easy view, about ten meters high, he took a moment to catch his breath. He thanked for all the work he had been used to doing up until then, but a short run with his top speed for twenty seconds was not as tiring as it could have been if he was less trained. He intended to wait on higher ground for a few more seconds before moving along, finding a new spot further away if he saw and heard no movement nearby.

They were only told to go and hide in the forest, but no one said he couldn’t move around while hiding. Caelum had no intention to stay in one place, unless he managed to find a completely secure area, which was highly doubtful in this environment. However, first, he wanted to make sure he was not the one to be the first discovered. He saw the map, and he remembered the cameras. If their Seeker had any common sense, she would use the map at their starting point as an advantage, but Caelum did not wish to give himself up to her easily.

He just hoped this class will not turn out to be a big waste of time.

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Professor Jay Qiu'li Nikolas Burzanov Rosario Rosada Niraya Platinum
Landed on D-8. Yes, he is on sadface tile. “D8” He intends to move soon though, so he won’t stay there for long.

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heaven's tracker - speed + flight - rank e
luna & solis weapon - rank f
windstep style martial arts - rank f
stamina - rank f

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[Nikolas Burzanov]

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Nikolas' first reaction to learning the class activity was a frown. Hide and Seek? He could see the tactical value of learning from such a game but... He wasn't really the stealthy type. The fact that the aim of this class was to hide was definitely to Nikolas' disadvantage. He had some experience in tracking and hunting without being noticed, as he had employed such tactics against Grimm, but they were rudimentary at best. He usually would only stalk until he was close enough to rush them. His Semblance was completely useless in this regard, unless the Seeker engaged him, which would turn it into his favour if he could utilize it properly. But unless that happened, he was at a disadvantage. Especially with his shock of white hair, pale skin and black and white clothing. Camouflage was not something that would be viable for him.[break][break]

He took stock of his fellow classmates now that the teacher announced who'd be hiding and who'd be seeking. He saw the other three boys, but didn't pay much attention to them. He did, however, study the Faunus girl a bit more, seeing as she was the seeker. He grimaced. She was a Faunus, so she had an even bigger advantage at finding them. Nikolas had to come up with a plan, and fast. He was smart, quick thinking but tactics wasn't something he usually employed. Most of his previous experiences mostly involved rushing his opponents and beating them down at close range. So what could he do?[break][break]

He supposed it was a good thing he hadn't smoked today, so there was no telltale sign of tobacco to give him away by smell alone. However, he did have a pack of it in his pocket. It wouldn't raise any smell alarms, but he suddenly got an idea. And then, the timer started. Twenty seconds? He had to act fast.[break][break]

He sprinted into the forest, loosely heading in the direction another hider had run towards, stopping once he broke visual contact with the starting place. He brought out his pack of cigarettes and the lighter, quickly opening it and lighting the few durries within, before popping the lighter into the pack to give it weight and closing it. And, then, he turned and flung the smoking pack as hard as he could in a random direction, which happened to be towards the direction that Qiu'li had gone. Hopefully the Faunus would be misled by the smell of the burning tobacco. There was no risk of fire either, as the forest was green and wet. As soon as he had thrown the pack, he wasted a few seconds thinking. He wasn't good at hiding at all, so his best chance of winning this would be to have the others be caught first. He contemplated following one of them and sabotaging their hiding attempts, but decided to play it clean instead. So, instead, he'd hide where people would least expect; not too far from the starting point, and the direction that seemed like the worst idea.[break][break]

He began to run, lightly so he didn't leave footprints, away from the others as well as the pack he had thrown, keeping behind visual cover. He mentally counted down the timer as he ran through the forest, and once his mental count came down to 5 seconds, he drew his large cross-spear, Stahlblesk, and hid behind the trunk of a thick tree. He then waited, stilling himself to silence, holding his spear parallel with his body so it would also be hidden behind the tree. He waited for any noise of the seeker, or another hider, approaching. If anyone came close, his best chance would be to attack them rather than hide, taking advantage of the element of surprise in his ambush to be able to disorient and disable anyone and give himself a chance to run and hide somewhere else. As he waited, he wondered what would happen if the seeker was disabled, either by him or another hider. Lethal Force wasn't permitted, but surely combat could lead to the defeat of the seeker. What would happen then?[break][break]

Only one way to find out, it seemed, as Nikolas contented himself to silently hide and wait. [break][break]


[ Nikolas is currently hiding behind the large tree on square M-16. The pack of cigarettes he threw landed in H-12. ]

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[Rosario Rosada]

"Let's have some fun while we still can, huh honey?"

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Oh, hide and seek?

Ros yawned, and here he thought that out in the middle of the woods it’s be a good time for a beat down. He leaned back, listening to the basic description being drowned in his head. Wait.. this wasn’t really hide and seek as it was more like, tag? If you were spotted, you still had a chance to get away. Sounded like a pretty fun game, chasing around his fellow students in the woods.

He looked over to his fellow hiders. There was the raven-haired straight Samurai. Smokey the brooding Storm King. And Cupcake. All guys. Not as fun. But oh? Their seeker was the faunus girl, Sparky! Ros smirked, giving a wave to the fair haired foxy lady. She was cute, but not really his type. He rested his hand back on the hilt of his sword, which was sheathed on his right side. Of course, he was only limited to blank bullets and apparently… engaging in combat meant you were tagged? So, the only choice was that if you were a hider was to run.

And moments later, the Blue Bird was saying that it was time to get up and skedaddle.

Ros stood there, yawning again. Boy, was he tired and it was only the afternoon. It was really only the best time for a nap. He stayed behind, letting the rest of his fellow hiders trudge off through the trees. Perhaps a few of the remaining students would have looked on in confusion, wondering why the Hider wasn’t taking advantage of his given headstart. Seconds ticked by, the rest of the boys were already gone, and Rosario still remained behind. Ros adjusted his black beanie on his head, the fringe of his pink hair messily poked out beneath.

And then the timer reached zero and Rosario hadn’t moved his spot at all. The pink haired young man swung his head over to the Faunus girl, humming along a tune that he had heard from her and for some reason now had stuck in his head.

“Yo Sparky! Let’s get this over with, in a game of cat and mouse, I’d rather be the cat than the mouse.” He lifted his hands, shrugging to surrender, winking with neon yellow eyes. The Faunus would be amiss to simply let an easy target get away. There wasn’t any rules that said he couldn’t just let himself be tagged. So what if it was playing dirty? Ros liked to spice things up whenever he could. Perhaps this meant they were teammates? Ros didn’t really care to work together, he just wanted to have a little fun of his own desire.

And so he waited for the girl to tag him because that was only option she would have.

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Weapon: F-Rank, Sakura no Kaze
Semblance: E-Rank Clone
Abilities: F-Rank Swordsmanship, F-Rank Agility
Location: [L-3] - Has not moved from the starting spot

WC 463 || TWC 463
Niraya Platinum Qiu'li Caelum Ashworth Nikolas Burzanov

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[Niraya Platinum]

Niraya Platinum
When snow falls, Nature listens.

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She arrived a bit later than the others as she was stocking up on some dust. When she arrived Jay told them that it was a game of hide and seek and rolls out the list of hiders. Niraya was the seeker. Niraya sighs she didn't really want to go first as she was not confident in her ability to hunt people down in this dense environment.

The teacher reveals the map they were to be using and several red dots. Niraya noticed one blue dot either meant where Jay was, or that was seeker indicators. Jay begins the countdown a the others take off. well, all but one of them did. Niraya watches the map studying the distance and speed the others were covering, and notices Ros just standing there. Niraya sighs and gets ready.

She notices most of the dots went towards the ruins on the map. She plans here route through the jungle wanting to get to the ruin and begin her search. She counts down the time till she could go. All the while Ros was standing there not doing anything. He didn't seem intrested in this exercise. When the timer hit zero she runs past Ros and hits him in the groin with her sheath. A clear sign of niraya calling him a dick.

She charges through the underbrush slowly working her way through to the ruins. She kept an eye up towards the trees some hint of someone being there. Qui'li was always ontop of something when she encounters him so more than likely he was up in a tree somewhere. When she arrived at the ruins she takes a look around before going in a direction to keep looking.

(Niraya is searching the area near F-14)

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[Qiu'li]

[attr="class","popqiu"] ❝May the crimson leaves show me the path I must follow.❞ wc: 260 | twc: 1005 Qiu'li

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Fènnù (+Strength +Agility +Projectile Sword Beam) | Rank E
Lóngtóu and Panlong | Rank F
Falling Ashes (Leap) | Rank F
Weapon Proficiency I (Martial Arts) | Rank F
Resilience of the Crimson Oaks I (Durability) | Rank F
Dance of the Wild Winds II (Acrobatics) | Rank E

[Professor Jay]

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PROFESSOR BLEU JAY

WC: 393

TWC: 1248

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And so the game began. As the timer set down its time, Jay watched as each of the students went off into the woods.

Qiu’li jumped first. Jay could recall that this would be agame most suited for the young man. Having grown up in the forrest of Forever Fall, his most unconventional background would be his strong suit.

Caelum followed quickly behind, perhaps of the Hiders, his semblance would prove most useful. Flight, in a varied capability. A perfect to get away, after all, it was required that hiders needed to be tagged though either physical contact or through a blank ammo bullet. This wasn’t necessarily a test of combat, it was a test of hunting as most huntsmen needed that skill.

Nikolas was something of a wild card in this round. His semblance wasn’t well suited for the needs of hiding or seeking, but maybe he would just be forced to become a bit more creative.

But as the first three boys made off into the forest, there was one notably left behind. Professor Jay looked to Rosario but said little else, if this was how the young man wanted to play the game, he had little reason to say no.

The timer was up.

And yes, that was how Rosario Rosada wanted to play the game, which really wasn’t at all. He winced a bit at how Niraya would essentially tag the pink haired young man but he didn’t say that was really against the rules either. He sighed, thinking that youth was something he, fortunately, didn’t have.

He watched as Niraya went off into the woods, her marker now glowing the color of her aura. The rest of the dots of the screen glowed the same color of their respective student’s auras, a lighter turquoise for Caelum, a crimson red for Qiu’li, white for Nik, and pink for Rosario. Most of the hiders and the seeker were on the eastern side of the map, with Caelum being the most western of the students, save for Rosario still near the starting point.

Jay observed the movements, just as expected, Qiu’li was taking the high road of literally being in the branches of the trees. The other two went off in opposite directions while Niraya actually seemed closest to Qiu’li himself.

Just where would they end up heading off to now?

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OOC

SPOILER: Click to show

The Map + Current Positions of Students and Seeker!

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Basic Rules:

• Each square is a 5x5 m square.
• There red light boundary markers that mark the area and contain it entirely, no going outside the boundaries.
• The Trees range in height from 15-20 m. Yes, you can climb the trees if you are able.
• Rounds subject to be cut short if Seekers find all Hiders
• No lethal force is allowed.
• Jay will be monitoring all students via hidden cameras/drones.
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• Please keep track of where you are, as in posting your square number (A1, B2, C3 etc) at the end of your post, if not, I’ll say where you are
• However, please AVOID METAGAMING if you are a seeker and looking for the hiders.
• Students IN CHARACTER do not have a map of the area with them, but at the beginning of the game a map of the area will be shown.

Please wait until Jay posts at the end of a round to signal a new round!

Begin, Round 2!

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[Rosario Rosada]

"Let's have some fun while we still can, huh honey?"

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Ros was ready for the Faunus girl to come to him. He smiled casually as Sparky came toward him with her sheathe at the ready. She was short, but a dick punch? Boy was that a low blow. It was a good thing that Ros wasn’t just going to let such an easy thing happen.

Neon eyes glowed with a bright light as he a pink aura immediately surrounded the area in just front of him. A pink silhouette was only there for a moment until it solidified into a true clone as Rosario took a fast step backward. An easy hit was met with an easy dodge and it was that clone that Niraya would take action against. The clone would dissipate moments later as it stood there and received the hit.

“Haha, Sparky, didn’t know you were so spicy?” He waved as the Fox Faunus as she went off into the woods. He laid his hand on his beanie as he casually walked over to the professor and the big screen that held all the markers on it. He could feel Jay’s eyes on him, but he just casually waved back in an off brand salute. “Hey, Prof, just taking advantage of my resources here. Since I’m a Seeker and all!” He winked, taking a quick glance at the current positions. It seemed like Niraya was headed off in an area that had two people nearby her, but then there was the Storm King off in the more Eastern corner.

Ah, Smoker.

Ros knew he just had to say hi.

“Thanks Prof!” Backing away with a new spring in his step, Rosario went jogging towards the east.

He was making okay time, he could run fast, but he wasn’t really the fastest sprinter around. The forrest terrain also made it somewhat difficult to keep a straight path. Storm King was smart too, as Rosario looked down, he couldn’t make out tracks in the dirt. Running through the forest, Rosario had to smile and he even laughed aloud, making as much noise as he pleased as his feet crunched on leaves below him. He casually drew Sakura, holding the main blade in his left hand while he held its sheath in a reverse form grip. Sure, tagging someone also meant shooting them and hitting nice, but Ros didn’t like such an easy way to take down a target.

Plus his marksmanship skills were less than to be desired. If he didn’t have an easy shot, there was no point in taking one. Sometimes, it was just fun to take the high road.

“Haha! Come on and play boys! Sometimes a guy just wants to have fun!”

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Weapon: F-Rank, Sakura no Kaze
Semblance: E-Rank Clone
Abilities: F-Rank Swordsmanship, F-Rank Agility
Location: [L-13] - Ros has moved and is running directly East to search for Nik.

WC 447 || TWC 910
Qiu'li Nikolas Burzanov Niraya Platinum Caelum Ashworth

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[Caelum Ashworth]

As the Hiders scattered to get far away from their faunus Seeker, Caelum only had a short moment to look back and see where the rest of the students headed to. Two others went toward the west, while another one, strangely enough, stayed where they started out. This one was an oddity that made Caelum curious, and he had to wonder if this one either wanted a fight specifically, or was already bored of the game itself, uncooperative as he was. It could mean two things: one person was either out of the game completely, or they had two people to hide from right from the start. Neither seemed too appealing, but one was at least a more fun option.

Up on the tree where he originally hid from the Seeker, Caelum leaned his back against the trunk as he listened to every sound around him. He knew he had no chance to outsmart the sight and hearing of a faunus, but he would still try to stay as quiet and stealthy as possible even with his tall bodybuild that is unfit for such task. He closed his eyes for a bit to listen more intently, but opened it again when obscuring one sense barely enhanced the other. He is better off seeing instead of only relying on his ears.

Leaning forward, he checked one side of the tree trunk, the area below him, and then turned toward the other end. Aside from a few birds, he heard nothing, no approaching footsteps or any unnatural sound that had nothing to do with the forest itself. The smell of tobacco did not reach him either. After about one or two minutes of nothing, he assumed that the Seeker chose to chase someone else for the start.

He went with his original plan to move. First he hopped down to the soft ground under, then hurried forward more toward the west. He knew the borders were getting close to him if he was right about his own position from the little he remembered of the map. He went from one tree trunk to another, touching them, looking around them and stopping from time to time to listen more. From that point on, he had no idea where the rest of the students were. He only saw where the three other Hiders started out towards, but that was about as much of an indicator as watching a cloaked jet on a radar. Not too useful after five minutes had passed.

Once he considered his position to be comfortably away from where he hid before, he climbed another tree to get on higher ground. He still found it to be best to hide among the branches and the few leaves, especially with the advantage his semblance provided him in mid-air.

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Professor Jay Qiu'li Nikolas Burzanov Rosario Rosada Niraya Platinum
Relocated to C-4. Explosive!

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heaven's tracker - speed + flight - rank e
luna & solis weapon - rank f
windstep style martial arts - rank f
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[Nikolas Burzanov]

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heroes die with honor i'm no hero

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He waited with the stillness, silence and patience of a man who had long hunted Grimm. He knew how to throw his senses out to detect disturbances, rudimentary knowledge of awareness for things out of his sight. The sounds of leaves rustling in light wind above him, the canopy flush with hundreds of hues of viridian. The sounds of birds calling and singing in various parts of the forest, his own personal coal canary everywhere. And, speaking of coal canaries... [break][break]

The birds seemed to stop singing towards the West, the direction he had come from. Meaning that someone was moving in that direction, towards him. His ears strained, waiting to hear the sounds to announce the arrival of the seeker, or another hider. He heard a familiar voice calling out, belonging to Rosario, but he didn't let it distract him. The person approaching him could be someone else entirely. [break][break]

The birds on the tree above fell silent, or began to make different noises of alarm, and thats when Nikolas knew. He didn't waste time, instantly exploding into motion, moving around the tree as he swung his massive weapon in an arc. It wasn't meant to hit whoever had approached him, but instead, the edge of the blade would skim the ground in front of the intruder, leaving a furrow, which would definitely startle most people into jumping back a few feet. Nikolas didn't wait to see that though, as right after his attack, he also jumped back, creating distance, his silver eyes focusing on who he was facing. [break][break]

He frowned as he entered a stance, identifying the person who had come to look for him. "I was expecting a fox, and instead found a flamingo." He said, one corner of his lips curling in humor. He didn't exit his stance, however, remaining ready to strike or dodge in case Rosario attacked. "What's your story, Rosada? Did you get found, or are you just fucking with me?" He said, before spinning the spear around, entering another stance, the spear aimed diagonally down as he turned his body to the side, one foot forward and one foot back. A stance that was a prelude to a lunge or charge or defence against a charge. "Either way, I suggest you find somewhere else to be." He said, all traces of humor gone from his voice, which was now neutral. [break][break]


[ Nikolas is currently standing off against Rosario Rosada near the big tree, himself standing at L14.]

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[Niraya Platinum]

Niraya Platinum
When snow falls, Nature listens.

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Niraya had her sheathed blade at the ready. She examines the nearby forest unsure where the targets were at this point she examines the treetops expecting to see Qui'li pretending to be a coconut or something. but the forest was pretty dense this time of year and she doesn't see anything at her current position. Suddenly her ears catch something. a soft thud from behind her and rustling. She quickly darts towards the sound which was too the west.

She catches a glimpse of something large moving through the bushes. well larger than a critter at least. She doesn't announce her presence right away but focuses on the target in front of her. Once she understood its movements she then fires several ice shards in the general direction of the figure as she charges forward. Her ice armor taking a minute to form in the warm day but the ice she was launching was solid enough to chip away at trees.

The person knew she was there now. "Give up and I promise not to leave a mark!" She figured the figure wouldn't stop so she gets a little creative. not sure if it would count but maybe it could slow them down. She fires a shot at a high angle and waits for a bit fore firing a second shot. the high angle shot was roughly above the fleeing figure when he second shot hit it raining down ice everywhere. She couldn't tell if the figure was hit by her volleys or not from this distance.

↺ + HK

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[Professor Jay]

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PROFESSOR BLEU JAY

WC: 519

TWC: 1767

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Well, things were taking a slightly different turn.

It began with Rosario refusing to play by the rules. Not that there was a rule that stated he had to take advantage of his twenty-second headstart. Jay smiled back, but perhaps a large sweatdrop could be seen on his head. When he came up with the idea, he expected most everyone to follow. Wasn’t that natural of students to listen to their teachers?

Rosario was simply… different.

Regardless, Niraya took advantage of the situation and tagged him. Or at least, she would attempt. In the end, Rosario seemed to dodge her attack via using a clone and also essentially save himself from a rather painful experience. The young man came up to Jay just moments later, apparently calling himself a ‘Seeker. ‘

Jay tipped his hat, at once playing along with the student’s jest. The audience they had seemed to watch the exchange with a curious indifference, but Jay only shrugged his smile suddenly as easy as it usually was.

“If you so wish, Mister Rosada.”

Together they watched the movements of the students that had gone out, but soon enough the pink haired youth discerned his own target. Nikolas? Jay simply watched him go. He supposed he couldn’t keep track of every relationship among his students, but at least it meant they were interacting with each other? Was that under the pretense of good interactions or not? He couldn’t really answer himself.

Well, that left the other three. Caelum was still off in his own section, still headed north by northwest, his glowing turquoise dot moving rather fast. If he kept it up perhaps he could get through the whole runtime without being caught. Jay watched as a viewing screen showed the young man run through the woods. He didn’t have much to worry about… until Niraya came on the screen as well.

The Faunus was mostly in the general area of Qiu’li, who had taken refuge in the trees, but that also meant she had been close enough to perhaps catch a glimpse of the moving Caelum. The first shots had been fired, but it didn’t appear they had hit. The Faunus girl was more concerned over a student hiding in the canopy, did she discern that there was one there? Jay looked to another angle, Qiu’li was indeed up in the trees, hiding around a trunk… but it didn’t appear that Niraya was at an angle to see him. However, if the young foreigner would have decided to move, it would prove difficult not to escape the Faunus’s view.

Niraya shot more random ice shards into the air, attempting to draw the hider out… But now, how would Qiu’li escape?

Meanwhile, in the Southern part of the forest, Rosario and Nikolas were having their standoff. The white-haired youth was adamant about confronting Rosario himself, apparently. Nikolas wasn’t exactly a troublemaker, but Jay knew that he and Rosario were on opposite ends of the spectrum when it came to personality. Now, what an interesting fight that would be.

And Jay was nothing but a fly on the wall.

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OOC

SPOILER: Click to show

The Map + Current Positions of Students and Seeker!

SPOILER: Click to show

Basic Rules:

• Each square is a 5x5 m square.
• There red light boundary markers that mark the area and contain it entirely, no going outside the boundaries.
• The Trees range in height from 15-20 m. Yes, you can climb the trees if you are able.
• Rounds subject to be cut short if Seekers find all Hiders
• No lethal force is allowed.
• Jay will be monitoring all students via hidden cameras/drones.
• Please keep track of where you are, as in posting your square number (A1, B2, C3 etc) at the end of your post, if not, I’ll say where you are
• However, please AVOID METAGAMING if you are a seeker and looking for the hiders.
• Students IN CHARACTER do not have a map of the area with them, but at the beginning of the game a map of the area will be shown.

Please wait until Jay posts at the end of a round to signal a new round! Also no post order!

Begin, Round 3!

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[Qiu'li]

[attr="class","popqiu"] ❝May the crimson leaves show me the path I must follow.❞ wc: 330 | twc: 1335 Qiu'li

[attr="class","qiutext"] Before Qiu'li knew it, the forest was even more alive with the sounds of fighting. He opened his eyes and they darted between the spaces of the leaves. He couldn't see Niraya, but he definitely could hear her. In the distances was some rustling, probably another hider that happened to be close to him and was in the process of moving when Niraya happened to come across him. The sound of icicles soaring through the sky made a distinct whistling noise, though there were two of them. Qiu'li glanced up briefly just in time to see one get hit by another before turning into a sheet of icicle shards flurrying downwards. A lot of the larger chunks were concentrated some distance away, but the smaller shards were scattered and disturbed the area around, including where he was hiding. This was dangerous. Technically the shards could be considered projectiles, and part of the objective of being 'tagged' included getting hit by a projectile. If he remained in the area, he would be tagged. As a result, Qiu'li had to move immediately to avoid getting touched. Springing upward, Qiu'li launched himself backwards and used the embedded Longtou as a jumping point to jump to the next tree branch. This made a considerable amount of noise, but his only choice was to run now. Since the direction of the attack came from the west, he decided to travel south to avoid getting cornered. Qiu'li continued traveling from tree branch to tree branch until he heard more fighting nearby. No way Niraya could have somehow caught up.. right? Turning, he went to investigate. From above, he saw Ros getting into it with Nikolas. Huh. What an interesting predicament, though he dared not interfere. It was between the two of them, and based on what the rules stated, it was more than likely that one of them had been tagged by Niraya. At least the sound of fighting would draw Niraya away from him. Hopefully. (Qiu'li is currently watching the battle between Ros and Nikolas unfold from approximately 10 meters above in a tree around L-18)

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Fènnù (+Strength +Agility +Projectile Sword Beam) | Rank E
Lóngtóu and Panlong | Rank F
Falling Ashes (Leap) | Rank F
Weapon Proficiency I (Martial Arts) | Rank F
Resilience of the Crimson Oaks I (Durability) | Rank F
Dance of the Wild Winds II (Acrobatics) | Rank E

[Rosario Rosada]

"Let's have some fun while we still can, huh honey?"

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Was Ros taking the ‘game’ seriously? Well, simply put Rosario Rosada took few things seriously at all.

His smirking smile didn’t fade when he the Storm King brought in some turbulent weather. The swinging weapon came down, Rosario only stopped, hardly flinching or backing down. Being startled? It wasn’t in his nature to let such a vulnerable emotion show so easily. Nikolas was above him, he head the pale-skinned Huntsman call out to him.

"I was expecting a fox, and instead found a flamingo.

Ros laughed at the man’s jest. Perhaps it wasn’t something to laugh at, but it was pretty funny. He was pink themed, Flamingo was a new term for it. “C’mon Smokey, I’m the guy who gives everyone snarky nicknames.” Ros’s own sharp tongue wouldn’t let him remain silent, neon yellow eyes looked up to make contact with Nikolas’s grey colored orbs.

Ros stood tall, his feet evenly spaced apart. He had stopped short of the swing that Nikolas had come down with, at his sides he had his katana and his sheathe. The smoker shot a question at Ros, but Ros’s own challenging smile didn’t fade. He gave a few ‘tsks’ with his tongue, shaking his head just slightly. “Oh ho… Smokey now, language. We’ve got an audience” And of course, he was referring to the fact that their Professor and likely other schoolmates were watching their exchange. He waited only a moment, delaying truly answering Nikolas’s question just because he could.

Eventually he just gave a shrug.

“What do you think Smokey? Or are you brave enough to find out? You know me, I‘m just here to have a good time.” Ros wasn’t moving, unless, yes, Nikolas made him move.

He was below, someone always said that the high ground was the advantage right? There was an advantage of ambiguity however. Really, Nikolas had no idea if Ros was a Seeker or not. He was threatening Ros to go, but the pinkette never liked listening to someone else’s orders. If he was a Seeker, it was honestly in Nikolas’s best interest to not engage in combat, or else he become a Seeker himself. If he was just another Hider, then an all out battle would just bring in some unwanted attention, like that of a Seeker. But Ros had the smallest hunch that Nikolas just didn’t care either way. Ros’s neon eyes glowed with a neon yellow light. His grip his blade and sheath with each hand tightened as his own muscles tenses.

He licked his lips. He was getting excited. Honestly, he didn’t care to play by the rules either.

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Weapon: F-Rank, Sakura no Kaze
Semblance: E-Rank Clone
Abilities: F-Rank Swordsmanship, F-Rank Agility
Location: [L-13] - Ros hasn’t moved and is challenging Nik to a duel.

WC 436 || TWC 1346
Qiu'li Caelum Ashworth Niraya Platinum Nikolas Burzanov

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