Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5999656-20180122052038/@comment-25389303-20180202205309

Raiden made a mental note of giving the superintendent a wide berth whenever he visited the precinct as he followed Nozomi out of the room.

The nineteen-year-old had never been one to take to following orders very easily. However, there was no denying that his mismanagement of his team during the attack on Beacon Academy had shaken his confidence somewhat. That was why when Nozomi suggested splitting up, he ignored the automatic inclination to disagree and nodded.

"Very well, let's reconvene where we met when we've finished," he replied, giving Lustra a faint smile which he hoped could still be considered friendly. "Let's be on our way then."

Raiden turned on his heel then and began walking back towards the elevators, only to immediately collide with someone standing directly behind him.

"Ah, excuse me," Raiden said, instinctively bowing his head slightly in apology. When he looked up he saw a ragged-looking man with a scarred face scowling down at him.

"Don't worry about it, my clumsy friend," a second man quickly replied in a nasal, flowery voice, standing beside the first. He made a point of dusting off his red suit as if he were the one Raiden had walked into. "I gather you are finished with Superintendent Hemingway?"

"Yes, please go ahead," Raiden answered, stepping aside to let the men through.

"Wonderful. Good day to you, good sir. Come along now," the red man replied with a grateful nod, directing the last few words to his companion. The scarred man grunted an answer and followed his associate into Hemingway's office, closing the door sharply behind him. Raiden frowned as he watched them leave, but brushed it off. Vale was full of oddballs, after all.

"Let's try that again," he muttered to himself, successfully turning without colliding with anything this time. As he moved down the corridor he soon found himself walking directly alongside Lustra.

He still wasn't sure what to make of Nozomi's assistant. She had a volatile air about her, reminding him of Ulric, his partner from team RUST. Such characters were often hard to work with, but were managable once you got to know them. The difference between Lustra and Ulric, though, is that he had never seen Ulric take a blade to a police officer's throat before. A part of him hoped that over the course of the investigation he didn't find himself in a similar situation.

Deciding to follow Nozomi's suggestion, he eventually decided to attempt a conversation.

"So...did you get roped into helping the police too?"