Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-26060252-20150130001450/@comment-24828824-20151216160022

 Egil Crucible had not expected this reaction out of Darian. The fact that this kid just got up and pulled his sword on him, the edge so close he could feel the slight press on his skin where his aura protected him from being cut was in a piling number of miscalculations he had made tonight. With a sharp inhale and a surge of adrenaline to brace for the blow and his subsequent retaliation with his own weapons Egil’s face betrayed his surprise and outrage for only the briefest of moments, before regaining the practiced neutrality he so often wore in this business. Only Darian would have been close enough to have seen beneath the shroud of control the sheer power the man commanded. A fraction of a second longer and a Glyph would have sent the young Faunus into the wall, or perhaps through it. It had taken Egil a lot to suppress the reflexive use of his semblance against this threat and the Faunus would never know the restraint it took. There had been enough fighting for tonight and his outrage was not meant for this kid who knew so little, but still enough to hit the nail right on the head...

 “Young man… Would you kindly lower your weapon before someone here does something we will both regret?” He did not move but his eyes moved from Darian’s face to the others around him. Alice Jager had her weapon aimed right at Elroy Osmail, who stood as still as a statue but with a cold expression on his face that made Egil slightly uneasy, if he were to strike now it would only end badly. From the corner of his eye he noticed Rhythm Rese, a face he had recognized earlier as one of his former students at Signal, from the same year as Starling and Dagobert. Jericho Corey had a concerned look on his face and both his weapons at the ready, although Egil hadn’t noticed when exactly he had drawn them.

 A moment passed and Egil couldn’t help but let out a careful and exasperated sigh. “Tonight went far from according to plan. Mistakes were made, and I intend to explain it all to you. However we can’t do it here, and not like this, at gunpoint. I’ll arrange for transport back to the campus and explain along the way.” His eyes were locked with Darian’s and something about them reminded Egil of his old friend, he found it reassuring for some reason...

