Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25857155-20150826084431/@comment-25857155-20150828041337

(Yeah, that's probably true, though the two don't talk as much as they used to.  Well... sort of obvious I guess, given Cerise's reticence.)

"Alright," Ash said, motioning to the map which, somewhat surprisingly, was made of somewhat outdated paper and ink. "I've already gotten the briefing from Vale PD; this isn't the first time I've worked with them, so they were willing to let me brief everyone else."

Cerise had a small frown on her face, and Aurum rolled his eyes. "The LT got lazy, y'mean," the dog faunus drawled.

Ash nodded calmly. "Even so.  Anyway," he continued, pointing with his pen, "these six locations marked in red have been hit by a shocking increase in crime - most of which involves varying levels of theft, in the wake of Roman Torchwick's incarceration during the Breach.  This spot," Ash circled a black area in the middle of all the red, "is the suspected center of the crime wave.  Here, here, and here," he briefly touched the three large blue-marked areas, "are what Vale PD is able to cover, but they're spread thin.  That leaves this section of Downtown for us to keep an eye on." It was quite a sizeable area, though still far less than what was already covered. "I propose - "

Aurum cut him off. "Y'may have a patrol schedule worked out, Ash, but we're dealin' with potentially Aura-capable thieves 'ere.  There hasn't been blood spilled yet, but it's only a matter o' time.  We need t'get out there as quick's we can an' relieve the VPD forces that're there." He pointed to the black mark, which was in the middle of the area they were going to be covering. "We need t'get here.  I'm not too f'miliar with that area of Vale yet, so I'd like to get there an' get familiar with i' before we start.  Sound good?" Despite the authoritative tone of his voice, Aurum still looked at each of his fellow Huntsmen-in-training in turn for their opinion.

Ash sighed and rolled up his map. "You could have humored me for a bit longer."

"You're a great planner, Ash," Aurum said with a grin, "but remember that me an' Celeste aren't from Vale, an' didn't have th' extra time you took before startin' here at Beacon.  Besides, it's best to familiarize ourselves with th' area first, before setting the plan."

"No plan lasts beyond execution, though," Ash said a bit dejectedly. "Alright, fine.  You are the team leader.  Asura, Amilan - uh, Asper," he corrected, "are you on board with that?"