Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25169271-20180814110110/@comment-30530552-20180816015254

JUST MOMENTS EARLIER--

Daniel was just one of many who’d perked up a bit at the mention of the Vytal Festival Tournament later in the year--just one of many places where any true Huntsman worth a damn could begin to make a name for himself. Even as Goodwitch began to drone on a bit about how the rules would be similar to the Vytal Festival (c’mon, pretty sure every student knows what the rules are, Glynda-- lighten up a bit…), he could almost begin to imagine it--the fame, the fortune, worldwide recog- “-team SPAD fighting against team DNDL. Would both teams please make their way down to the arena immediately." Crap. Much as he loved the actual idea of being a full-fledged Huntsman, the lion Faunus wasn’t sure he was up to that achievement level just yet, despite having earned his spot here through a good deal of sweat and tears. 'At least he had a team to take the hits for him, though, right?' Considering this fact a bit further, he stands and heads to the locker room to get his gear and combat-wear on. Speaking of his team...  “Daniel.” Nickelette quickly joined him in the room, soon followed by Linnéa and David, all three in the process of changing into their combat clothes. “We need to have a plan, you know, if we have any hope of winning this.” Her steely blue eyes bore into him, dissecting his expression for any semblance of confidence, and he became even more acutely aware of her expectation for him to formulate something, anything they could work with. “Well, we should all probably split off. For our best performance, we each probably need to try and handle one person at a time, and if you can do more, that’s fine,” he says, exhaling slightly, Nickelette rolling her eyes a bit at his lack of clear direction. “It’ll probably make a bit more sense to designate who goes after who once we see their equipment, but right now, I think we should press our own advantages, i.e. our Semblances. Nickelette, that means your fog if you can muster it; Linnéa, your orbital abilities; and David...well, just--do what you do best with your...gravity, or whatever it is. All of these things are pivotal to make sure we stand a fighting chance. Use them as best as you can.” Nickelette and Linnéa begin to nod (with vastly different degrees of confidence in this plan) until David interrupts them by literally beginning to bounce up and down, clearly psyched about the match ahead. “C’mon guys, let’s make sure we win this! I know for one our team’s gonna do great, no matter what happens out there!” At this, Nickelette and Linnéa gain that same spark of determination Daniel had failed to inspire within them. “I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to create some fog for cover, if all goes well. You guys might need to be careful about how you aim--the fog can get pretty thick.” “Yeah, I’m gonna rip them all a new one!” Linnéa grins devilishly, sticking in Fire & Lightning Dust cartridges into her weapon, before she glances around at the blank faces around her and corrects herself. “Err, sorry. We will!” Much as he hated to admit it, David’s attitude was infectious, but nonetheless still incredibly aggravating to him. He just hoped he didn’t attack him unnecessarily before the other team even started against him--that wouldn’t be good. At least it’d seemed to lift his teammates’ spirits. “We should probably get out there, then. It’s not good to get on Glynda’s bad side, as I’m sure Linnéa knows already,” the lion Faunus quips, a small hint of a smile on his face. “That was a one time thing, I swear!” She continues to grumble and explain herself in innumerous ways as they exit the locker room, with team SPAD soon coming face to face with them as Goodwitch directed both teams about the rest of the rules. Daniel still wasn’t sure who should go against who--even with the added context of weaponry--so he directed everyone to face off against the person immediately across from them, and then swap with someone mid-combat or call for assistance if they were having a bad time. This meant (in his one track mind) he would face Darian, Nickelette would face off against Alice, David would fight Penelope, and Linnéa would be left with Kane. Both sides drew their weapons, and tried to get a read on their opponents. "Teams at the ready. Go!" Glynda shouted. Team DNDL gives off their own small cry of battle before rushing to get their hands dirty. Both of Daniel’s daos were together as one blade as he rushes towards Darian, a determined look on his face while Nickelette follows shortly behind him, glaring at Alice and firing off shotgun blasts with her chakrams. Daniel and Linnéa run side by side, with the smaller girl leaping and flipping upward and landing on his spear just after he finishes spinning it, launching her full speed towards Kane before he begins to lock eyes with Penelope from a distance, his spear at the ready. This was to be a tough fight for all of them.