Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5999656-20170705042341/@comment-5999656-20170708202358

Lustra stopped mid pace when she saw the damage that Cyzarine had done, and she couldn't help but cock a surprised eyebrow at the splatters of red now decorating the walls and packed earth. From the woman whose spine jutted out from her back, to the bulletridden corpse coated with dust... it was a level of brutality Lustra had never seen in a first year before.

What on earth...

During her years at Beacon, Lustra had met her fair share of excessively violent teenage fighters. Usually they were the ones with a shady past as a mercenary or child ring fighter, emotionally closed off from their peers and quick to end every battle, whether it was real or a supervised exercise. While she herself was one such volatile combatant, her guardians had been careful to equip her with a set of... power limiters, so to speak.

This is you without nonlethal weapons.

"There is one police station in Lazuli Spring and three family-run clinics, none of which are equipped to handle injuries of this severity," Lustra said flatly. "Call the numbers. And then come with me."

Lustra turned the corner, stepping over the leader who was now unconscious with blood loss. She took a seat on the plastic chair of a closed tea shop's porch, and waited for Cyzarine's arrival.

Lustra clasped her hands on the table and rested her chin on her fingers, visibly troubled by the scene that had just occurred. Cyzarine's display wasn't unwarranted, but it was highly unusual that such a young and relatively green student didn't hesitate to use full force. At the same time, Lustra couldn't shake the feeling that she had unconsciously given Cyzarine the OK to behave in such a way by reacting so messily to being insulted. At least here in Vacuo, as opposed to Vale, violence committed by Huntsmen and Huntresses was much more tolerated, so it was unlikely that they would have to deal with repercussions from officials. The incident would likely be forgotten within a few months.

Lustra couldn't bring herself to blame Cyzarine for what happened. So when the teen finally turned the corner to see her, Lustra straightened up and wiped her look of concern from her face.

"You're not hurt, are you?"

The girl looked healthy on the outset. Lustra sighed.

"I want to apologize for setting a bad example. We could have easily outpaced them, but I chose to turn around and fight. Rest assured I'll be in better control of myself for our mission."

She paused again.

"Still, I think your response time to a life threat was impeccable. A lot of Hunters nowadays fail to grasp the enormity of what's at stake in every battle, and they often pay for it with their lives. But, before we leave, is there anything you'd like me to know?" Lustra asked cautiously.

"Or any questions you have for me?" she added.