Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25924729-20161211031628/@comment-5999656-20161231053503

Platinum scanned the field through her scope. Despite the drama, it seemed the primary threat had been successfully neutralized. But would someone need to go down there and coordinate the innocents so they didn't accidentally wind up back in the hands of their captors? Or had the smugglers been working in small groups, rather than as a network? And there was the biggest issue: she and Automne weren't here to play vigilantes. There was someone they were looking for, and their only lead came from a tantalizing, mocking hint dropped by a mob boss.

[http://rwbyfanon.wikia.com/wiki/Thread:188508#43 "Vale's docks have been busy with smugglers recently." ]

Platinum stood up with a start and brushed the sand from her gold vest, before jumping down from her overhang and landing on the packed brush below. She reached up and pressed a small black earpiece, opening her connection with Automne. It was a precaution she'd argued for, especially after what had happened the last time they'd been caught off guard by an enemy greater than they could handle alone. A broken Scroll, and what if they'd been in a remote location? It was too risky to go otherwise at this point.

"Automne, best if we reveal ourselves. I can't imagine the Dragons sending just two girls after a small smuggling operation."

Automne saw the gun pointing her way and hit the ground boots pointing towards Tigris. It was enough for the first bullet to whizz overhead harmlessly, but the other struck her leg with a bright flash of Aura. She sat up quickly upon hearing Platinum's decree. Revealing oneself to an as of yet unidentified opponent seemed reckless, and the Faunus had been paranoid after her sound thrashing by two mysterious gang bosses. So it was with gritted teeth that she released her semblance, and the form of a twintailed teenage girl materialized before Tigris. She leaned back, using extended arms to prop herself up as her legs splayed in front of her.

She said nothing, however, as her tail swished, drawing a semicircle in the sand behind her. It was Platinum, who had approached rapidly with Soul's Echo in sabre form, that had the honor of introducing the pair. She nodded, acknowledging Tigris' presence.

"Platinum Roads and Automne Reynard, Huntresses-in-training from Beacon. We didn't mean to interfere with your mission, we're here to look for a friend who's gone missing. May I ask who it is I'm addressing?"