Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25924729-20151107020221/@comment-5426254-20151118001617

Vert was around the corner, when he quietly eavesdropped on the three. If the strange man in the bright jacket was a hostile, he would personally intervene. The same would go for the man pulling a pistol in case he decided to commit a criminal offense.

But suddenly, a fourth man, presumably the girl's teammate stepped out. And he was instantly caught!

Then he heard a few words. Something about kidnappings, and saving people.

''What are you talking about? Saving who-''

Before he could finish listening, he instinctively ducked back as a projectile whooshed by his head. The bullet hole in the plaster indicated that a hostile sniper was nearby, causing him to panic. He drew out Law and tried to identify the shooter, but no one was seen.

What the fuck was that!?

Unfortunately, the three people in front of him had dispersed. Instead, a message was sent to his Scroll. Apparently, he was to meet them tomorrow.

''Kids? What kids?''

The attached video showed a bunch of children trapped in the van, as seen from the girl's camera, moments before the RPG explosion.

Out of shock and anger, he immediately went into his dorm, grabbed his laptop and searched up anything related to kidnappings. Instantly, the search feed was filled with results about the recent kidnappings of children 9-12 years old. This matched everything the video showed him.

The sight of children being kidnapped made his blood boil. He wanted to toss his laptop angrily against the wall. But he wasn't going to cause a ruckus, lest it attract the attention of his sleeping teammates, let alone the entire academy. Besides, his anger turned to satisfaction. He had previously considered investigating, but there wasn't a lead before. Now, he had information. He would make the ones responsible pay for all this.

So, he turned off the lamp, and quietly loaded as much ammunition as he could, as well as some supplies in a small pack.

Crystal Gardens, huh... --- Crystal Gardens, Vale Residential District, 6 PM

Vert had jotted down the directions to head to the Crystal Gardens, and looked at awe at the size and grandeur of the building.

''Wow, they sure are rich. I'm surprised the girl or whomever owned this thing doesn't advertise their wealth a lot. But still, this is kind of suspicious. Only wealthy businessmen and/or successful criminals could afford this.''

As he walked down the path to the entrance, he had one last thought in mind.

Could she be a criminal too? --- The servants welcomed him in kindly, which was nice. Inside the halls filled with paintings, statues, and relics of all kinds, there was a fanciful air of splendour as classical music passed through his eardrums with bliss.

And then, he saw it. A long table filled with some of the people from yesterday, along with that girl from before, and some new faces he hadn't even met. All inside a dining room.

Vert wanted to put either a pair of handcuffs, or an entire magazine of ammo into the guilty party. Looking back, being on the set of Walking With Grimm taught him a few things. His past self would likely only care about keeping the peace for the sake of punishing the lawbreakers.

But now that he saw innocents under attack time and time again, he began to understand the sentiment of what Professor Robin Daniels-Kreutznauer had taught him; that protecting innocents was a bigger priority than punishing the wicked, according to the Grimm Studies teacher at Polaris.

Granted it was a long way, and he really, really loved the thrill of catching the bad guys. But it was a step in the right direction, albeit a very small one.

But first, he wanted answers. And he was determined to get them.

"Name's Vert Jacobs. We all know why we're here. So let's cut to the chase. Who's the fucker responsible for that van chase halfway across the city kidnapping little kids? What is the guy's motive? And more importantly, where are they and how do we plan on catching 'em?"