Darestern's eyes roamed over the group, falling upon Mark. Akiron had a way of reading people, and it was no surprise that the other was nervous.
Fallen From Home (Closed, 7/7)(Stalkers welcome, comments open!)
Elizia slid to Eros as Akiron continued to address the group. “Apologies if it seems mean, but you just got told!” She teased, giving him a playful nudge, “Don’t worry. Fieldwork isn’t so bad when you get used to it.”
Eros looked over to Elizia slowly. He smiled slightly at her joke, but not very enthusiastically. "That's the thing." he began, "I am used to fieldwork. I hate it. I've been on so many expeditions that I've walked through five pairs of boots alright." He looked down at his boot with a frown. "And I like these ones."
He tapped his foot lightly, a smile refinding its way to his face. "Though, I guess they're fun sometimes."
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"Is there something you need me to do sir?" Mark gulped in his fear and nervousness.
"Well, yeah they're fun! And did you see the maps?" Elizia smiled warmly, "This is entirely unknown terrain. No idea what's there at all." She looked out the walls of the room were they were waiting, "Maybe we'll finally find what's been making all those pretty lights we saw in orbit. Whatever it was, it wasn't flora, but it was too big to be any kind of creatures."
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Mark laughed nervously in tone that he wanted to get out so badly.
"There's no need to be so skittish. You'll be in good company."
Akiron gestured over to the rest of the party, glancing back and sneaking a small smile at Elizia and Eros. "Supplies will be provided before we set out. Each of you will have three fresh sets of clothes, two pairs of steel-toed boots, enough rations to last an individual 3 weeks, and a medical supply kit."
He took a breath, turning to face his party.
"You all have individual talents. You'll have another pack of supplies tailored to match your abilities and strong suits." Darestern let the mechanical apparatus hang laxly from his shoulder blades, the wings touching the ground ever so slightly.
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Mark calmed down a pit.
(Thank you so much. ^-^)
Lennox's expression was stoic as he observed his surroundings in silence, watching the others in the room interact. He eavesdropped on what snippets of conversations he could catch, though he didn't bother getting involved in any of them yet. In all truth, he wasn't sure how he felt about being here, or how he felt about the possibilities before him.
He shifted his weight from one foot to the other, his gaze flickering between the different individuals around him before coming to rest on the floor.
(Do you just want me to get my character up?)
(I’d assume that’s all ya need to do. Stardust’ll come by to check in and give you thumbs up or down.)
(yee yee)
(M, you're now my second-in-command)
(M? Or MM? There are two Misfits.)
Akiron turned back to face the congregation, eyes roving over each individual.
As they landed upon Lennox, he noted how the other male wouldn't meet his gaze. And yet, Darestern felt power radiate from him.
Interesting.
"You there. Cassian."
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(What am I?)
(And sorry, I guess I should call you M&M, @"Mr.Misfit" )
(Accer, i was kidding. there aren't any actual ranks here lmao)
(LoL.)
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(Oh. Sorry. It's hard for me to tell if someone is being sarcastic.)
(It's alright. ^^)
"You'll be a good asset."
"The rest of you are dismissed." He ordered in a slightly stronger voice.
Akiron shut the doors to the room after the last of the stragglers had left, turning to face his party.
"Let's talk."
Elizia stepped forward immediately, “How are we getting about, sir? What’s our mode of transport? Do we have personal vehicles, or some form of movement assist?”
A question about the mysterious lights was on the tip of her tongue, but she didn’t want to ask outright.
The winged male's serious expression broke into a charismatic grin. "I thought you'd never ask. You seem like the stargazing type, so I'm willing to wager you saw those lights."
The glow of Akiron's eyes had flared up, a cunning light in the two blue orbs.
(Sorry to ask but I should just make a character using the template right? I was just a bit confused)
(Yes. And don't worry. ^^)
“Not stargazing, sir,” she corrected, “I read the reports about our first planet fall here on Aeryos. There were observances of lights planetside, too small to be any sort of flora, but too big to be fauna.”
She pulled up a map on a data pad and indicated the region, “Is this where we’re going, sir?”
"Close, but no. Near there, there's been reports of heightened Rheon energy."
Akiron leaned in, drawing a symbol on the pad.
Elizia’s eyes went wide, “Thank you sir, no further questions.” Internally, her mind went wild with the idea of exploring Rheon energy, but she forced herself to take a step back. The others were probably just as curious about their roles. And besides, it was still a whole new unexplored place!
There’d be plenty to see, Elizia was sure. Just a matter of what….
(Someone else’s time to shine!)
By then, Eros had long since tuned out of the conversation. He didn't really listen to things he found boring. He looked down at his scarred and calloused hands. Flipping them over, front to back, back to front, waiting for the conversation to be over.
After a while, Eros got bored of waiting and finally spoke up. "This is great and all, but when are we departing?"