forum Before The Storm

Started March 17, 2020 by @Fantasy-Illy!

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"You should know me well enough to know I will never greet you in any other way." With a smile, Bellamy took Emerson's hand. "Your boss seems pretty strict." Bella knew how wonderful Emerson's weapon idea's were, and she was her number one fan. "I'll help you with anything." Bella skipped over to where her friend was. You could describe Bella like a puppy when she was around Emerson, but no one knew why she acted this way with her. "What do you need me to do?"

"Well, I wouldn't say he is strict but he seems to ask a lot of question. But he is one of the nicest people I've met!" She responded bringing her attention back to her blade. She looked helplessly at the knife in her hand. "Honestly, I thought I had it in the bag the last time you showed me, but it isn't working out for me. I have the blade balanced and aim before I throw, but I can't seem to hit my mark." She sighed.

Indigo was listening in to the two girls' conversation. She vaguely recognized the one she heard Bellamy call "Emmie," but not enough to put a name to a face. After a moment of thought, Indi returned to running through her forms. There was barely enough room for her in the corner, but she wasn't going to move any time soon. Going further out into the training room meant a chance at having a conversation and she wasn't about that life.

"Hm." Bella took Emerson's hand and dragged her away from the target. "I think you're calculating too much. Sure it's good to do that, but don't think to much." Bellamy took out her own knife and threw it within seconds, hitting the targetin the face. She had a natural talent for knife throwing, but she wasn't a good teacher. Bellamy was awful at explaining things, and that was why she was never allowed to have her own team. "See?" She turned to Emerson with a smile. Eden in one word would be… airhead.
(Sorry life has been crazy.)

"Ok….I think I get it now. Like this?" She threw her knife and it hit the target, a couple centimetres away from where she wanted it to go. "Wonderful, it worked!" She exclaimed, running to go retrieve her knife. "I can practise this back at the shop, wanna spar?" She put the knife back in its sheath and gestured to the ring.

"Definitely!" Emerson was strong and won most of their sparrings. Bella wasn't as physically strong as most of the other people here, but she was nimble and fast, which she used to her advantage. "Weapons or fits?" Bellamy began putting her hair up, than moved to grab her gloves. It was only at this moment she realized more people were in here, she must have been too excited to notice.

Indigo could tell she had finally been spotted by Bella. She watched them hoping that they would head into the ring so Indi could sneak out of the training room and head into her bedroom. But she couldn't do so yet, they were still too close for her standards.

"So, do you know anyone here Bella? I have seen a couple people here and there but never talked to anyone specifically. That is, except you." Emerson grinned

Although silently working through stances and whatnot, Allegra was listening in. She missed her window to try to meet Emerson, at least for now. She wasn’t going to interrupt during a private conversation, much less a sparring session.

"I know a few people, but a lot of people here usually keep to themselves." Bella was outgoing and has tried to get to know people here, but they push her away everytime. That's why she was so happy when Emerson started coming by, they instantly became friends. "I should show you around a bit more when we are done."

"Ooh, I've never seen anything more than the armory and the training room. We can spar afterwards, why dont you show me around?"

"Mind introducing yourself when you're done sparring?" Allegra called, "Didn't want to bother you, but I've caught glimpses of you around before, sometimes with Bella. One gets… curious."
She turned her stance so she was looking towards the other two girls.

Indigo was in awe that Allegra was able to just, talk to them. She stuck to her little corner though she had stopped doing her forms now fully invested in what was going on in front of her. There was no way she was talking to them like Allegra had just done. She was far too scared of what might happen to do so.

"I don't know about Bella but I'm more excited about touring the guild than sparring." Emerson walked over to the girl who spoke up and stuck out a hand. "I'm Emerson Rayne. I work at the weapons place where your weapons come from. Your guild leader has given special permission to us to come in and train whenever we do a delivery."

"And she's my bestfriend!" Bella chimed in, putting her hand on Emerson's shoulders and peeking out from behind her. "Would you like to join us on the tour?" Bella had seen Allegra around, but never actually talked to her. Though, she was always happy to make a new friend.

"Ah, nice. I've caught word of you guys, and I'm acquaintances with another of your coworkers who makes deliveries here," Allegra replied as she walked closer, "Allegra Corsetti, by the way. And I'd be happy to join, if it's not too much of a bother."
She gave a slight smile.
"I wonder if Indi might like to join too?" she said, glancing back to the other girl.

Indigo jumped a little in her corner after overhearing her name. She should have left sooner, but this would be fine, she would be fine. She put her weapons away and grabbed her backpack hesitantly making her way over to the rest of them. She figured it would be better to be over there when they rejected Allegra’s request for Indi to join them rather than be in her corner.

Bella followed Allegra's gaze, and as soon as she met Indi's eyes she squealed. "Oh. My. Gosh! You are so cute!!" Rushing over she examined Indi head to toe. Bella loved cute things and had a problem with personal space, but she was friendly and loved people. "It's amazing that I didn't even sense you here. But I mean I tend to lose focus when Emmie's around." With a smile she waved for Indi to follow her. "Welcome ladies, My name is Bellamy and I will be your guide." She walked out of the room and began to give an over dramatic, but fun tour of the guild.

(Bella is too excited to seem like an assassin, maybe that's why she is one, no one would expect that of her lmao)

"Nice to meet you both." Emerson grinned. She strapped the knife in her hand to her boot, hiding it between the leather straps decorating it. "Let's go?" She said in a questioning tone.

“Yeah, sure,” Allegra replied, “So… how long have you been making deliveries here? I think I’ve maybe seen you around before.”

"I, um, thanks?" Indigo responded quietly to Bella's barrage of, compliments? Her face heated up slightly and she shrank in on herself because she wasn't used to this type of attention. She messed with the straps on her bag before nodding a little to Emerson's content, "Um, yeah. Sure."

"I started working for them during my second last year of highschool. I've been with then for about 2 years now. I not only deliver, I also designed some of the weapons and have a side job of making custom designs for people on order." Emerson smiled. "I can make you custom designs as well, just come down to the shop."

(I've decided how Emerson is related to the guild other than being a weapons transporter. She will be Sparrow's mother but she will never be a guild member.)

Bella was a bit jealous upon hearing that Emmie would make a special weapon for Allegra. But… it was her job, so she had no right to intervene. "And this is the garden." The garden was spectacular, many different flowers of hundreds colors. Being surrounded by nature was Bellamy's favorite, in fact she took care of this garden and was extremely proud of it. "This is probably my favorite place in the guild."

"Why does an assassin's guild need a garden?" Emerson asked in confusion, unless they grew some sort of poisonous plants, having a garden seemed strange to her. Was it just for the aesthetic?

Indigo stood silent watching around. She enjoyed going to the garden, as long as no one was around that is. She didn't need a tour, but she wasn't going to make any comments instead just happy to be included with the others.

Many people have asked her this question. "No, there are no poisonous plants here, if that's what you're wondering. Those are kept in the green house. This is just a hobby of mine. Don't you ever just feel like going out and looking at beautiful flowers? I have picnics here all the time, it's quite refreshing." Bella walked around and headed for her sunflowers, they were her favorites. The brightly colored petals made her feel happy, and it amazed her that they always look towards the sun. She took it as always looking on the brightside of things.

Emerson laughed. "Assassins need aesthetically pleasing things to look at after they come home fro a mission." She snickered and walked around the gorgeous little place.