"Not much," Agent A admitted. She sat down as well, pulling out a piece of paper and turning it to face Cicada.
"Just some… basic information." On the sheet was the information that had been provided at the beginning of this roleplay, an exact copy. The location of her Author was censored, though, just a thick black line.
"But there are a few things I still need to know."
Coral nodded to Syzen's statement, about to respond. She was a bit surprised when her phone rang, taking a few steps away to answer it.
"Hello!" She said chipperly.
Cicada quickly glanced through the papers. She felt a wave of releif as she saw not everything had been put down. She looked up at Agent A, "What else do you need to know then?"
”Hi!” the person on the other side of the call said with much excitement.
”Are you free this afternoon? I want to treat you to some pastries and I really need someone to comment on the new chapter” the teen male on the call said, just loud enough for Syzen to hear from where he was.
"We do need more information on Fears, Weaknesses, and Strengths. Don't worry, it's very rare we actually use this information." Agent A tapped her pen to the three spots as she named them, then pulled the paper back to herself so she could write.
"And for the love of God, tell the truth."
"Of course I am, I'd love to!" Coral smiled. She glanced over at Syzen and Noel, but quickly turned her attention back to the phone. She'd probably tell her boyfriend about the situation when they met up. The two soldiers looked at each other again. S's lips were pursed in a thin line, which couldn't be a good sign.
”That’s great! Oh, by the way, it’s Syzen’s arc so it’s gonna be quite interestingly dark” the young man said, perhaps ending the conversation there.
The Zodiac figure was, though, baffled by the fact that he was needed for the chapter his author was working on quite passionately. He clenched his fists a bit but relaxed them soon.
"Of course," Cicada agreed. She figured her 'Author' gave this sheet to them, but she wanted to be sure, "But before I begin might I ask how you got this sheet?"
"I wouldn't expect anything else," Coral said with a smile. "I'll see you then!" After exchanging goodbyes, she hung up. Slipping her phone into her pocket, she turned to the two soldiers.
"What agent were they assigned to?" she asked, suddenly becoming quite serious.
"Agent U," K said, smirking a little. Coral gave a dry, humorless laugh.
"Of course they were," she said. She turned to look at the two characters.
"Good luck, boys. You're gonna need it."
"I have my ways," Agent A said. "Well, one of our Authors has her ways. In fact, I think she…" The Agent trailed off. She had been openly friendly and even kind before, but now she looked extremely troubled.
"Oh dear."
That look piqued Cicada's interest. She thought for a moment before gently probing the agent, "May I ask why you look so troubled? Or would you like me to answer what I need to answer now."
"Bringing characters to this world is heavily frowned upon if not needed, and… if my theory is correct, Coral is the main reason several of you have appeared." She frowned, sighing.
"I'll have to look into it more. In the meantime, could you please answer my question?"
"Of course," Cicada gave a little nod and thought for a moment, "Weaknesses… I suppose my stubbornness could be seen as one, I tended to butt heads with my friends quite a bit a year or two ago. Along with my, uh, nightmares that tend to happen whether I'm asleep or awake. And I suppose you people would consider the fact that I'm from a less advanced world than you. As for strengths the sheet highlights most of my strengths though I suppose my observational skills and strong will could count as some too. As for fears, the sheet did forget to mention how I used to freeze up at large amounts of fire. Though that's died down since I've basically become the goddess of fire. That's another thing the sheet forgot to mention."
Cicada leaned over the table and spoke calmly though it was a bit of a stretch at this moment. To call herself a god was arrogant, she wasn't one yet. Though Flare had told her at some point she would cease to exist and Cicada would take her place as the spirit of fire, "I'm a wee bit of a god in my world."
Agent A scribbled down the new information, making note of the wording. She glanced up when Cicada started talking about being a god, slightly raising one eyebrow.
"God? I wonder why this wasn't noted in the original…" She wasn't really buying it.
"I wouldn't expect anything else," Coral said with a smile. "I'll see you then!" After exchanging goodbyes, she hung up. Slipping her phone into her pocket, she turned to the two soldiers.
"What agent were they assigned to?" she asked, suddenly becoming quite serious.
"Agent U," K said, smirking a little. Coral gave a dry, humorless laugh.
"Of course they were," she said. She turned to look at the two characters.
"Good luck, boys. You're gonna need it."
”Something tells me that we’re getting the harder ones to talk to” Noel finally spoke after all that time.
”Well… you did break out of prison thrice, I got away from the police forces like… seven times? I wouldn’t expect them to be giving us someone easy to deal with” the other entity claimed with an unsatisfied voice.
Cicada shrugged and leaned back, “The most likely reason is I only recently became one. Another thing I must point out is that all the background information you have on me dates back to about two years ago. There’s a reason it said ‘but that’s just the beginning.’ I’ve gone through a lot in the past two years. Including becoming a god.”
"That's… one way of putting it." Coral sighed, shaking her head slightly. "Just be careful what you say- Agent U's a bit unstable, and it's hard to say what will set her off." With that, Coral nodded to the two soldiers and waved goodbye, taking her leave.
"Let's go," Soldier S said. K tugged at Noel a bit, and the two soldiers made their way to the door marked U.
"Yes, I noticed that. Is there anything else notable that happened to you?" Agent A asked. She looked up from the paper, leaning back a little.
"I don't need everything, just the things that made a large impact on you."
Syzen sighed, turning to Noel and extending both of his hands.
”Same as usual” the Constellation warrior said as the Viscount figurine sighed with a small laugh, extending both of his hands as well. They stared at each other a bit before breathing in at the same time—
”Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot!”
Syzen showed ‘Paper’ while Noel showed ‘Rock’.
”Well damnit” Noel said in much disappointment.
”Open the door, I wanna get this over with” the Viscount figurine said.
“The past two years of my life have been crazy,” Cicada responded as she thought back. So much had happened and she had changed so much, “For starters I got forced on a journey with my one friend, a stranger who despised me, and another stranger who was friends with despise guy. But he was chill so that’s all good. We traveled across my kingdom basically racing this foreign prince to the resting place of our gods beating him most of the time thankfully. I ended up reconciling with my past. Fought in numerous battles including defending against a siege and attacking in a different siege. I was kidnapped, imprisoned, and tortured to a degree. So that came with a whole slew of shit. I ended up becoming a god and then went to fight another god. That enough for ya?”
"Okay then," S said, opening the door before turning to Syzen.
"I'm going to have to but your bonds back on," he said apologetically. "It's for the best with this Agent." He reached into his pack, pulling out the items in question.
Agent A scribbled down the new information, nodding occasionally.
"Yes, that should be enough. Sounds typical enough." The agent looked over the paper once nodding to herself.
"I think we're done here." She slipped the paper into a drawer.
"Now, to go over some rules."
”Alrighty, but Noel’s going in first anyways, though I’m not exactly sure if he’ll be able to handle whoever’s in there” Syzen said, extending both his hands to soldier S.
”Well Mr. Constellation, why don’t you shut that mouth of yours once in a damn while?” the Viscount said before approaching the door and heading inside without the order from soldier K or… anyone for that matter.
Cicada gave a nod and looked to the Agent. Her mind immediately went to how many she could break but then thought against that, “Of course.”
Soldier S chuckled a bit, putting the handcuffs back on Syzen's wrists.
"We'll see," he said.
Inside the room, a short woman in a plain black suit sat behind a table.
"Sit," she ordered, pulling out a page and pen.
"So, the first rule is that you do not leave your assigned room without permission and an escort. We've had too many attempted escapes. Next, violence is not tolerated. If you need to pick a fight, there will be plenty of soldiers who are willing to spare with you in the training room. If you behave well enough, you will be allowed to do to the city. If this happens, under no circumstances are you allowed to leave the city limits."
Cicada nodded along making mental notes of everything this lady was saying, "Got it. What city is nearby? We're in a dessert to my knowledge."
Noel followed the woman’s orders quite easily. He didn’t say anything just yet, he just sat there silently and keeping his demeanor passive. He was waiting for the woman to say or ask him something, that was probably why he was here.
"It's called Las Vegas. It's crazy enough people won't question your appearance, so tat's where we end up sending those who can blend in." Agent A paused for a moment. "The most important rule of all is this; you can not seek out your Author. If you do so, deadly force can and will be used to stop you." She sighed. "It's just my job. I personally don't hold anything against you."
"Full name," the woman, supposedly Agent U, said curtly. She didn't bother looking up at Noel, waiting for his response.
