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Started September 24, 2019 by @StarkSpangledMayflower_Mad_Elder

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A day had passed since Esmae's kidnapping and the only new but of information they managed to find was that their equipment used a very special type of metal to develop. Since the night had fallen, the group of people had decided to crash at Uriah's house. Sparrow had been up for a few hours now, courtesy of her nightmares returning. She had snuck out of the house to go into the backyard and.vent out her frustration on the many trees. Her knuckle were fairly sore and slightly bruised but she hadn't stopped and wasnt planning on stopping for a while either.

Nathan woke up to the sound 'thwacks' coming from the backyard. He sighed, knowing what was going on and decided to make a couple cups of coffee. He went into the kitchen and looked around the materials needed to make the coffee. Upon finding everything, he started making it and yawned. Ut had been a long night and was about to be an even longer day.

Cyrus had spent much of the night trying to put together evidence for where Esmae may have been taken. As such, he was still in a very deep sleep, passed out at the kitchen table.
Vida was just getting up. She was scared, but having everyone else around was reassuring. She saw Cyrus asleep at the table and threw a blanket over him. He must have been working hard.
She then wandered over to Nathan.
"Hey, Nathan," she said softly so as not to wake Cyrus up.
Vida watched him make the coffee.
"That smells good."

Nathan leaned against the counter and kept an eye on the coffee. "Morning. You want some?" He asked quietly, taking it off the stove and pouring it into a couple cups.

Sparrow wiped away a couple tears and made a beeline for the bathroom, washing her face and taking a 5 minute ites shower before coming out and heading Into the living room where most people where sleeping. She looked towards the kitchen and saw the kids in there and walked ro them. "Morning guys." She said, almost silently

"Yes please!" Vida replied, "Just a little though."
She intended to make her cup more milk and sugar than coffee, but that was understandable at her age.
"Good morning!" she said when Sparrow greeted them, much more cheery than everyone else.

Katya stepped out of her room at the smell of coffee. She kind of wanted some to be honest and headed over to where Nathan and Vida were. She had been having trouble since Esmae's disappearance and had been extremely out of it not talking to anyone unless it was necessary. She looked to Nathan and made a little pouring motion towards the coffee and then back at herself.

Luna was still in a nightmare laden sleep and she held onto whatever was closest with all she had.

Nathan gave a half hearted smile and poured a few more cups, bringing out the cream and sugar and gesturing to it. He added it all to his preference before blowing on the still warm cup and taking a sip.

Sparrow took a hot coffee and took a huge gulp of the steaming liquid. She grimaces at the bitter taste but in order to settle her nerves, she needed to drink black coffee so she could focus.

Katya gave him a nod and made her cup to her liking before taking a swig and heading over to sit down by herself.

Uriah was still sleeping. Even before yesterday and everything that happened, he would wake up early and get home late at night. He hasn't slept much lately.

Eventually they took Esmae to her room last night. It had plain white walls. One metal door with no windows on it. It had a bed and a mirror, which she didn't know was a two way mirror for them to check up on her. No matter how much she wanted to stay awake, her body wouldn't let her. As soon as she laid down last night she passed out. A loud alarm woke her up from her sleep and she sat up quickly. "Wake up time." One of the guards said as he walked through the door. If it wasn't for his voice, Esmae wouldn't know if it was a man or women. "Change." He damanded. The same thing happened last night and it made her extremely uncomfortable. They gave her and outfit to wear that they said is the only thing she was allowed to wear. Her night clothes were like those from a hospital. She hated it. Her day outfit was a white one piece leather like outfit. It had a bit of a turtle neck and long sleeves, but the bottom half was shorts. It was a skin tight outfit, but was flexible enough for her to do whatever she needed to do. "Can I change in privacy?" She waited a few seconds but he said nothing. Just to get it over with she quickly changed, feeling like she wanted to die every second it was happening. When done she pulled her hair up into a ponytail. "Alright, I'm done."

Thalia walked inside with a clipboard in hand. She looked her up and down frowning. "Note to self, leather doesn't look flattering on anyone." She muttered. Looking up again, she clicked her pen and took a small step back. "Ok little dove, I'm going to need you to do a coupl things for me. Firstly, I need you to do a few simple stretches, like a short warm up." She explained, doing a couple herself as an explanation

"I know what a warm up is." Esmae was a little pissed at her leather comment, but she had to ignore it for now. Sighing she began stretching. This bitch, I'm going to kill her one day. The guard stood there watching just in case she tried something. Esmae did about a ten minute workout before turning to Thalia. "Alright, I'm done. Now what?" She wanted to go outside, but with how careful they were, that probably wasn't going to happen.

Thalia nodded and wrote settings down. "I want you to do a couple defensive moves. A couple offensive moves and a couple combination moves." She said. The amount of serum and things inside Esmaes blood at the moment should have some changes but Thalia wasnt sure exactly what kind if mutation her cells went through.

Luna woke up a little having clung to Uriah like he was a pillow or something. She didn't want to wake up and face the music, she wanted her kid back. Her spunky rebellious kid.

"Okay… Do I get a dueling partner or something, or a weapon?" It was hard to show moves when there was no one there to do the moves with. What is she writing down? Nikona was watch from her room, and sent Thalia a message. Take her to the training room, send in three of our weakest fighters. I want to see how long she can last. With all the serum from yesterday she should be able to last longer than the normal human. Esmae just stood there not sure of what to do at the moment, even if Thalia just told her.

Uriah woke when Luna began to move and yawned. "Good morning." He kissed her forehead and got up. He got dress in some sweat pants and a plain black Tshirt. He needed to be ready so when everyone was awake he could start on figuring out where they took Esmae first of all. There was a knock on the door, which surprised Uriah since he thought everyone was here. He walked over and opened it. Standing there was Caleb. "May I come in?" Even though Uriah didn't like Caleb much, the more the better. He moved to the side and Caleb walked in. (I'm going to be busy for awhile, so sorry if my replies are short or if I take awhile to answer.)

Luna woke up a little more and let out a slight sigh as she got out and ready for the day. She hadn't bothered to unbraid her hair from the previous day and all she really did was out on sweats and a hoodie before stepping out and walking over to the rest of the awake people.

Vida made her cup almost more milk and sugar than it was coffee, then passed them on before taking a sip.

Cyrus stirred a little bit where he had fallen asleep, but he didn’t quite wake.

Thalia nodded at the message and gestured for the guard to cuff her. A short while later, they arrived at the training grounds and she gestured to the materials in the room. "You can use any weapon in here but I warn you, dont try attacking any of us or there will be hell to pay."

Esmae walked over and examined the weapon. Which would be best? She decided on a spear. It was light, move fast and keep the enemy at bay if needed. As soon as her hand touch the weapon she was pulled back by her hair. She fell back and was being dragged around. Okay a spear isn't the best in this kind of situation. She let go of it and reached back grabbing one of person leg making them fall. They let go of her hair and when she turned there were two more. "Great." Nikona decided to come see the fight in person. She wasn't going to miss this. "Her long hair has to go. It just get in the way."

Thalia whistled and the fight paused. She walked over to Esmae and grabbed her arm with an iron grip. She pulled her away from the mats and nodded at the guard who restrained her. "Looks like your getting a haircut little dove." She grinned.

Sparrow finished her coffee and put her cup in the sink before taking the seat next to Cyrus and putting g her head next to him on the table.

Cyrus woke up completely when Sparrow sat by him. He picked up a hand and run his fingers over her hair lazily.
He muttered a good morning, but it was weak, almost unintelligible.

Sparrow smiled and turned her head looking at him with tired eyes. "Morning love, had a nice sleep?" She asked

"What, no." Esmae loved her hair, and it took years for it to get this long. "I said no!" She tried to get away, but it was no use, just like all the others. She was set in a chair. Her hands locked in straps, along with her ankles. A different person came in and started to cut. All Esmae could do was watch at this point. It will grow out again. When they were done, she had cut just above her shoulders. "Let her go and finish the fight." She wanted to cry a bit, but there was no use in doing that. They let her go and she continued her fight.

Uriah grabbed a cup of coffee for himself and sat at the table. Caleb following behind. The smell of coffee in the morning was his favorite. There was an awkward silence between Uriah and Caleb. You could tell they didn't really like each other, but they cared for the same girl. Which made things difficult.

Sparrow smiled and turned her head looking at him with tired eyes. "Morning love, had a nice sleep?" She asked

Cyrus laughed halfheartedly. “No, not really. I don’t even remember falling asleep. I was just working and thinking and…”

(Wait nah it’s too late)

(You still could.)

Luna watched the interactions for a moment before heading over to where Katya was. She sat down next to her daughter, "Are you doing okay?"

Katya gave Luna a silent nod as she sipped at the coffee. Luna smelled the coffee and gave Katya a little grin, "Aren't you too young to drink coffee?"

Katya glared a little at Luna as a smile threatened to peak on her lips as she pulled the cup closer. She shook her head and Luna gave a nod, "Okay, I'll let you keep your coffee."

The two sat in a comfortable silence just watching the rest of the group interact together.

Sparrow smiled at him and held his hand. "Want some coffee? Nathan made a lot for everyone." Nathan raised his cup in greeting.

Thalia grinned at Esmae's expression and clicked her pen. "Little dove, don't cry. It was only a trim." She said before laughing and gesturing for the guards to continue the fight.

Name: Cassius Herminius (this isn't his real name, it's more of a pseudonym that he treats like his real name, but it's pretty obvious it's not his actual name because of the weird Roman naming conventions. However, no one really knows his actual name- including myself, I'll have to come up with that later)
Nickname: Cass
Age: 21
Personality: Kind of sadistic, a creep, very cunning and smart but uses it to manipulate, perceptive and very little gets past him, charismatic and secretive, hides behind many masks
Sexuality: Straight
Appearance: 5’9, thin, paper-white complexion and a slight flush over his cheeks, dark auburn-brown hair, dark brown nearly black eyes
Background: I figure he was part of Black Claw and he’s about the cubs’ age and as such feels a lot of bitterness towards them
Guild: Dark Gemini
Outfits: Has a long black jacket that he wears over everything. Dresses fairly relaxed and casual, always long pants, likes shirts that button down, known to wear the occasional wacky pattern
Shipping: Heck yeah
Character alignment: chaotic neutral, leaning a little more towards evil
Hobbies: writing, pickpocketing
Fav weapons: manipulation, but usually opts for poison or crossbow for actual murder
Most skilled at: stealth killing, smooth-talking
Pet: ferret named Sable
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