Wanted: Any person with a spiritual connection(DE, Hard) ❷✗

[Vesta Zweig]

"Um....okay?" She quickly walked through the scanner and eyed the guards around her. They so quickly went on the defensive when they realized what she was. It was the first time that she had been met with active aggression when someone knew what she was. Before she got dressed, she concentrated on her chains, feeling them move back to her finger. They started to circle around said finger before her ring reappeared on her finger. She rubbed her chest again, liking the feeling of them not being there.

Vesta watched in slight horror, while she was getting dressed as she watched the person, now she knows it as a hollow, as they darted it and then dragged the body off. What was an Adjuchas? She assumed, from what she had seen, that it lets hollows blend in better with people and they don't have to actually eat people. She had never heard of these types of hollows before or even seen one. She made a mental note to remember what it looked like in case she ran into them again.

The man started to talk and she kept watching the hollow get dragged away until it was out of sight. What kind of 'safety procedures' would they need to take when it wasn't really doing anything? When she was asked to hold out her right arm, she did so. Once she was given the shot however, everything changed. Being used to hearing at least two different voices in her head, it was weird when the voices grew distant. She stomach started to hurt and after the pain of lessened, she realized something weird.

She heard no one. Glancing around, she tried to talk to them and they didn't answer. She screamed out their names in her head, expecting Death to yell at her or Zorn to chastise her, but there was nothing. Absolutely nothing. This had to be how normal people felt. She didn't like it. She lightly grabbed her head, still concentrating to try to hear them, but she still heard nothing. She spoke to herself quietly, "I can't hear them." When she heard a voice, assuming it was the doctor, saying that the tour was starting, she stood up and followed along.

Feeling in a haze, she half listened to what they're impromptu tour guide was saying. She got what the floors were used for and she was slightly pulled out of her stumpor when they ran into someone else. She looked him over, surprised that there was another teenager here. When he mentioned his tinkering skills, she looked at Kazura quickly. This Theodore was the only person she knew of, besides Kazura, that liked tinkering that much. Once the tour was over and they were left on their own, Vesta started thinking.

It was true that she felt empty now without the other voices, but her Dolls were safe at the front of the building. She would eventually get them back and then things would be resorted on that front. But, Death on the other hand was.....different. She had no idea the suppressant would make it impossible for her to talk with her. It was the demon half she was born with and these people completely shut it down. How strong were these people?

Once she looked up, the doctor was gone. She felt bad for not thanking him, but she was preoccupied with her own thoughts. Kazura started to walk off and she was curious as to where he was going. But, floor two was interesting to her. She was curious as to what things they might actually have already developed here. So, following Kazura slightly before she made her way to floor 2. She would start wandering around the floor, looking for anything that might peak her interest.

[Valentin Acciai]

He was a little disappointed over the pricking sensation he felt in his neck, somehow by some lucky chance the needle had found a gap in the white carapace plates that protected him. He wasn't all that worried about it, at first, poisons had little effect on him as he could easily neutralize most things, a sedative or the like should face much the same problem. ''Now this is just rude, but no matter, i will just... neutralize the...ag...e..'' caught unaware of it's true nature Valentin's body failed him as his abilities were dulled and without them the paralytic agent did it's job with ease as the Adjuchas found himself a prisoner to his own body which was an unpleasant experience.

He didn't know how long it took being dragged around, he couldn't very well turn his head to look at any clocks but he knew he had to be very deep in whatever facility he now found himself within judging from the many hollows stuck in tubes helplessly. Oh great he thought to himself, they're going to cut me up like a frog and put me in a vat of preservatives. Well not really, the hollows were still alive if restrained by their predicament. Noting someone important had entered the room Valentin fought the paralytic agent trying to edge his head to face the man who had begun speaking, lead scientist guy? most definitely. Now would Valentin be able to grace him with a reply? he didn't know but he'd certainly give it a try.

''Why yes i would care to talk, if it's my blood you wanted you should just have asked!'' he said as his life essence began flowing into the tube they had inserted into him ''I'm a regenerator, with abilities like mine so long as you provide me with enough reiatsu i could supply you bathtubs or even swimming pools worth of blood, but unfortunately whatever agent you affected my body with is hampering my abilities to do so. And uh, not to worry i ate a shitload of hollows before coming here, voluntarily, to help humanity out.'' he was quite honest in his words, yet it would be obvious to the man that Valentin was a bit peeved about the treatment he had received thus far. It just wasn't very polite, were he human it would have been the same as finding himself in a bathtub filled with ice and his kidneys stolen.

''So, what do you say? i came here to do a job and i could benefit you far more if we worked together rather than exploit my, what? maybe seven liters of blood? that's small change compared to what i can do. Besides you took me down easy the first time around, i have no doubt you could do it again if that worries you. So what say you Dr. West, will you allow this humble Dr. Acciai to speed production up to height you've never seen before?'' Valentin wasn't a fighter, he was a survivor and that much was clear to anyone who had met him. Being reduced to nothing but a test subject it was vital that he show himself to be of unmeasurable worth, he needed whatever privileges he could possibly squeeze out of such a deal if he didn't want to spend the rest of his viable shelf life floating around in an oversized test tube.

[Kiera Bright]

Keira quickly changed into the clothes given to her. She already missed her lab coat, more like the assorted candies that she had in the pockets. If she finds even one missing, she would blow the whole place up behind her. Another doctor came to administer the surpressive. This is the second time that Keira had been subjected to this crap. She understood the intentions, didn't want someone finding something they didn't like that tear up the place, but that still didn't mean she liked it. As the other two got shots, the doctor gave Keira a pill to swallow instead. She swallowed it. Almost immediately her stomach felt that it was imploding. 

She ran to the bathroom that the first scientist specified slamming the door behind her. She heaved heavily several times before anything came up. God she forgot this torture. Keira had always been extremely careful about taking care of herself. Since one false move could cause her death. Something as benign as a paper cut would cause an horrific explosion. She had not needed to violently purge her digestive tract for years. She hated it. She hated them. She swore between heaves gripping the back of the toilet tightly with each purge. Her eyes were actually starting to water. After minutes she finally started to feel a bit better, and the heaving subsided. 

She washed her mouth out spitting into the sink. That was one aspect of being human that she did not miss. She still felt sick, but she would be able to hold it together from then on. A guard met her outside the bathroom to give her a tour of the place. It was quick and not very informative at all. She hoped that the others had a much more insightful tour than she just did. On that train of thought though, she was wondering where Valentine was. They tranquilized him and dragged him off somewhere. She felt her power weakening, so she knew that she couldn't just go find out herself...yet. Keira stayed quiet during the "tour" a grunt like him wouldn't be able to tell him what she needed.

As much as Keira would love to see what they had developed, she was curios as to this Greenhouse. She remembered the directions and made her way there. She walked with purpous and urgancey, even though she had none. She would not let anyone push her around even in her pacified state. If she was able to gain entrance inside, she would observe everything that she could see moving quickly from one to the other. She was good at retaining information. She would like to know just what they have been able to capture, and how much of them. 

[Samael Moreira]

Kazura would easily find Theodore  as the man hadn't moved from where he was when they came by in the tour. Theodore  was busy working on his own little gadget in his hand and wouldn't even notice when Kazura would be by him. Kazura would either have to tap his shoulder or say something loudly to get the shy man's attention. Either way that Kazura would get the man's attention Theodore  would jump a bit in his seat dropping the small gizmo he was working on, onto the table causing it to bounce a bit. Theodore  would eventually turn around to see that Kazura was there and was the person who greeted him.

“Your Kazura Uzaki , owner of Uzaki Enterprise....” He would take a short pause for a moment before looking down. “Sorry.... I was going to apply to work there once.... before Dr. West approached me with this offer, I mean don't get me wrong I love working here, but.... I've seen some of the thing's you've made and their amazing........ Sorry I'm rambling again.” Theodore would be silent for a moment before a soft smile came across his face. “Hey, I know you're suppose to be a subject here, but do you think you could take a look at something I made?” Theodore wouldn't even wait for Kazura to respond before getting up and rushing over to the other side of the lab.

Kazura would see him throwing this around while searching for something. A few things would go flying his way, including a half working sonic screwdriver that would land by Kazura, the screwdriver would take a bit of work to make 100% operational, but it could be useful. Eventually Theodore would come back with an odd set of glasses. Built around them was a strange and bit heavy metal frame with some wires sticking out of it. “Sorry it doesn't look like much, it's still the prototype, but it works! It allows the user to see strong concentrations of reiatsu left behind by spiritual beings.... sorta like a reiatsu trail that you can follow, it even works for those who can't see reiatsu normally. Oh and the best part is that each person's reiatsu is a different color, it can hold up to about 30 or so before needing to delete the older ones.” Theodore would be waiting to see what Kazura would say, and Kazura would be able to put them on. When used they the world around him would look somewhat the same, however he could see distinct trails of reiatsu going here and there,each their own color.




Vesta as she wandered off wouldn't take that long to find something of interest, rather it would find her. While normally no one would ever think to look upwards when walking inside she might have wanted to this time. As she walked around she would unfortunately be the victim of a piece of malfunctioning tech. Suddenly and almost without warring a man would fall from the ceiling and land ontop of her. “Ow,.... damn gotta calibrate that a bit better so I don't keep falling off of the walls.” It would take the man a few moments to realize that he was ontop of someone sadly it wasn't the best way for him to realize this as unfortunately his hand landed in a place that would be rather soft and a squeeze would further confirm his suspicion.

As soon as he realized that he was ontop of someone he quickly jumped up and offered his help to get her up as well as an apology. Vesta would get a good look at the guy who fell on top of her. He actually wasn't that old, in fact he looked like he still belonged in high school, the man, rather the kid was lanky and thin with brown hair and Hazel eyes. “Hey again sorry about that, I'm Peter by the way, what's your name?” Peter would extend out his hand towards Vesta wanting to make amends for the accident that happened.

However it wouldn't take too long for someone else to approach the two of them. This man would be dressed in the security uniform, he was more stoic than Peter. “Peter!” He said in a loud and strong tone. “What have I told you about using that tech outside of the lab, get back there now.” Peter would quickly run off to a lab. “Sorry about that ma'am Peter has a bad habit of bothering folks." The man would hang around for a moment for Vesta to ask him a question. Vesta if she looked would see that this man's arm was clearly not human and resembled that of a monster.



Getting closer to the tank that held Valentine, Dr West came into a clearer view for Valentine to see. Dr. West was an extremely thin man who had short dark brown hair parted to right side of his face. His glasses were large and would cover a good part of his face. Dr. West had a serious look upon him as he heard Valentine speak and make mention that he wanted to help. A small wicked smile crossed his face when he heard about what Valentne's power was. “You seem to be mistaken, hollow. The only reason I asked to speak with you was to help understand you a bit better.”

Dr West's smile soon faded a bit as he stepped away from the tank and went to grab a chart. “You see hollow, now knowing what you can do, you're never going to leave, we will keep you alive as we drain everything from you. If you being able to replenish your blood is true then after we run some tests on it and the things from it we will start the experiments, and i'm betting that you can regenerate more than just your blood. Tell me hollow do you know what a vivisection is? If not you're going to be very familiar with them soon.”

Dr. West would start to laugh like a madman at Valentine and at the new toy he had gotten. “Oh, you and me are going to have so much fun hollow, I think I'll make sure to not use the anesthetic for the first few experiments.” Sadly Valentine had tried to appeal to the human side of Dr. West, not knowing what sort of person he was. While most who worked with him knew he had more than a morbid curiosity with the dead and playing with souls those who didn't would find it unsettling.



Kiera's adventure to the greenhouse would be strange, the whole base it's self had a cold feeling to it. Given that they were in the Arctic there was still a hint of chill in the air even though the entire place was warmed. However the moment that Kiera stepped into the greenhouse she would be hit with a massive wave of both heat and humidity. It was as if she had stepped into a massive tropical rain forest. The difference was so great that as the door opened up it seemed as if a heavy steam rolled out of the greenhouse and into the rest of the base.

A voice could be heard as Kiera opened the door. “Come in, come in you're letting all the hot air out.” The voice was hidden behind what seemed to be a massive tree built into the center of the entire greenhouse. This massive tree like structure had roots going to all sides of the greenhouse and entering into different planters. Each planter it's self seemed to house different fruits and vegetables, all of them ripe and all of them shouldn't be able to grow in these conditions. Eventually Kiera would see the face of the voice who called out before.

She had amber colored hair and green eyes. After seeing Kiera she would smile, “oh a test subject, glad to see that this time around they got a few women and not only men, you can't even imagine how bad it is to find someone to have a bit of girl talk here. Oh but where are my manors, I'm Pamela. Oh don't eat the fruits and vegetables tho, we don't know what sort of effect he has on them.” She would smile and place a hand on the tree like structure which by this time Kiera could see it had a hollow mask and was a captured hollow.

[Vesta Zweig]

Vesta was lost in her thoughts and for once, there wasn't a running commentary on what was going on around her. She missed the comfort of Zorn and even though she doesn't admit it too much, she missed hearing Death in her head. She was vicious, but she did have some interesting insight into the rest of the world that Vesta herself was a little too naive to realize. During her wanderings, she thought she heard something above her, but it was too little too late.

In the next moment, Vesta fell hard on her back, head hitting the floor, as she felt something heavy sitting on her. This man had seemed to land on her complaining about fixing something. Then, she realized where his hand was. Blushing hard, she lifts up her right hand and smacks him hard in the face. She scowled at him while he was hurriedly getting up. She ignored the hand he offered and turned towards him. He apologized to her and offered up his name. "Well Peter, if that is your real name, be more careful next time and don't land on a lady then squeeze her breast. It's pretty fucked up."

Not touching his hand, they stood there until she heard someone coming. The man immediately admonished Peter for what he did and he ran off like a dog with their tail between their legs. She smiled slightly, then turned her attention back on the security man. "Well, if bothering folks also includes landing on a woman before squeezing her breast, maybe you should keep a better eye on him. Such behavior is bad for a man to have, especially if he might think it's normal."

She looked down, now noticing a slight pain in the back of her head and noticed the man's arm. "Sorry, but I just noticed that your arm is like a monster arm. Did they do that here or did you end up getting that done in another weird laboratory. Also, my head hit the floor pretty hard. Is there a doctor that could check my head? I only ask because it's a head injury and I want to make sure that my head is okay." She would stand there, lightly rubbing the back of her head, waiting on an answer.

[Kiera Bright]

The sudden blast of hot air hitting her was nearly suffocating. She took the time to notice that the heat was not affecting her like it normally did. Usually her high senses would make it seem much worse. And while she was on the subject, she noticed now that her vision and hearing were no where near as keen as they usually were. She had grown accustomed to hearing the heartbeats, and people that it became white noise to her unless she wanted to focus on it. She swore softly to herself. So the pill suppressed more than her spiritual powers. This was great. How much more were they going to take away from her? She just hoped at this point it wasn't permanent. 

A voice beckoned her to enter. It was what she was going to do anyway, so Keira marched right on in. She eyed the massive tree getting a sense that it was giving off some sort of spiritual energy, but her senses were too dull for her to make any specifics. She made her way through the greenhouse to find the care taker. A woman with amber colored hair and green eyes introduced herself as Pamela in a pleasant tone, but Keira glared at being called a test subject. From the note she got, it sounded like they were being brought in to test weapons on things, not being the test subjects themselves, and she was a scientist too damn it. It was time others knew that. 

Keira closed her pink eyes and calmed herself before looking at the woman again. "I am Dr. Keira Bright." She said in a starting to shift her eyes to the tree again. It was only now that she noticed the hollow mask. So it was a hollow. Pamela said something about not eating the vegetables or fruits in the area, though right now she was hungry and would risk it if it wasn't for her fragile state. "I would be tempted to eat them anyway after that damned pill. Lost at least my lunch, and maybe half my breakfast along with my coffee." She eyed the hollow again. "I take it that he is responsible for producing all this produce?" She inquired intrigued slightly. 

[Kazura Uzaki]

Theodore knew who Kazura was. That was good, made the awkward introduction phase go by quicker. He seemed quite friendly, even if he was rambling. Rambling wasn't a bad thing, necessarily. Especially when Kazura needed as much information as he could get. Being handicapped like he was right now was going to be a challenge that he had to overcome with as much intel as possible. He was tossed two prototypes, one by accident and one on purpose. The first prototype was some type of wand looking thing that made a high pitched noise whenever the button was pressed. Kazura wasn't sure what that was supposed to do, but he held onto it for now to see if Theodore would explain it. It didn't seem functional, but maybe Kazura could improve it even if he had just one arm to work with.

The second prototype, though, was very much like Kazura's first spiritual invention. Placing the glasses on his face, he could see the trails of spiritual energy through the air. "Very cool, Theodore. This reminds me of my first invention in the spiritual world. Glasses that could make an ordinary person see Hollows. This is far advanced over those, of course, and is very impressive. Does it have a small computer inside, like those Google Glasses, that allows for the processing of the information and storage of the different trails? If so, you could definitely include features such as calculating the spiritual energies of the trails using Soul Gauge technology. I don't have one with me, of course, but I think I remember the blueprints of them. It was a watch I found in Japan that I integrated into a helmet that allowed one to see spiritual energy in numerical values. If you included that, someone with a memory greater than mine, or the computer itself, could keep track of who each trail belonged to and keep a record of names and information that was provided it. Sorry, now I'm the one rambling..."

[Valentin Acciai]

Well that could have gone better, Valentin's bountiful optimism didn't seem to matter much to the man. How narrow minded Valentin thought, he could have taught so many things to the man to aid him in his research. Now Valentin was going to have to kill the man instead and from the look of things that was going to take a while awaiting a fitting opportunity to make an escape. Drugged as he was he couldn't establish a link with his second body, in fact he had no idea how it would react. Would another Valentin arise from that body, think himself merely killed and bolt out of there? or was his second body drooling in the snow, still awaiting orders?

The Adjuchas would be quite interested in finding out the results of this accidental experiment later but first was the whole escaping business. Despite what an awful dreg of a human being Dr West was Valentin would have to keep up appearances, try to gain any favour possible as he waited. ''Why of course Dr West, i did introduce myself as a doctor so i would be a pathetic example if i didn't know something so basic. But i'll have to warn ya, if i'm not back by a week I've got some friends who might come looking for me, the kind who tend to blow mountains to craters kind. I'd appreciate it if you leave em be, doubt they can find this place anyhow.'' quite honestly that was a lie, no one knew he was here except for the group he had arrived with earlier and he doubted he could count on them.

''But more importantly, yes! no anesthetics, how could i possibly relay any information about an experiment if i'm unconscious or numb! but i have to stress that without at least a modicum of my abilities available i would still irreversibly perish, it is not a passive effect but an active one. Limbs, organs, bones i can even restore that of others but that is an unpleasant business.'' being as pleasant and agreeable as he could there was the likely possibility that Dr West wasn't going to buy Valentin's complacency but not trying would be the same as accepting death and the Adjuchas hadn't evolved thus far just to become a dead end here. No this would be but a quick stop before the journey continued, that he would make sure of.

[Abaddon]

After hearing what Peter did the man let out a heavy sigh and looked down at Vesta “I'll take it up with Peter later on, he's normally well behaved, but when he makes a new invention he always tries to test it out before it's ready. Can't blame the kid, he's only fifteen so he's excited to test things out, but he needs to follow rules.” With that said the man was ready to walk away hoping that Vesta was a bit more calm after his explanation about Peter. With that he was ready to get going back to his own tasks at hand.

However as he was about to move out he heard her say something about his arm and then question it. He stopped and turned to face her once more. The man would look at Vesta and shake his head at her question dismissing the worry that she had about it. “Don't worry, nothing that goes on here has anything to do with why my arm looks like this, no they're making sure that people like me aren't born again.” The man would raise up his sleeve to show off more of his arm, without a word a chain would form around it.

“I'm a nakabaki, one of the few that work here, however don't let that bother you I'm just like other people.” With that said he rolled down his sleeve and waited to see if she would have any other questions. He had a feeling that there was something else with this girl, he hadn't learned too much about the test subjects that were brought in this time. Most of the staff didn't know say for a select few researchers and guardsmen. If she had nothing else to ask he would walk off and head towards his post.



Pamela let out a soft laugh as she heard her make mention of the pill that she had to ingest, Pamela know that, that meant that the girl before her was a failure, given that was the only race that got the pill. “I've heard from others that those pills are really bad, I'm sorry to say that only time would make it better.” Pamela would start to walk around the room watering the plants around the area as Kiera started to ask her questions about where the food came from and if it was this hollow was the one responsible for creating all the food here.

“Yes and no, he's not directly responsible for the food, but he does help them grow. This greenhouse was made long before we discovered this guy, and before we had plenty of plants growing here too.” She moved to refill the water canteen she had been using to water the plants. “However after a few tests it was found that this hollow affects the production of plants making them grow larger and faster than before, but he can't make plants himself. It's a strange power for a hollow to have....” Her voice trailed off as she looked at the massive tree hollow once more.

“We keep him here so he can make the harvest better for all the lab experiment's food, but we haven't had much time to study him, after all he just came here less than a month ago. So, what made you come here?” Pamela said in a cheery tone towards Kiera, “most people end up going to more interesting places than a simple greenhouse in the middle of the arctic. “ Pamela gaze would continue to linger on her guest as she waited for an answer.



As Kazura spoke Theodore's eyes started to widen and his gaze filled with wonderment and joy at what he was hearing Kazura say. While paying attention to what Kazura was saying he was more fixated on the fact that the man had been complementing his invention as well as finding ways to make it work better. Theodore was honestly filled to the brim with joy that Kazura was actually complementing his tech. If one had to take a picture of a fanboy moment this would be the exact moment that would encapsulate everything.

After Kazura stopped speaking it took a moment for Theodore to realize what he was saying and shake his head out of the daze he was in. “Oh yea, the glasses do use a small computer to help process everything that they record, that was the next step I was going with I just have to make the software to actually try and keep track of everything, however just due to the nature of how individual each reiatsu signature is to a person it takes up a lot of data to hold onto and track where the person has been and where they're going.... wait I didn't say that before did I? The glasses if you lock onto a signature you can track where they have been and where they're going without overwriting it with others.”

Theodore would lean back as he watched his invention in the hands of Kazura, he had never dreamed that meeting Kazura would turn out like this. He was glad the man wasn't as stuck up as he had heard the rumors to be. That, however could have been Dr. West's attempt to try and keep him here. “Oh was there anything else you wanted to ask about?” Theodore looked at Kazura with his puppy dog eyes.



Dr West simply ignored what the hollow had to say thinking it to be the pleads and cries of a hollow who had just realized his own fate. Dr west started to grab some instruments from around the lab getting them ready for his next project. While the idea of messing with Valentine was intoxicating to the doctor, he had other pressing issues to tend to at the moment. The biggest one was that he had another experiment that was in the middle of it's most critical stage, so staying here that much longer really wasn't going to happen.

“Our little playtime will have to wait hollow, something else more important is going to take me away from you, but don't worry I'll be back to have some fun with you later.” Dr. West walked out of the room carrying several instruments with him and vanished to another room. After a few moments of total silence Valentine would hear another voice speak. “Well looks like you fucked up rookie.” The voice was gravely and harsh as it echoed and reverberated.

At first Valentine wouldn't be able to see where the voice was coming from but eventually he would notice that in one of the large tubes that was nearby him would be another hollow awake and chuckling at what just happened. “Gotta learn to keep yer head down and you'll live longer, but I guess that it's too late for you. He's got his eye on you now, so that means that you're probably going to be next.” This would be the first time someone spoke to Valentine in this entire area without a sense of hate or dread. Had he found an ally? Or at least someone who would give him answers?

[Vesta Zweig]

Listening to this new security man, it seemed that this 'Peter' fellow did this constantly. Not following the rules, especially in a place like this, had to be a bad sign. She nodded, hoping that this man would actually give this Peter a talking to. Things like this just can't go without some kind of repercussions, but being fifteen she guessed she understood what he was saying about that? She wasn't much older and she didn't do weird things like that.

When Vesta mentioned the arm however, he stopped and she got a better look at it. It reminded her of something and it took her a minute to try to place it. He assured her that nothing in this lab would turn her arm like that and when he said the phrase, 'they're making sure that people like me aren't born again' is when it hit her. When she came in today, everyone seemed to be on alert because of what she was. This place studies demons, a.k.a Akkis, so she knew what he was.

It was confirmed when he rolled up his sleeves and a chain started to form around it. He was just like her with a demon limb that reminded her of one of the only other Nakabakki that she's seen, Jak. He had a demon limb similar to that. Her eyes widened slightly as he talked about being a Nakabakki and to not let it bother her but she started to smile towards him slightly. She was sure that he was getting a little freaked out, but she thought it was awesome to meet another like her.

"You must not have known what happened when I came into the facility today. It seems like we both have the same issue." It would be at this point she would pull down her shirt slightly so he could see the red skin under there, with some of the demon writing on it. Once she lowered the shirt slightly, she would release the technique that she uses to hide her chains so that they would start to form on her torso again. It still felt weird when she did this, but she deemed it necessary.

What he would see now would be two parts of her chain peeking out around the collar of her shirt, and faint imprints of them crossing her torso would be seen from her shirt. "You don't have to worry about that stuff around me, I'm a Nakabakki too! You're the third one I've met, which seems to be a lot of we're supposed to be rare. My name is Vesta. If you don't mind me asking what's yours? I can also teach you a technique to hide your chains if you want."

She would extend her right hand out to shake his, smiling at him. She didn't want to mess this up, because this was a rare chance to meet someone else like her! She would take a deep breath, after he shook her hand or she would wait a reasonable amount of time before putting her hand down, and focus the chains back into their ring form. He would notice the chains start to disappear from where they were and they would now find their home back on the middle finger of her left hand, where they lived now.

[Kazura Uzaki]

"Actually, yes. Tell me more about this stick that looks like a flashlight with a bunch of buttons. And when you're done, maybe you can tell me more about what I'm supposed to be helping with here?" Kazura quite enjoyed looking at the world through the tracker glasses. It was fascinating to see where people had gone. He looked towards the exits, noting which people had frequented certain doors. He didn't yet know which threads belonged to which people, but his instincts would let him process everything that the glasses could give him without a second thought. He would calculate the most frequented areas, assuming them to be bedrooms and mess halls and work areas. He was most intrigued, however, by the places that few people tread. Those would be the most fascinating to him, and he'd pay close attention to them.

[Kiera Bright]

Keira just rolled her eyes at the sympathetic explanation of the pill and that only time would help her get over it. She still felt like she ate some bad sea food, but it was getting a little better. Maybe keeping her mind off her stomach would get her through it easier. Keira followed Pamela around the place taking a look at all the vegetation that was being grown with the help of the tree hollow. "I would like to know who developed these pills. Maybe with we could work out a way to eliminate some of the side effects." She said rather offhandedly. However, gaining some of this supressant knowledge may make some progress on her own stabilization. 

Keira listened to Pamela's explanation of the hollow's role in the facility. It seemed that it didn't have the ability to produce plants on its own, but rather increased the growth rate of the plants around it, as well as giving them nutrients for them to grow far larger then normal. From that little information, Keira was already able to make a some guesses as to where such a hollow would have inhabited, and how it would have acquired souls to grow stronger. Though there was one thing that caught Keira's attention. The hollow produced food for the experiments. So the staff don't take advantage of the bounty, though she did say they didn't know the effects of the food. 

"I decided to come here since it isn't something i can readily get anywhere else." She said simply. "Gadgets and weapons, I can create them on my own when i want, or know of people who make them for a living, see Kazura for instance. I wanted to see something unique. Something I haven't looked into that much." She stopped for a moment. "I also wanted to see an if an acquaintance was here. A hollow peaceful sort, you would like him. Wonder where they took him off to." She looked to the hollow rubbing her chin in thought. "You said that he grows the experiment's food, why don't the staff eat the produce, if it is fit for everything else?"

[Valentin Acciai]

A smirk hid behind Valentin's mask as he heard the voice of a fellow hollow, aye it was true he had gotten himself in a sticky situation but Valentin was a master in the art of survival, whatever pain and experimentation he would be put through he would endure and live. Still it was good to hear the voices of his brethren, if the right situation arose the might be useful. ''Why you should thank me, i have quite the long shelf life so if he stays interested in me you might live longer. Still, i'm already bored. You two seem like you've been here a while though so tell me, what sort of research does West really do?'' trying to observe as best he could if there was any staff still remaining in their little section of the place Valentin would try to move whatever part of his body that he could.

Wiggling, jerking, anything he could really! if it were feasible he had to make his body expend the numbing substance injected in his body as much as possible but he still prioritized quiet and subtlety, not making any effort to escape if directly watched by anyone but the hollow. He'd also scan the room for cameras, if he was real unfortunate one might be pointing at him at all times so he hoped not. ''Think you already heard but name's Valentin, feel like making introductions? might care to save your butts when i break out if you do. only the butts though! nah, i'd free all of you. Easier if you save your own butt after all.'' he jested despite the grim situation.

It was what Valentin did after all, pull crude jokes at any time to make fun of the world around him and extract a laugh. Something of a defensive mechanic to deal with his lot in life but it worked thus far. In between his wiggling attempts if entirely certain none of the researchers were present he'd try to fire off one of the spikes in his tail straight down to the bottom of the tube, usually he could shoot them off without much stopping so he wanted to see if at first he would be able to, and second if it did fire how long it would take to regenerate if at all. Usually a tail spike would regenerate pretty much instantly but in his current state he didn't know if that were the case anymore. He'd give it a try at least, if it worked he might be able to destroy something important, perhaps free a few like minded hollow willing to spread some chaos and take revenge.

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{Living Spike Shots}
Technique Name: [Living Spike Shots]

Class: [4]

Technique Type: [Hollow]

Usable By (Technique is available to which races?): [Hollow]

Technique Element: [Organic]

Technique Description and Effects (Explain appearance, powers, and effect): [This technique allows Valentin to fire off spikes that can be grown from any part of his body in front of wherever he's aiming the spikes to a penetrating power equal to his Reiatsu Strength and a Static Speed of 600. The spikes on average are the size of a short punching dagger or 5 inches long and 1 inch wide so they can do moderate harm however there is a limited number of them. On his tail he has 10 spikes usable for that purpose and regenerates them naturally by 1 spike per 50 healing expertise a turn when it comes to those on his tail. Expending Reiatsu he can generate these same spikes from any part of his body with a cost of 25 Reiatsu for two spikes.

This technique acts as a stepping stone for further abilities as the spikes fired from his body are still alive and connected to him for a time, his Reiatsu visibly still present in them. They are made from an outer layer of bone structure with a fleshy inside akin to an organ though initially inert and malleable until another ability makes use of them and gives them purpose. Should there be no resistance from the body it hits for example a friendly and aware target then the spikes will upon penetration sacrifice their bone exterior to heal the wound made upon entry after the organic part has gone inside. Even if they do not strike a target they will still become a beacon for his spiritual energy and just as capable to transform to suit his purposes. this flesh eventually dissolves within twenty minutes whether or not having a host to sustain itself from and would have to be replaced to continue it's duties.]

How to use technique (How is it activated?): [By aiming the concerned body part in a chosen direction and simply forcing them out by contracting his muscles, in short flexing them out.]

Technique Drawbacks (Limitations, repercussions for use, etc) (Insert Below)

Supply of fired spikes must be regenerated.

Always go straight so they can be easy to predict.

If the relevant muscle structure is notably injured this technique cannot be used from there until healed. When altered with a technique, a spike takes on the ability granted by that technique, but cannot be altered further.

Incantation and Effect:

Made By: Valentin Acciai

Reserved? (Yes/No) (Can others use your technique, or just your character?): [Yes]

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The guard would look at Vesta strange as she started to lift her shirt to show him her stomach, at first he wasn't exactly too sure what she was doing, but when he saw her sinner chain he knew clearly what she was, she was a nakkabaki like him. It was nice to see another one of his kind walking around and not being evil like so many he had seen, however at the moment he didn't have the time to actually exchange pleasantries with her. It's not that he didn't want to it's that he had his own job to do and he couldn't be wasting too much more time standing around and talking.

“My name is Gardner, Vesta I really am sorry I do have to get going, I have to cover my shift now before dinner starts and you and the rest of your group should be heading towards the dining area soon too. I know Dr. West prefers to speak with everyone while they're visiting.” Gardner would shake Vesta's hand and then march off on his way to his station. Not before showing her on his map where the dinning hall was were Dr. West would be hosting dinner for everyone. Vesta would have a bit more time to spend wandering the halls, however dinner would soon be served and if she didn't want to be late she would have to head towards the dinning hall.


Theodore looked at the small device that Kazura had spoken about and his face turned bright red, redder than a tomato. “Oh that.... it's... um..... well........ you ever watch Dr. Who.....” Theodore would whisper the last bit embarrassed about his little creation that he made based off of a T.V. show. Before Kazura could answer Theodore would speak up again, “it's... a sonic screwdriver.... or more or less a universal tool.... if I could get it to work properly. I based it off of the concept that everything has a frequency that it vibrates at and this screwdriver can be used to interact with objects, either opening them, fixing them, amplifying them, acting as a scanner..... however right now it's busted.... I had it working a while ago... at least on simple objects, but now it's just nothing more than a noise maker.”

Theodore looked down at the fact that his invention was broken, he was a bit upset that he had broken it a while ago, however that was something he was doing on his own time and not with the money of Dr. West. “As for what you're suppose to be doing here.... well Dr. West likes to talk about that, each group is different..... OH SHOOT DR. WEST.” Theodore started to rush out the door as he reailsied something, before Kazura could move he poked his head back in and said in a loud and rushed voice. “We're going to be late for the dinner, oh Dr. West is going to kill me.” With that Theodore would be running down the halls heading towards the dinning room.


Pamela would simply smile as all the questions came her way and once she assumed that Kiera was done she would start to speak. “For the food we make here, well..... the full effects haven't been tested yet, and most of the staff here doesn't want to become guinea pigs just because of food my dear~. As far as hollows go my dear, well..... they go for processing and end up in the lower labs. They tend to be rather violent and extremely unpredictable especially after their powers are taken away. So they tend to be kept in a seperate zone all together, don't worry however, Dr. West wouldn't harm him he just wants to take some samples and then he'll be handed over to a shingami that Dr. West knows for purification so he can't harm anyone else.”

Pamela would end her sentience with a smile before looking upwards at a clock. “Oh my dear you'll be late for dinner and I have to go and take care of a few things while it's been lovely talking with you, you need to head down, Dr. West will be waiting for all of you. I bet he's so excited to meet you all~” With that said Pamela would gently motion for Kiera to leave and if she didn't leave right away a pungent odor would start to fill the room as a corpse flower started to bloom from behind Pamela. “Oh dear that's blooming again so soon.”


The voices of the hollows would laugh at what Valentine would say about freeing them from this place. Their laughter would fill the room as Valentine tried to fire off his tail spikes, but found that he couldn't. “Oh man looks like he hasn't figured it out yet huh?” One of them spoke loudly as the laughter started to die down. “Guess not.” Said the other voice as the laughter ended. “You can't use your powers here kid, trust me, i've tried, he's tried everyone has tried and even if by a slight miracle that you were able to the moment a tank breaks this whole place goes on lock down keeping everything and everyone locked inside. Trust me, I know better than anyone how this place works, after all I'm the one who built it.”

“Oh hush you, going on about that now? Honestly it didn't matter if you built it back then Dr. West over here has made it his own.” The voices would start to argue as a plate above Valentine would open up and a random assortment of fruits and vegetables would fall onto him. The pipe leading out would seal quicker than Valentine could react to it not allowing him any escape. “Better eat up kid, trust me you'll want the energy and the stuffs not half bad, filled with parts of souls thanks to a hollow up there that's been lobotomized and repurposed by Dr. West. Oh, the names Cave by the way, and the lovely young lady voice that keeps harassing me is called Caroline.”



For the other three they would all find themselves around a dinner table with a nice spread of food and several people already sitting down, yet none of them were eating yet. Vesta would see that Peter was sitting down with a seat open next to him. Kiera would find a strange individual giving off the same sort of vibe she did in a white lab coat sitting near the far end of the table, while Kazura and Theodore would be the second to last to arrive finding seats empty near the head of the table. Once everyone was sitting down one final soul would enter into the dinning room with a smile across his face looking directly at the three new people in the lab.

It was Dr. West, the man who had invited them all to this place. Dr. West was a thin and lanky man with brown hair and dark framed glasses. His face seemed to hold little regard for others and his actions seemed precise and calculated, safe to say running into him on the streets would at least cause for a bit of a stir for whomever met him. “Thank you all for coming here for this week, I know it must be hard to take so much time out of your lives to travel here without really knowing what's going on, but I do thank you and I do apologies for the late introduction. I am your host. Dr. Herbert West. I'm sure a lot of you have many questions and I'll be more than happy to answer them as we eat.” With that Dr. West sat down at the head of the table and started to dig into the food before him.

[Vesta Zweig]

Vesta smiled as Gardner introduced himself and shook her hand. She nodded, understanding that he had a job to do but told her before he left that she should probably head over towards the dining hall. After giving her directions, he ran off, more than likely finishing his shift and the work he needed to do. She looked around the hall, knowing that she could look around more. It was at that moment her stomach started to growl. She hadn't eaten much today, so dinner would be nice.

She followed the directions he gave her and found the dining room, with a table filled with food. She glanced around the room and saw Gardner already sitting down. There were other people there that she didn't know, so because she at least talked to Gardner, she walked over to the empty chair near him and sat down. She turned towards Gardner and smiled at him. "Thanks again for the directions! I never would've found this place if you didn't give them to me!"

When she heard the doors open, she watched as Kiera came in and then Kazura came in with the Theodore person that they met earlier. She smiled towards them and once they were seated, another person came in. She looked at him warily, waiting to hear him speak. So, it seemed like this was the infamous Dr. West that they've been told about. He then started to say that he would answer any questions while they were eating.

He started to eat and she waited until the others started to eat before she would pick up a piece of food, sniff it lightly to see if it smelled bad. If not, she would pop it into her mouth. It wasn't half bad, but this was still a weird situation. She turned towards the man. "Ummm Dr. West? Vesta here. I was just curious as to why you needed people like us to test whatever it is your doing here. Can't normal people work just as well as the spiritually aware races?"