War in the North [UE, Medium, NDE]

[Kazura Uzaki]

Name: [War in the North] - The Adventure Name

Participants: [UE employees, or other HWD with permission] - Who can participate?

Location: [Northeastern Russia] - Where does this take place?

Difficulty Level: [Medium] - Easy, Medium, Hard, Extreme. How difficult is this adventure?

Setting: [NDE] Is this DE or NDE? Death Enabled or Non Death Enabled?

Plotline: [Kazura has received an order for an absolutely massive amount of weapons and other equipment from a country that he rarely does business with because of their self-reliance, Russia. Upon investigation, the cause of this order turns out to be the unsolved murders of hundreds of people, mostly law enforcement. Trying to equip their police with the tools necessary to protect themselves, they have turned to Kazura. Secretly, he sends a team of his Spiritual Employees to investigate the issue under the disguise of bringing samples for quality assurance.] - Explain the plot of your adventure.

Estimated Enemy Strength: [Class 5-3] Estimate the strength of the NPC's people will fight in this adventure. Class 7-1, what is their strength on average?

Estimated Time Until Completion: [3 pages] - How many pages do you think this adventure will run for until it is over?

Starts: [After the introductory DM post] - When does the adventure begin?

Special Conditions: [Max 3 participants, I will post first, no reservations only intro posts] - Any special conditions, limitations, or other things.

[Kazura Uzaki]

Work Orders came through Kazura's office all the time, and nearly always they were routine reorders or something small so they barely needed any attention or effort on the CEO's part. He signed some, sent some for rereview, denied a few to America for unpaid debts, that sort of thing. One, however, came in one of the "brand new customer" files, which needed a little bit more review. The usual process of Uzaki Enterprises was to keep a fair stock of "samples" that would be sent to the new client for them to test the quality, followed by the regular manufacturing and shipping process. When Kazura opened the file, however, he was quite surprised.

The new client was to be the country of Russia. They usually were quite self-reliant, not needing or wanting UE's weapons or equipment. Which was fine, but they suddenly wanted a very very big order. Usually these kinds of orders were preparing for war or for fueling war efforts, which Kazura nearly always denied as he pushed for peace instead of war. But this was different. A good portion of the order was for things like law enforcement vehicles, non-lethal weapons, and other such equipment that would not be useful in a war. A quick google search about Russia in the news came up with some... scary articles. Hundreds of people dead from unknown serial killers. Hundreds of law enforcement officers dead or missing.

Kazura decided to help out the country, in more ways than one. While preparing the paperwork for the production of the order, Kazura sent out a message to his Spiritual Employees. "Work available in the CEO's office. Come if you're interested." While he prepared the samples that would be taken to the first town government to request equipment, he hoped that he would get some employees into his office for the job. It wouldn't be simple, that much was guaranteed, but it could result in worthwhile good in the world and some hopefully good research.

[Takara Takeda]

Takara at the moment was in her own room dressed in nothing other than black underwear. As she sat at the edge of her bed she was painting her toes once again. It was a rather demanding thing to keep the nails painted perfectly and proper. She had come to enjoy how they looked though and felt that the few minutes it took her were those that could relieve her of boredom as well. As she did so the cell phone that Kazura had given to her went off next to her.

Looking over at the phone while taking the brush away from her right foot the Mod Soul grabbed ahold of her phone. It seemed that Kazura had something that needed the attention of one of the actual employees of UE. Takara knew that Kazura was a man that looked after all his employees and humans, but Takara wasn't as compassionate as him. At least not towards humans. However, anything was better than continuing to sit in boredom. So Takara replied quickly sending a text to Kazura. "I'll be there in a few minutes."

It took Takara roughly five minutes to simply finish her toes and dress herself. Having the mental math prowess of a computer was something that Takara could use at any moment and did frequently to help with her appearance. For example it was much easier to apply eye shadow when you could detail the thickness of the brush and the area under the eye and then duplicate it perfectly. So now about ten minutes after Takara had sent the text she stepped into Kazura's office with her usual black dress and high heels. "Greetings Kazura."

[Jak Halcom]

Jak Halcom was in his flower shop tending to the growth of some of the more expensive, and rare samples he has been cultivating. He had been trying to bring more business into his own personal business for quite some time now trying all sorts of things. He has tried deals for special occasions, and tragic events. He has also done some lawn, and flower care at other peoples homes, mainly the rich since they can't be bothered to do anything themselves. Each one of these brought success to his business to various degrees, though he was considering shutting down the maintenance gig. Now he was trying to genetically create new types of flowers and plants that no one else would have.

He carefully watered them, and made sure that the soil had the exact nutrients that the plants needed. It was all delicate work. One mistake could end up killing hours if not days of hard work. The sprouts were looking healthy. He smiled wiping the sweat from his brown. He heard something buzzing on the table next to him, and saw that it was the phone that he used to communicate with his coworkers at UE. He flipped open the phone, so he liked flip phones sue him, reading the request for work available. It has been a while since he actually did anything for them. He decided that he might as well see what the job was. He closed up shop early, it was a slow day anyway. 

Jak ran on foot to the UE HQ. He made his way quickly past the lobby making his way to Kazura's office. Usually if Kasura had a job for Jak, it was something worth considering. Jak waited in the elevator with his arms crossed. His muscled arms and chest moved a little quickly from his run to the office, and a little sweat beaded his brow yet again. The chain on his red, right arm rattled slightly as the elevator came to a stop at the floor he wanted. He jogged down the hall, the heels of his sandals striking the tiled floor with each step. He came into the office wearing his usual black, leather vest, and dirty, torn, blue jeans. He walked up to the desk leaning against one of the chairs. 

He glanced to the side and saw that Takara was there as well. Now he was not so sure about this if she was there. She never really did anything that pissed him off, but she just had that attitude of superiority which always pissed him off, so in a way she did and did not. "Well this must be something if it got you to do something." He commented to Takara jokingly. He turned to Kazura squaring up to him as he continued to lean on the back of the chair. "So boss, what kind of trouble are we getting into this time?" He asked with a wide smile on his face. It never really matter what it was, Jak was willing to get into some trouble, and being paid for it was just a bonus. 

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{Spoiler - Stats and Skills}
Strength - 300 + 25% = 375 Points

Speed - 200 Points

Spiritual Pressure - 225 - 25% = 169 Points

Reiatsu Strength - 200 + 25% = 250 Points

Light Aura - 50 Points

Dark Aura - 50 Points

Instinct - 140 - 25% = 105 Points

Senses - 85 Points

Energy sensory - 50 + 25% = 63 Points

Healing Expertise - 0 Points

Skills:

Street Fighting 2

Sword 1

Bleeding Resistance 2

Strength of Will 1

Pain Tolerance 2

Heat Resistance 1

Damage Recovery 1

Weapon Skill (Chain) 2

[Vesta Zweig]

Vesta was working on her schoolwork, trying her best to get it done quickly before she headed out to play in the woods near her home. After coming back from her training with Jin, she had run into Tsukiyomi again, which made it happy. It had only been about a day since their meeting and she was still feeling great from meeting him. Another thing that happened was meeting a man named Kazura.

Jin had told her once she had made it back to Karakura Town, she should look up a place that was called Uzaki Enterprises. He knew the people that ran that place and she would be welcomed there if she wanted to join them. If she really wanted to help out the people of her town by continuing to fight the hollows that she had, it would do her good to go visit there.

She took his words to heart and went there. Once there, she gave her name like he instructed and the receptionist smiled at her. It seemed that Jin had already called ahead and let them know that she would be a good hire for the company. She blushed slightly, but all the receptionist did was give her a number to put in her phone. She gave them hers and they said they would be in touch if they needed her.

She said okay and then left. Now, after a few days from that meeting, she was getting a random text message from the phone number that she was given, saying that there was work to be done and to meet in the CEO's office if interested. She smiled and walked towards her father. This would be her first chance to meet the CEO of her new job, which is what this was.

Vesta had, of course, told her father everything that had happened, calling this a part-time job. Now, she was called to do some work in the office. He told her that she could go, since she had just finished her homework, but to keep him updated. She smiled and nodded, hugging him in response. She grabbed her messenger bag and headed out, grabbing her drink.

She ran towards the main office, making sure her locket was on tight. Once she entered, she walked up to the receptionist, asking for directions to the CEO's office. She smiled and pointed towards the elevators, giving quick directions before she ran off. After a few minutes, she ended up in front of the CEO's door. She was nervous, this being her first meeting with him.

She took a breath and smoothed back her hair. She had changed out of her school uniform and was wearing a black tank top, flare legged jeans with a pair of black converse on. She straightened out her bag and then opened the door. She looked around and saw that there were already people there, but the man in front of them all she assumed, was the boss. She bowed slightly. "I hope I'm not late, sir. Can I help?"

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{Stats and Abilities}
Strength - 200 Points
Speed - 200 Points
Spiritual Pressure - 200 (225) Points
Reiatsu Strength - 200 (225) Points
Instinct - 80 (60) Points
Senses - 115 (86) Points
Energy sensory - 0 Points
Healing Expertise - 0 Points

[Hand to Hand Combat] [1]
[Battle Analysis] [1]
[Battle Focus] [1]
[Illusion Resist] [1]
[Pain Tolerance] [1]

[Kazura Uzaki]

Takara, Jak, and Vesta answered Kazura's call for work. They filed into the office in a very short time span, which made things very easy and required the fullbringer to only go over the mission details once. In the office first was Takara, in her very elegant and fashionable outfit, followed closely by Jak who was a bit more rugged. Vesta entered the room last, with an outfit that was a balance between the torn up clothing of Jak's and the meticulously perfect clothing of Takara's. Just in that nature, Kazura had high hopes for this team. Also, he was quite aware of Takara's ability to support, and minorly aware of Jak's ability to be on the front lines, though Vesta was mostly unknown to him. She did come with the recommendation from Jin, a man that Kazura respected, so she had to be able to handle herself.

With a smile, Kazura began the mission briefing. "Nice to see you all responding so quickly. Here's what I know. We have a new client who wants to make a very sizable purchase. Russia. It almost seems like they're gearing up for war, but all of their requests are more to arm police officers than arm soldiers. So I did some digging. They are having strings of mass murders that are too suspicious to just ignore. So, instead of sending the regular team that handles the new client meeting, I'm sending people who can help out, see what's plaguing Russia, and stop it if you can." Taking a few suitcases from the floor and setting them up on the desk, the inventor opened them up to show off the stock that they'd be taking to Russia.

Takara's suitcase would have a UE1 Handgun equipped with a flashlight, as well as some basic ammunition blanks. Jak's suitcase would have various samples of armored suits, such as the MK I and MK III. Vesta's suitcase had a large assortment of security item samples, such as small cameras and other recording devices. All of these were components of Russia's order that Kazura wanted them to see before they started to get large shipments of it all. But that was just the beginning of the mission, of course. Once the formalities were out of the way, the trio would be tasked with figuring out just what was going on in Russia.

The trip to Magadar, Russia, nearly due north of Japan would be completely uneventful. The trio would take a helicopter to the Karakura airport and from there take a direct flight north a few hours to Russia where they would land in a coastal town with the pacific ocean to their east. It was a moderately sized town, connected to one of the main roads that tracked through most of Russia. It was this town that was to be their initial hub, for the moment. The local police force was more than happy to receive them, meeting them at the airport and leading them to where the meeting would be held. Upon arriving, the three employees would be in for a bit of a shock, though...

The entire police station was nearly empty. There were a few officers, but there was nearly no one there. Their guide, who spoke no Japanese unfortunately, showed them into a conference room that had three women and a man sitting at a long table, chatting to themselves in Russian. If any of the three knew Russian, they would hear idle chit chat about the weather and other small talk. But when they approached the table with their suitcases, the focus became on the UE employees and the man began to talk. It seems he was going to be the translator, if one was necessary. "Hello, representatives of Kazura. We hope that your flight was enjoyable? We would have more people to welcome you if we could spare the manpower. Times are tight at the moment, so we're very glad that you're here!"

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{Maps}
Alright, here's a couple maps. I'm just going to copy paste what I said about them in Hell Down Under, more or less.

This is the current Map. You'll notice that most of it is blank and it is only like 9 boxes. As you explore, I'll fill in the areas that you've been to as well as expand the map to include farther off places. Because I'm lazy and you don't need to be restricted to a limited space for your adventure to take place in. Australia is a Continent, after all. Each square is about a square mile, give or take. If you guys go your separate ways, I'll give you each a copy of your explored map. If not, then I'll just keep the one. Also, you that have Energy Sensory will get blips on your energy radar on the map. So each post, you will be able to react to things that he senses off in the distance.

Magadar in relation to Russia

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Grey X is the Town, Black is unexplored, Blue is the Pacific Ocean.


Town of Magadar, at least what is relevant for now. It's bigger than this 5 x 5, just all unexplored so far.

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Green X is the Airport, Black is Unexplored, Grey X is the path that you explored on the way to the station, all Urban, nothing fancy. Red X is the Guard Station where everyone is currently located.

Alright, now for the nitty gritty maps. Jak has 63 Energy Sensory, and Takara has 428. Jak, therefore, will get a blip on his Energy Sensory if there is something in the immediate area, or if there is a big flare of reiatsu like someone Releasing at up to a quarter mile. Takara will get in depth information at a mile or closer, and will get a signal if anything happens within 4-5 miles. Blips will be represented as red circles, while in depth information will be designated by Asterisks or other symbols and footnotes. The center of the map is always the character's current location. Also, of note, Blips for Takara are what she can't sense well because they are too far and not actively doing anything Spiritual, compared to Jak's blip which is the exact opposite, due to the differences in Takara's ES and Jak's.

Jak's Map

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Takara's Map

X	O	X	X	X
X	X	X	O	X
!	X	*	X	X
X	X	X	X	X
X	X	X	X	#

* - One (non-RPC) Fullbringer in room, Class 8, middle woman at the table
! - Edge of town to the west, three Fullbringers, unknown Class.
# - In the Ocean, something with foreign reiatsu signature, unknown Class.

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{Boring DM Stuff}

Magadar in relation to Russia

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Green X is the Airport, Black is Unexplored, Grey X is the path that you explored on the way to the station, all Urban, nothing fancy. Red X is the Guard Station where everyone is currently located.

Jak's Map

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* - One (non-RPC) Fullbringer in room, Class 8, middle woman at the table
! - Edge of town to the west, three Fullbringers, unknown Class.
# - In the Ocean, something with foreign reiatsu signature, unknown Class.



[Takara Takeda]

Takara stood there while Kazura sat in his seat and the both of them awaited the arrival of other members who would more than likely be accompanying her on whatever assignment Kazura needed handled. After about a minute passed though it seemed that the doors opened again and Jak was the one to enter. Takara had met Jak on several occassions and knew of him in detail due to him being half Mod Soul. He was one of her people whether he accepted her or not and Takara herself didn't like that he was going to be accompanying her on this assignment. Jak on the same assignment as her meant that her focus wouldn't be at one hundred percent for she would be worried about his well being during any type of negative situation.

It'd be easier to simply tell Kazura such and ask for Jak to leave. However, Takara knew of his stubborness and that Jak himself wouldn't accept such a thing. So it seemed that she wouldn't get a say and would just have to do her best to make sure he didn't suffer if that was a possibility from this assignment. The way that Jak spoke to her was one of insult though and if it wasn't for his blood he would have found himself ran through by a dozen swords. Takara had to calm herself though and await for what seemed to be let another member of UE for this assignment.

It took a bit more time, but Takara finally picked up the reiatsu of another individual that was making it's way towards the room. From what she could sense of the reiatsu it was strangely enough another half breed like Jak. However, this one didn't have the reiatsu of a Mod Soul instead it was that of a Bount. Takara throughout the meeting with Kazura kept herself calm and quiet listening to what actually was needed of her and this other female along with Jak. It seemed that Russia needed aid with weaponry along with other things that they were to take care of if they could. Once again it seemed to be something boring that wouldn't require more than herself to handle. Sending WAR itself to deal with those that were suffering from it was something ironic indeed.

Over the course of the fleet Takara did little more than sleep as there was no way for her to do anything that she deemed as beautiful on the plane. When they actually arrived in Russia though Takara saw how everything was white and covered in snow. A sigh escaped her as she realized that the cold was truly something she didn't enjoy. When they reached the station and got inside Takara found herself a seat at the end of the table and placed the suit case down beside her. She had already looked inside and was less than impressed with the quality of the gun. She knew Kazura was a genius yet knew that her ability could produce one of high quality all the same. Takara was listening to the Russians speaking to one another and stayed still while the representitive spoke to her and the two others.

By the end of it Takara really didn't have much to say to any of them and for the most part was bored. However, that's when she took the moment to sense the area and what she sensed led to her needing a few things answered. From what she could tell there was something in the ocean back a few miles towards the airport. At the same time there were some random Fullbringers around and one of them in the room was a weak one as well. "What exactly have they been doing to the police that's causing so much trouble? I need specifics? Where do you believe them to be located?" Takara sat in the chair looking at all the Russias and went far enough to prove that she was serious that she repeated her questions in Russian a few moments later.

[Vesta Zweig]

The man smiled at the group that had gathered. Vesta didn't get the chance to actually look around her yet, since she didn't want to miss anything that he was saying. It seemed that there was a new client for the company and they had made a large purchase of something. Though, she wasn't expecting the new client to be an entire country. She knew this company was large, but not so large that countries could be clients.

He also happened to mention that they were arming their police, not arming up for war. Did this company actually give weapons to countries that fight wars? It was an interesting thought, but something she would have to save for later. The mission was to be first priority. She felt Zorn's grumbles about that statement as well, but held onto her locket lightly, trying to ease him.

The string of mass murders peaked her curiosity. It must be why they need police weapons, to try to stop a murderer. It made her feel a lot better about what she was going to help do. Zorn felt better as well, nestling back down to just observing the surroundings. So, they were meant to help out if possible, which made sense. She hoped that they could help out there. It was then that he showed them different suitcases.

She immediately went to the one that was assigned to her. Hers was filled with small cameras and a lot of other different devices. They looked rather interesting to her, since she didn't know too much about technology. She was kinda sad she wouldn't have the time to actually play around with them. After they got their suitcases, they were excused and they all left the office, making their way towards Russia.

She then looked towards her two allies for this endeavor. The boy she had never seen before, but when she saw his right arm, she almost froze in place. There were chains around his arm and it was red. The chains looked exactly like hers, before she was able to change the shape of the chains into the ring she now wore on her right hand. Did he know that he could do that too?

So, she immediately had someone that was like her. It was a lucky coincidence. The woman, however, she also hadn't met before. She dressed oddly, but it fit her quite nicely. She just wondered what kind of power the two of them had. While boarding the plane, she let them in before her, sipping on her drink while holding her suitcase. She passed by Jak's seat and bent down quickly, whispering in his ear low enough so only he can hear.

"You can change the chains from your demon parent into something less noticeable, like I did." She then continued to pass by, flicking her hand to show him the ring on her right hand, what her chains now were. She then sat next to a window, sipping on her drink. It was still bright blue in color, so if people knew Bounts well enough, they would know that she was drinking from an Immortality Drink. She told her father what was happening, that she was going abroad.

He immediately headed towards the airport and gave her several more bottles of the drink, wishing her luck and hugging her. They did this inside the airport, so he wouldn't know the fancy plane they would be taking. Thankfully, they let her do this, telling them that this had to be done, she couldn't worry her father about her just taking off like that. The ride itself was pretty tame, she just liked looking outside her window and seeing all the clouds.

Once they landed, she stood up and stretched before heading out of the plane. They were greeted by police officers. Vesta smiled towards them, still clutching her suitcase tightly. She left her bag on the plane, bringing two extra bottles with her, since her current bottle was near empty. Once they got to the meeting place, she was amazed by how empty the place was.

She was pretty sure that this place should be full. She looked around in semi-awe at what was happening. She continued to follow the group and snapped back to what was going on now when she met the people they were supposed to meet with. They seemed very happy that they were here. She probably would be too if this was the situation. She added nothing to the conversation, just sitting there waiting for what would happen next.

[Jak Halcom]

Jak examined the two suits of armor that he had in his briefcase. He had been contemplating buying some of these for himself a couple of times, but he never came to a hard decision on if he should or not. He closed up his case again and easily picked it up waiting of the two girls to be ready as well. He was not too thrilled when he was told that he would be going to Russia. He had nothing against Russia as a nation. His thing is that he did not like cold weather, and Russia is nearly as cold as one could get. Jak was not a nessisarly a fair weather person, he was a hot weather person. He could operate effectively even if it gets like over one hundred degrees outside. 

"They are having strings of mass murders that are too suspicious to just ignore. So, instead of sending the regular team that handles the new client meeting, I'm sending people who can help out, see what's plaguing Russia, and stop it if you can." That made Jak's ears perk up. He may not be a fan of the cold, but he was more than a fan of fighting. Normally it doesn't matter who it was. He would fight anyone. In this case he was basically getting paid to go make an easy delivery, then search for people to fight. It was times like these that he was glad that he was able to work at UE. Though he would need to find someone to tend to the plants while he was away. 

When they got on the plane, Jak sat close to the door of the plane. He always like to be in a position where he could be the first one into combat. The girl he didn't know that was joining them, came by whispering something into his ear. "You can change the chains from your demon parent into something less noticeable, like I did." Before he could ask her how the hell she knew that, she walked off showing off the ring that she was wearing. He could guess that the ring contained her chains. Personally he was no longer ashamed of them. Sure they made traveling to colder climates a bit difficult, but he was able to make due. Though he would consider asking her how to do it for the next time. 

The small Russian town was a quaint enough place. Jak was able to keep himself entertained with his music, and looking out into the ocean. He would be one of the first to exit noticing how empty the town seemed. Yeah he was never one for formalities of any sort, but he figured that they would be welcomed by some sort of large reception. They were guided to the local police station and it too was oddly empty. It seemed that they should have come here much sooner. He wondered if there was even really anything left to save at this point. When they were lead to the room with the three russians, he put his package on the table showing them the armor while the interpreter welcomed them.

"Hello, representatives of Kazura. We hope that your flight was enjoyable? We would have more people to welcome you if we could spare the manpower. Times are tight at the moment, so we're very glad that you're here!" It seemed Takara was more wanting to get to the heart of the matter asking they knew. Jak on the other had was more on the in formal side for better or for worse. "It was pleasant indeed. But if yall don't mind. I will leave the business to my friend here. I need to take a short walk. Please excuse me." He said waving slightly as he made his way out of the door. He wanted to walk the stiffness out of his legs more than anything, but he really didn't want to sit there and talk.

He made his way east of the police station making his way around careful to note where he was going in case he needed to rush back for whatever reason. He wondered what kind of things he needed to be looking out for. He crossed his arms in front of his chest. His right arm would no doubt grab the attention of anyone that had been walking the street with him. He rolled his shoulder trying to think as he continued walked for several blocks. He couldn't feel anything with his limited energy sensing, but he never really put much stock into it. He figured that it would be better to let the fights come to him anyway than chasing one. 

[Kazura Uzaki]

OOC: I'm officially removing the posting order on this thread, just to keep it fluid and stuff. If it doesn't seem to be working, just let me know and I'll reestablish it.

The team entered the guard shack and began the presentation... without much enthusiasm or effort, it seemed. Expecting a showcase of the items that Kazura was going to sell to them, instead they got interrogated about police cases, silence, and even one of them left. This was not what the Russians were expecting, but they rolled with it for now. Their translator looked at them, got some sort of cues from body language and such, then responded to Takara's questions. "As they say in America, we're not at liberty to discuss this with you. Please, continue the business that you were sent here for. We were told you were to show us some samples of your boss' work?"

Jak would find his walk to be very relaxing, if cold is what he enjoyed. The air was crisp and fresh, but very frigid. Potentially uncomfortably so, but not frostbite cold. As he headed east a few blocks, he passed by a series of apartment housing, a supermarket, and ended up next to a park. Nothing was out of the ordinary, and no one approached the Nakkabakki. In fact, he didn't see another living being on his walk. Everyone was either shut in or out somewhere, the streets nearly completely empty. A bit odd, but could be explained by it being the middle of the work day.

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{Maps}

Town of Magadar, at least what is relevant for now. It's bigger than this 5 x 5, just all unexplored so far.

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Yellow X is the Airport, Black is Unexplored, Grey X is the path that you explored on the way to the station, all Urban, nothing fancy. Green X is the Park that Jak is now at. Red X is the Guard Station where everyone else is currently located.

Jak's Map

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* - One (non-RPC) Fullbringer in room, Class 8, middle woman at the table
! - Edge of town to the west, three Fullbringers, unknown Class.
# - In the Ocean, something with foreign reiatsu signature, unknown Class.

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! - Edge of town to the west, three Fullbringers, unknown Class.
# - In the Ocean, something with foreign reiatsu signature, unknown Class.


[Takara Takeda]

Takara had continued to sit in the chair while everything settled into place. However, it seemed that Jak wasn't up for continuing the assignment the way that one would expect. He left the police station and when he did Takara let out a sigh of annoyance. Now not only did she have to handle the assignment given to her by Kazura, but she would be beside herself constantly sensing the reiatsu of Jak and everything around him simply to make sure he wasn't in any risk of harm. Even with all of the faults and short comings she saw in him he was one of her people whether he accepted that or not and with it came her protection.

As far as the assignment went though Takara smiled towards all of the Russians when they answered and decided that there was nothing more she could do. If they didn't want to give her the information then she wasn't at liberty to simply help them and solve this problem. She would do whatever she could to make sure that Kazura sold even more supplies in order to get more monetary value in the end while helping her standing in his company. They were still in a partnership that required him to gain far more than her and that was something that needed to change swiftly.

So inhaling as if presenting herself Takara stood and continued to smile putting on the act of a happy sales assistant. She placed her suitcase on the table next to Jak's and motioned for Vesta to do the same with her suitcase. "Alright then allow me to present to you the workings of Uzaki Enterprises." Takara opened her suitcase revealing the guns that had been stored. "First off we have automatic weaponry along with others that can vastly increase the firepower of your station. Ideal for suppressive fire situations and intimidation."

Takara stopped for a few moments. She was speaking normally due to the fact that there was a translator present. She had been doing research on the languages of the human world and thus had been using her immense intellect to learn them. Russian was one of the largest in the world and most practiced so she in truth could speak it rather easily. However, doing so would inform them of that and she knew better than to play all her cards so early.

Stepping back and onto the suitcase that Jak had opened and placed on the table. "Here we have custom combat suits that are designed to take punishing blows. Capable of stopping almost any firearm you all and your comrades will be fine so long as nothing explosive or high caliber is used. Not even a knife is capable of penetrating through the suit." Takara had hopefully given Vesta enough time to place her suitcase up behind her because now she was stepping back towards her. "My comrade has with her various motion capture equipment along with security equipment. This station and the rest of your town can be protected far more efficiently with these supplies. I hope you consider them with the best of intentions and thank you for considering Uzaki Enterprises."

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Strength: 50 (38)
Speed: 100 (75)
Spiritual Pressure: 229
Reiatsu Strength: 50
Light Aura: 50
Dark Aura: 50
Instincts: 286 (572)
Senses: 150 (300)
Energy Sensory: 235 (470)
Healing Expertise: 0

Acting: 1
Focused Eye: 2
Battle Focus: 2
War Strategy: 2
Anti-Stealth: 2
Battle Analysis: 2
Charisma/Leadership: 2
Mathematical Implication: 2

[Vesta Zweig]

Vesta sat in the meeting room, waiting to see what was going on. She looked towards Jak, staring at his sinner chains that covered his arm. She only knew of one other of her kind, Tsukiyomi, and his chains weren't on his arm, they were around his waist, if memory served her correctly. But, thinking back on their last meeting, she didn't remember seeing them. Maybe he was able to do what she did...

But, that was neither here nor there. It seemed that he didn't know that little trick. It was interesting that his chains encompassed his arm. Hers had encompassed her torso, which made her glad that she knew her trick. This way, she could actually wear some nice clothes without people giving her weird looks. It seemed that he was able to deal with it much better than she did, so kudos to him.

She just liked the fact that she could wear a wider variety of clothes now. She continued to stare towards Jak's arm and didn't even notice that things were going on in the room until Jak moved. It snapped her back to reality and she watched as Jak left the room. She stared at him going and then looked back towards the remaining comrade. She looked between the two, a little torn on what to do.

Vesta was here on a mission, which was talking to these people and showing them what was in their cases. But, she was curious about her fellow Nakabakki. This was the first new one she had found. She had always assumed that they were very rare, but she lucked out in finding Tsukiyomi. Finding another like her was interesting, making her wonder what other race he was. But, the mission won out.

He worked in the same company, so there were plenty of chances to actually talk to him again. She then faced towards the front, watching as she continued to speak to the others. Vesta wore a bright smile, watching to see what she would need to do next, but keeping her mouth shut. She obviously knew what she was talking about and Vesta didn't want to interrupt what she was saying.

This woman knew a lot more about what was in these suitcases than she did. So, once she saw her start opening suitcases and talking about what was in them, she stood up and placed her suitcase on the table. When it was her turn, she opened her suitcase and showed the people assembled what was there. Once the woman had finished, Vesta smiled along with her, hoping she made a good impression.

[Jak Halcom]

Jak wondered around the town shivering slightly. He kept his right arm close to the center of his chest, so that the warmth of the appendage would help keep the rest of his body warm. "It had to be freaken Russia." He mumbled under his breath. "Who can stand being in a cold ass place like this?" He really didn't like the cold at all. He was one of those people that can stand being in temperatures around a hundred degrees and still be fairly comfortable, but when things drop below fifty degrees or so he needs to find something to keep himself warm. Well since he really didn't bring anything before walking out, he will just have to bear it. 

Jak meandered around the park aimlessly for a while. He had no idea where to really start looking, but he figured that knowing his luck, trouble will find him soon enough. If he found nothing in the park, or nothing found him, he would exit the park and head south a ways. He was slowly getting used to the cold, but he still didn't like it at all. He wondered how Takara and the other girl was fairing with the Russians. He also wondered about that girl in general. How the hell did she know about a trick to change his chains? The only thing he could think of was that she was like him, a Nakkibakki. Well he would have to make a point to talk with her a bit more the next time they meet. 

[Kazura Uzaki]

The Russians were impressed by how quickly Takara had switched gears and talked about business. They were impressed by the devices shown and talked among themselves about the usefulness of each one. They chose the translator to represent them even though his translating appeared redundant because Takara could speak fluent Russian. "Very good, very good. Obviously, we will need to discuss budgets and other tedious items before coming up with a definitive answer. Is there anything else that you wish to comment on? We've also received samples from other companies, such as Wayne Enterprises. What makes your products better than theirs?"

Meanwhile, Jak's negativity brought exactly what he was looking for. Trouble. A couple of teenagers emerged from behind some of the trees in the park, bicycle chain wrapped around their fists. Jak's energy sensory wouldn't show anything out of the ordinary, but they did look like they meant him harm. "Ваша рука безобразная. Вы с Пожирателей?" The three teens wore very ragged clothing, scraps of cloth for shoes, and were quite dirty. But they each had something in common that was out of place among their dirty demeanor. They each had gold chain necklaces with a large emerald on it.

Maps Unchanged.

[Takara Takeda]

Standing there after she had put on the façade of a perfectly normal saleswoman for Uzaki Enterprises Takara awaited the reaction of these Russians. She hadn't ever been in their section of the planet yet most of the pop culture things that she had read about them stated that they were a hard determined people with wills of iron and personalities to match. However, what she saw before her was nothing of the kind. These men were all distance choosing to speak through the translator when they knew it was unnecessary and needing others for help. Their wills didn't appear so full proof to her.

It seemed that while she had given a good presentation about the equipment that Kazura had sent with all of them she would need to prove to the Russians more in order to get them fully on board. Takara was slightly annoyed by such a turn of events. Here she was after these humans had needed aid and now they weren't sure if these were good enough for them. She had more than enough reason in her eyes to simply gather up everything and be on her way just to prove a point. They needed UE. UE didn't need them.

However, they did bring up that apparently the new company on the scene had sent over some supplies as well. Kayne Wane. Takara had almost no intel on the human that was rising in power in a short amount of time there wouldn't be any difference between himself and Kazura in terms of supplies and influence. However, Takara had joined Kazura and needed him to find her people. So she couldn't allow him to fall behind to someone else that wouldn't aid her. Swallowing some of her pride Takara went on with her idea of proof.

Grabbing ahold of the combat armor and one of the hand guns that had been in the case. She smiled to all of the Russians. Then in a flash turned while she tossed the vest into the air and began to fire the pistol off in the room. Without a doubt Vesta and all of the Russians would be taken completely off guard however after the few shots had been fired the vest fell to the ground. Takara put the pistol on the table and then bent downwards. The vest then was placed on the table. They would all see five bullets on the surface of the vest with gunpowder around them. The bullets had been unable to pierce through the vest. "Besides being fully functional. UE looks after its customers. Kayne will put you into a corner that you will never be able to get out of. Please choose wisely gentlemen."