[IC] Remnants of the Past

[lantgreen]

Trying his best to fix his position and sit up-right, he listened to all she had to say. With his back straightened out and his arm extended and resting he looked over to the color woman, "Fine cat?" He asked while looking her up and down, "No I don't have the hots for Eve," responding to defend himself first, "I'm part of her new team now so I help her out when needed." He looked down at his arm, he was pretty damaged, but it wasn't from a bar fight, he took note of that she experienced bar fights enough to know a good concussion. She was already starting to sound like someone he could hangout with and have a grand time, unlike the rest of the team, maybe Yoki. Marlin sighed to himself before returning another of her questions, "I infuse dust with my body, normally I have a pretty level headed mind set so it doesn't backfire but something tonight left me feeling uneasy," his tone changed to a more upbeat as he remembered when he was training, "Guess I wasn't thinking clearly and I self destructed," he laughed it off, "It's not the first time." He was wondering where the others were but no one seemed to be around, he turned his attention back to the girl, "I'm Marlin by the way, Marlin Skyy."

[Misumichan]

“Livid Tumbleweed,” Livid pointed to herself rather dramatically. “You sound pretty hardcore Kitty-cat! So you and Red are Foxy and Stardust’s replacements for King and Heart. Hopefully you don't end up like them.”
“I knew I told you!” Yoki lifted his invisibility to reveal he was sitting in a chair in the corner of the room. “Why didn't you tell your brother?!”
“Yeah!” Rhythm looked his head around the corner. “How could you?!”
“I didn't want to deal with you being all blue,” Livid scratched her thigh uncaring.
“You should have told me if you knew!” Rhythm raised his voice as he stepped in the doorway. Livid shrugged and Rhythm sighed exasperated and looked over at Eve. “Is it too late to lock her up?”
“It's never too late for that!” Eve poked her head in with a sinister smirk. That smirk turned into a sweet smile as she looked at Marlin. “How you doing? You alright?”

[LemonZest1337]

Diana remained outside of the room while everyone talked she wasn't very interested in the conversation until Marlin brought up that he had lost his focus, she knew it was because of the conversation they had. No question about it, she felt a little responsible but she also knew she wasn't the one who told Marlin to punch the sound barrier. She also didn't like Livid's nicknames for everyone and the fact she withheld information from her brother. How could someone not tell their siblings something so important? Tho not all siblings were on good terms like Diana was with her brother. Her interest was finally peaked when Eve asked if Marlin was alright, this was some information that might actually be useful.

[lantgreen]

Marlin took her name as a mental note so he wouldn't forget, she was a very peculiar person. Even though she was attacking Eve and gave the team quite a hassle, her attitude and the way she handled herself would make her possibly great company to have. Before he could respond Yoki appeared from the corner followed by just about everyone in the hospital. "WAIT!" he shouted loudly interrupting Eve and staggering his body while half laying in the bed, "You were all eaves-dropping on us? What the hell!" He looked down towards his legs while trying to recollect his thoughts on what had just happened. The room fell silent for a minute before Eve gave him a soft smile, he hadn't received such a face in such a long time he forgot the last time he did. It was a face that showed that person cared and was concerned. Before responding he looked down at his wrapped arm and left out a loud exhaust of air, "It's not the worst I've been through, I can tell my muscles are split and torn to shreds, but once my aura restores my healing will increase quite a bit so I'm not concerned, just in pain and could use a drink." He patted his thigh to where his flask would normally be, "Wait, where's my flask? Which one of you has it?"

[Misumichan]

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Eve was relieved to hear he was feeling alright. She was growing rather attached to these new teammates of hers, even if she'd only known them less than a week, even if they didn't feel the same. They were her team and she was ready to do what it takes to lead, even with the learning curve.
“Not me,” Eve shrugged at Marlin’s flask inquiry. She glanced over at Yoki.
“Don't look at me!” He scowled back at her. He looked at Livid and so did the others.
“What? I ain't left this bed yet!” Livid raised her voice. She glared at everyone before flopping down on the bed and burying her face in the pillow. “Screw all of you!”
Eve sighed and glanced at Rhythm knowing he probably wouldn't and was confirmed by a simple shake of the head. She then glanced over at Diana before deciding to declare it either the doctors or just lost to the street.

[LemonZest1337]

Diana smirked as everyone wanted to know where Marlin's flask was, unbeknown to them she was holding it out of view fiddling with the lid. She contemplated telling them but then Eve looked at her, Diana's face quickly went neutral. She thought about it for a little while and eventually walked into the room and placed Marlin's flask on one a bench out of Marlin's reach, she did so with a smirk hoping the Marlin would notice her place it. She would then turn to Eve "So Eve did you get what you were after during this whole fiasco?" Diana's tone was only slightly grumpy, this whole situation was stupid but she got to watch Marlin not be able to reach his flask. Little things like this made Diana very happy for some reason, even more so because it was on Marlin.

[lantgreen]

Marlin glared at Diana as she set his flask down, he figured it may have been her. Given a little more thought he would have asked her directly but he was not only in pain but drugged so he wasn't thinking before he spoke. Instinctively he went to reach it and winced in pain. Not only did she place it just out of reach but on the left side of him. He could barely lift his damaged arm and using his right was out of the question with the angle. He sighed and cursed to himself, "God can't a guy just have a drink around here."

With such an injury Marlin was bedridden for a couple days, though not alone, Livid's concussion was enough to keep her the same. Forcing to spend time together for a couple days the two were able to get along and find out they had much in common. With his aura regenerating his body was able to heal much faster. Simply his aura amplified his body, since there wasn't any broken bones and all there was was his muscles tissue shredded and ripped, he would be released with in short time. Leaving his arm bandaged so it would restrict his movements, he threw on his vest and finally grabbed his flask, taking a long swig from it before tucking it away and glancing at the lustrous woman. "Ready to get out of here? Shall we go catch up with the others?"

[Nekokittykitty]

Meow

[Misumichan]

“Do we have to?” Livid pouted strutting around the hall with her hands behind her head. “They are all such buzzkills! Let's just go to the bar!” Livid heard a meow and looked around to see a small cat with faint stripes among fur of sepia tones looking up at them with large celadon eyes. “Awe! It's a kitty!! So cute!” She bounced up to it like a little kid. Livid adored cats but the feeling wasn't usually mutual. She'd still try to say hi regardless.

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Hansa took a deep breath of the fresh outdoor air and tilted the robotic foot back and forth and rolled it. He was excited to be able to stand up again. He bent the knee of the leg that was in the air. He wanted to be sure these new legs would listen to him.
“Well, what are you waiting for?” Eve smirked watching him test out his new legs.
“Can't be lazy forever kid!” Yoki cracked a smile. “Not if you want to be a Huntsman.”
“You sure it's alright?” Hansa suddenly felt nervous. “It seems a bit soon don't you think?”
“As surprised as they are the Doctors okayed it! They seem to be working just fine,” Eve waved it off. “But wait.. You aren't scared are you?” She peered at him skeptically.
“No way!” Hansa jumped up. He almost lost his balance but quickly caught himself. “These feel a lot lighter than I was expecting!” Hansa giggled happily as he lightly tapped the ground with his new legs.

[lantgreen]

Marlin could read the complaint in Livid's voice, he figured by now that she did not have a very good relationship with the others, and more so wanted to be a solo act. However shortly after turning down the suggestion and speaking honestly that they were buzzkills, to which he agreed with. No one in the group really drank like him and didn't really have fun in his style. She suggested a bar, Marlin wasn't quick to answer this time. Usually if someone were to ask him to go get a drink he wouldn't hesitate, however in this case they both just got released from the hospital and the first thing they were going to do was drink. It took him a small minute to answer as he thought about it, "A drink with you? I won't turn down an offer like that," he adored her attire and the way she carried herself, someone he could have a good time with.

They left the building and he started to walk towards the bar at which he was with Diana at, it was his local favorite and really had the best variety. "Come on, I know the best drinks in town, I've got quite a reputation there." As the two walked small chatter filled the air, "You know if the others drink? I haven't really spent enough time to invite them out."

[Misumichan]

Livid pouted when the cat ran away and she quietly followed Marlin out of the building. When he mentioned a good bar she perked back up. She thought about his question for a second. “Well don't ask Stardust, she's such a lightweight, one drink and she's on the floor,” Livid laughed at the thought. “Foxy used to be quite the party boy, lively and everything. But now he's all gloom and doom since the other two kicked the bucket. He can pretty much out drink me no problem though.”

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Hansa walked around a bit trying to get used to the new legs and he was picking it up rather quickly. They felt surprisingly natural in movement. He took a deep breath managing to quickly dodge Yoki's surprise attack on him.
“Looks like you still have good reflexes, kid,” Yoki smirked. Hansa was a bit surprised he managed to avoid him so easily.
“Was that really necessary?” Eve glared at Yoki bitterly with a hand on her hip. “What if you hit him?”
“It's not like I was going all out,” Yoki shrugged. He looked at Hansa and his smirk returned. “Besides, he looks like he could use a bit of practice. Especially if he wants to become a Huntsman! What do you say kid? Up for quick spar?” Hansa returned a smirk and jumped right into it, literally. He sprung high up into the air and brought down a kick on top of Yoki. Yoki blocked it with one arm but ever so slightly winced at the pain, “Those things pack quite the kick don't they,” Yoki knocked the kid back with a palm strike.
“Very funny,” Hansa rolled his eyes getting back up.
“I've noticed you favor a wide kick but it leaves you pretty open,” Yoki stated. He looked over at Eve. “He could probably use a few tips from you.”
“Hmm,” Eve looked Hansa over with contemplation. “Spar a bit more. I want to see what I might be dealing with.”

[lantgreen]

A summary for the past day's events:

Marlin and Livid had recovered successfully from their injuries and were discharged from the hospital. Instead of reuniting with the team the two decided to go have fun on their own. Marlin was already supplied and ready for the coming journey and was simply waiting on word from Eve of where and when to meet up for them to leave Vale. The rest of their day consisted of drinking at various bars and ending in the bedroom. Throughout the night Eve and attempted contact with Marlin to inform him of leaving the following morning, with no answer she simply left a message.

Diana spent the remainder of the day alone, finding herself in places that kept her contempt and her mind at ease with the coming mission. She was ready for any challenge that may surface itself before the team. She called her brother in an attempt to remove any stress and lighten up her evening. Talking for a time that including topics of her current mission and what was to come ahead for her, whilst catching up on his most recent events since their last chat.

Eve and Yoki continued to train Hansa, pushing him hard during the day, though not enough to where he would be worn out. Yoki wanted to make sure he could fight well while Eve was more concerned with making sure he was well prepared for lied ahead at the academy. Hansa was still getting used to his new legs but the training received from the two definitely made the transition easier whilst verifying that he could still fight, if not better than before. That night Eve had contacted the members of the team that were no present to inform them that their airship was ready for them in the morning, a day ahead of schedule.

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The following morning came and Marlin was woken up by the sun hitting his eyes. A pounding headache found itself present on him and he nearly groaned in pain before realizing he wasn't in bed alone. After a couple drink last night everything else was just a blur. He turned off his aura amplification and let alcohol affect his body in its more natural form, resulting in being blackout drunk. Marlin shifted a bit looking over to his side where another body was found. His eyes widened when he realized it was Livid, it was then too that he noticed he was naked under the covers, "Shit, Eve is gonna kill me," a slight whisper escaping his lips. He reached over towards the night stand to grab his scroll and check anything. His headache still throbbing as he glanced over the fact that he had numerous miss calls and eventually a written message all from Eve, "Now she's really gonna kill me." A couple of the calls were from this morning, he read over the message left behind informing him of where and when the airship was to take off.

Marlin nearly leaped out of the bed causing the blankets to shift and the mattress to bounce a bit, most likely waking up Livid in the process. The sudden movement sent a harsher wave of pain throughout his head, he collapsed to the ground clutching his skull as he groaned. "Fuck!" left his mouth louder than he anticipated. He scanned the room quickly trying to find his clothes while noticing Livid moving slightly on the bed. Normally as a gentleman he wouldn't simply leave her like it was a one night stand, but he had somewhere to go that was rather important to a mission he agreed on. "Morning beautiful," was she? "Listen I had a great time last night," did he? "But duty calls and I'm late for my mission, so I'm making this farewell rather short." He hunted around room in the nude before finding his clothes and quickly getting dressed. His head throbbed as he had to bend over to put on his long lacy boots, another grunt escaping his lips.

Once dressed he stood up and focused for a brief moment, meditating for the shortest time ever but only till his mind and body was ready to perform as needed. He directed his aura to his legs, glancing at Livid, "I'll see ya around, we should drink again," please don't roofie me again. He dropped two wind crystals on his feet before flashing out of the room. His speed was rather faster than normal as he was emotionally focused and also completely recuperated after the night. He stumbled a few times from the hangover crashing into a building or two before getting his bearings and jumping back on path.

He arrived at the location only to be the last one and everyone seemed to be extremely displeased with his late arrival. He ran to them only to stumble and crash at the their feet clutching his head and groaning loudly in pain. "I'm sorry I'm sorry, there was drinks and Livid and I think she roofied me but I'm here now, please don't hurt me," his words leaving his mouth at a quick rate as he braced himself to be kicked by someone.

[LemonZest1337]

Diana woke up early the next morning as usual. She did her morning routine which consisted of what you'd expect, except she does spend a little bit of extra time on her hair, mostly because of how much hair is actually there. She put on her uniform and packed some clothes into her first bag, after that she prepped her medical case filling it completely. I wonder how much of this med kit is going to be used on the tiger... Diana then grumbled and gathered all of her equipment, there was a good few hours before the ship was to set to depart but Diana was already on her way there. She literally has nothing to do with her time so she might as well spend it already at the meeting point.

Diana had been sitting there for a good while when Eve and Yoki arrived, she would say all that much if they tried talking. Diana was only really focused on the mission, and the fact that Marlin wasn't there yet. Needless to say this annoyed her. For gods sake...

When finally the cat made his appearance Diana's expression would have been frightening enough without the addition of her semblance. She stood up from the bench she been sitting on and walked over to Marlin her eyes burning into him like hot coals, "Get up." Diana said as she delivered a decisive kick to Marlin's side, she would kick him more if needed. She wouldn't admit it but she kind of enjoyed kicking Marlin. Something about it just felt right.

[Misumichan]

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“Yeah you gotta watch your back when dealing with that girl,” Yoki nervously laughed having partied with her on occasion in his younger days. Yoki felt a bit bad about the situation Marlin was in now. “She's pretty dangerous to party with. Probably should have warned you.”
“Marlin…” There was a quiet rage behind Eve's voice despite the smile on her face. “Get. On. The ship!” She paused and took a breath. She wasn't about to berate his careless actions with the reckless girl in front of the ship when they had a long enough flight they could hash it out there and keep on track with the mission. “Everyone! On!” She stepped onto the ship and sat down with her arms crossed.
“Dude, you are in so much trouble!” Yoki whispered to Marlin as he stepped onto the ship.

[lantgreen]

Marlin grunted at the kick and his head throbbed even more, the cold words from Diana made him cringe. He expected such from her but as soon as Eve yelled at him he ached more, she was loud and wasn't afraid to use her voice on him. He knew his arrival wasn't going to be taken gratefully. Yoki mentioned a small warning with Livid and he hoped that he knew before hand, but at the same time he enjoyed such an adventure. Had he had the chance to drink with her again he probably wouldn't say no, just check his drinks before hand.

He got up quickly only to grunt and clutch his temple as he boarded the airship with Yoki at his side and took a seat across from the rather temperamental Eve. He tried to brace for more of a punishment and flinched when he looked over at Diana. She still had a rage in her eyes that seemed to never go away. He wanted to ask if Diana had any pain pills for his hangover but seeing that he had displeased everyone that morning no one was going to help him out. He leaned forward rubbing his head, "I said I was sorry, I didn't mean to be late."

[LemonZest1337]

Diana watched everyone get onto the airship, she followed Marlin extra closely. She took her seat next to Eve while still giving Marlin a icy glare, she only did this briefly before looking out a window. He probably had a killer headache served the dumb ass right, constantly getting drunk, and then getting ploughed by that insufferable Livid girl. Diana had thought that Marlin had some for of self control or self respect, but so far his actions had proven otherwise. Diana's fingers tapped ideally on the top of her medical case, this is when Marlin leaned forward and spoke. Diana let out an annoyed sigh and popped open her medical case, she then pulled out a headache pill. She handed it to Eve, "You decide when to give that to him, I can't stand his idiocy at the moment..." Diana then closed her medical case, stood up, and left for one of the balconies on the airship.

Diana stood there looking out at beacon tower getting further away as they started to leave Vale, and with it her only way of communing with Ironwood. This was not ideal, Yes she could still call her brother but those conversations were very hard. And her brother didn't have the insight into certain matters like Ironwood did, that and Ironwood knew how she operated out in the field. She didn't talk to her brother about the darker things her missions made her do, and her brother didn't try to dig for information anyway. Diana found her hands were now on the railing and she was leaning out a little towards Beacon. She was slightly worried, she didn't know what to do and the one man who could help her was now out of reach. Another thing to add to the stacking pile of things that were stressing her out, Marlins adventures were among those things. Diana just stood there looking out at the world, she could help but hiss slightly.

[Misumichan]

The air was silent as Eve quietly glared at Marlin. It was making Yoki fidgety. He already wasn't one to sit on flights, being up in the air made him nervous.
“I'm going to walk around a bit!” Yoki decided as much as he wanted to watch Eve scold someone other than him, he didn't want to accidentally become a target of her scorn.
Yoki wandered around for a while before he spotted Diana on the outer balcony of the ship. He had a very visible internal debate about bothering her or just leaving her be. He leaned in the doorway and watched as she leaned forward and hissed bitterly.
“If you are going to jump at least hand over the cube,” Yoki said with a salty smirk as he leaned in the doorway not daring to step out. “It's pretty important to some people.”

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Eve waited until Yoki was gone before she looked around to make sure neither of them were there. She sighed in relief and her expression eased up. “It's hard pretending to be so mad…” She tossed the pill at Marlin and fished out a bottle of water from her extra bag and handed it to him. “Sorry about that. Yoki feels better when he thinks I'm mad at someone else and well Diana honestly seems like she enjoys watching you squirm way too much.” Eve sat back and crossed her arms, “Not to say that I'm not upset, but it's for something other than being late. Since you left the medical center I've had no word from you. You are a part of a team now and even if you are going to run off and do something stupid on your own, as leader and given what danger this mission entails, I'd like to be informed of at least where, and even if you don't trust me enough with it I'd like at least someone on the team to know. Appropriate teamwork is best fostered under excellent communication. To put it bluntly,” Eve looked Marlin in the eye with a serious expression. “You're not alone anymore so stop acting like it!” Eve shifted and let out a sigh, she knew this was only the first step in this long journey of teamwork. “Unfortunately it's something that all three of you are guilty of. I get that you and Diana haven't been on a team before and I've been trying to break Yoki of this habit since the academy.” Eve smiled at Marlin, “However something tells me that you might be able to help me out with it more.”

[LemonZest1337]

Diana's blank expression changed to a frown when she heard Yoki's voice. Looks like her moment of solitude was just that, a moment. She flipped on her shades and looked over at the doorway Yoki was standing in not making eye contact. "As much as I don't like you, jumping off an airship is still not ideal..." Diana's tone was rather harsh not having even the slightest hint of sarcasm. She then looked at Yoki directly for a brief moment. "The Cube is safe where it is... So what do you want?" after her question had left her lips she went back to looking out over the balcony. She gripped the railing tight to help her maintain her composure, this was strange to her, she'd not had to deal with this kind of stress before. Normally she only needed to worry about General Ironwood, but now he had a whole team she had to worry about. Ironwood was always easy to please and respected her dedication to the mission, but these people were so much different. She didn't know how she was going to stand them.

[lantgreen]

The room grew empty and it was only the two of them sitting across from each other, Marlin grew dense and worried, trying to prepare himself for the beating he was about to receive. He had never seen Eve angry before and it was definitely something he didn't want towards him again. Though the room was still quiet and his executioner tossed the pill towards him, from Diana, along with a bottle of water. He caught both surprisingly in his condition. Quickly popping the pill in his mouth and drinking from the bottle, squeezing so the water rushed out faster than its natural flow and before anyone could say anything the contents of what was handed to him were gone.

He let out a small gasp after drinking and gave Eve a rather surprised expression, not expecting her to flip tables once everybody left. She mentioned of not keeping communication and he had to admit that he was at fault there, no excuses with such a trivial task. But then Eve mentioned something that rather brought him to heart, he was not alone, not anymore. For years upon years he was alone, fighting by himself and only fending for his own. However he wasn't always this way, for a brief time in his life he had a partner, and the mention of not being part of a team brought that past back. It was best not to bring it up however and reawakened fire started to grow again in thoughts of his old partner.

Marlin rubbed his temple some more, he may have taken the pain pill but it still took some time to take effect. After Eve's little speech ended he had to respond, "First off, I'm sorry Eve, you're right and I should have called you at least. I'm," there was a short pause as he looked past her and out the window, "Not used to being on a team, like you said." He redirected his attention back to her, "I'll help in anyway I can, this is a new chapter for me and so far I'm enjoying the adventure, so I'll do my best to no longer screw it up anyone," he gave her a smile before looking at the crushed bottle of water in his hands, "Do you uh, have another?"

[Misumichan]

“Oh nothing,” Yoki smirked. Lately he realized that it was really easy to get under her skin. He hadn't had anyone he could bother so easily since Rufous died. He could never get under Eve's skin because it would bounce right off just like her semblance. Someone to pester by simply being there was something he missed greatly. It was a great distraction from his distraction from his nerves about flight. “What is your deal anyway? You always run off brooding more than I do.”

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Eve smiled and tossed another bottle his way. She figured she could just pick up a few more when they landed in Mistral. “Glad to hear.” She was just happy to hear that he was enjoying this adventure even though he didn't really know the full scope of the mission. She knew it bothered Diana but, to her, Marlin didn't seem like the guy to get caught up in the details unless he really needed. She wanted to tell them both about all of it but she knew Ozpin set them with her as a test. Not just for them either but for herself. He's seen leadership in her and she wanted to live up to his aspirations for her. She didn't want to let anyone down, especially, her team. “Since you were a bit late, how about I fill you in. Once on the ground in Mistral we'll talk with a fellow archeologist friend of mine and fill her in a bit. She'll help find us a lead while we work on finding Hansa’s sister. No time wasted.”