[IC] Phoenix Wing (A Fairy Tail RP-Always Open, Open)

[MarshiestMallow]

"I will be heading off with Mayt after dinner. I need you to be alert and wary for any thing strange. Keep an eye on Penny, and Sasha. I'm worried that the blood Mage, Melina, has plans for either of them, or both. Or for the rest of the guild." Master Jamie said softly, looking about, seeing the guild seem to return to its normal self.

[Zarkun]

[Damian]

Damian frowns, wondering where the pair was going, but also nods, knowing to trust Master Jamie's judgement. "I can do that, Master. The pair won't be allowed to go anywhere without at least two others until you resolve the matter." Looking over the guild, Damian smiles and turns to Master Jamie, evaluating her mental state. Based on the bags under his eyes, he wasn't getting enough rest. "Then, when you get back, you're taking a break. The guild can survive a couple of days without you and you need the rest. Aside from that, I'll get the new people sorted out and introduced to each other and everyone after you leave. And maybe familiarize myself with members who I haven't met that joined before me."

So far as Damian could tell, there was only one or two of those, but that wasn't important. He needed to know his guild mates. And he wouldn't be too late again, not like he was with Wes. "So, does that all sound alright, Master Jamie?"

[MarshiestMallow]

Master Jamie listened amusingly as Damian spoke, seeing to try and lay down the law over Jamie. She didn't interrupt, letting him speak, before seeming to think when Damian finished. Yes, She was tired, but then she was constantly tired. There was always a thousand jobs to do, and a thousand more to protect and watch over the guild, but Jamie loved that. While it was kind of Damian to be concerned for her welfare, she already had jarvis for that.

"Jarvis makes sure that I sleep and eat, and clean up" she said, "and I am not due for another rest until tonight. I never get a choice when I eat-jarvis shoves it in front of me practically in my mouth, and I washed up this morning. You do not need to worry about me, Damian, although it is sweet that you do. You seem to have things under control in all else though. Thank you. Now. I have to talk with Sho. I promised him a battle, and I might just be able to give him that, enough so that he doesn't challenge everyone in the guild and perhaps damage the guild itself" she gave Damian a smile before approaching Sho.

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Sasha was sitting at the bar, looking down at her drink. Should she tell anyone else besides Mayt and Angelo about the note? She could never tell Penny. That would just lead to Penny locking her up and never letting her out of her sight. She sighed, mostly ready for whatever they would face tomorrow. She had everything she needed in her satchel, and she hadn't used too much magic today, despite the demon. This caused Sasha to reflect that in the last few weeks, she had gotten stronger. Strange, to not notice it.

She looked around the guild, seeing Damian with Master Jamie, wondering what was going on, then figured she would know if she was meant to know, looking to the board, but it didn't seem like there were any new jobs there, then just returned to the bar.

[Burthstone]

Mayt looked around the guild and spotted Sasha staring into her drink for a bit before going to the message board. Mayt put his sword away and headed over, sliding into the seat next to Sasha and ordering water before looking at her. "Tad late to be looking at jobs isn't it? Especially seeing as we're probably going to use most if not all of our magic tomorrow, judging by how everyone around here anticipates our encounter with the Magic Council going tomorrow." He lets out a long sigh. "It's a stupid plan. I don't care how good or bad our chances are, it's stupid in every sense of the word." He glanced up at Damian, and then at Master Jamie, before turning back to Sasha. "But everyone's going along with it, so it'd be just as stupid to keep going against it I guess." His words seem half-hearted and hollow, as if he's just coming up with excuses for things no one asked about.

[j8cob]

Maddox shrugged his shoulders after Master Jamie continued explaining the situation at hand. In his opinion, he could retrieve the book by himself with the Council being none the wiser. But it would seem that Jamie wanted to do more than just retrieve the book. The mention of dark mages earned a slight twitch from the red-haired mage, but otherwise Maddox seemed disinterested in the plan. On the inside, however, he wanted to perform this mission immediately. Retrieving the book for Wes's sake would be easy and almost dull. But confronting the corruption in the Magic Council... something like that hit a little closer to home for Maddox.

As the crowd dispersed, Maddox sat down at the bar. He pulled an ashtray over the counter to be closer to himself as he withdrew a cigarette with his other hand. Only after lighting his smoke with a similar trick as he did earlier did he notice Sasha sit down only two seats away. Soon afterwards, a new face struck up conversation with her. Considering the two new people that just joined this day, it wasn't a surprise that there were people he was yet to meet that joined while he was away. After taking a drag and blowing out the smoke, Maddox rotated to face Sasha and Mayt. "Long time no see," he greeted Sasha, before looking past her to Mayt on the other side. "You must've joined while I was out working. The name's Maddox." With that, Maddox pretended to tip an imaginary hat before taking a drag on his cigarette again. "By the way..."

Maddox blew his smoke out away from Sasha and Mayt, before returning his red eyes back towards them. "You were the one that thinks Master Jamie's idea sucks." He removed the cigarette from his mouth and held it a few inches away from his face. "I'm not going to criticize you for thinking differently than the rest of us. But I must know something... What would you do in Jamie's position with that knowledge?" Out of context that could be taken somewhat offensively. But Maddox had a genuinely curious tone to his words. After a brief pause, he smiled and chuckled to himself. "Sorry about that. I ask strange questions sometimes. Anyways, how've you been Sasha? This your boyfriend or was that Lazarus?" With his final words he chuckled again and put the cigarette back in his mouth. He and Sasha had joined Phoenix Wing around the same time, but Maddox had slight seniority. With that history in mind, he couldn't resist a bit of teasing.

[Zarkun]

[Damian]

"One of these days Master, I will get you on vacation. But I guess it'll do. Enjoy your night." Watching Master Jamie walk over to Sho, Damian yawned again slightly and looked around, noting Mayt, Sasha, and a wizard he didn't know conversing at the bar. While he did need to speak with Sasha, it wasn't something that was overly important at the moment, so he instead opted to nod to James at indicate the bar. Not waiting for acknowledgment, he took a seat near them to hear the conversation but not be intruding. He sat down in time to hear the unknown mage point fun at Sasha.

"Anyways, how've you been Sasha? This your boyfriend or was that Lazarus?" Damian subconsciously made sure there were suddenly fewer openings in his armor for the sure to come chill to answer the question to slip in through. Lazarus's subsequent disappearance after the first demon was defeated had left Sasha first upset, then confused, then angered. And that last emotion usually showed when the question of their relationship came up. Hoping to save everyone at the bar, Damian leans over. "When you've a free moment, I would like to speak with you privately." Looking to Mayt, he nods. "Good to see you, Mayt." Leaning away again, he thanks Jarvis for his usual drink and sets to sipping.

[James]

James had listened to every one else talk but couldn't believe what he was hearing about the magic council. Fake raids on legitimate guilds for their members? Members of the council itself with the dark mages? It was a bit much, but it suddenly clicked in Jame's head why he had been tailed by Council watchmen before he disappeared from their radar back where he met Damian. What in the name of all that is good is going on here? Why now? Right when magic is beginning to shake it's dark and evil image? Sighing, he took another drink of his drink and looked up in time to see the Blade of Phoenix Wing beckon him towards the bar, where three wizards he hadn't met yet were sitting.

"Bloody hell, what now..." Standing with his drink and continuing to mumble to himself about Damian's horrible timing, James joined the S class wizard at the bar, dodging joking guild members as he walked over, on his right side, away from the unknown group. He didn't know what had happened before he sat down, but he got the sudden suspicion that Damian, who had just leaned away from the female, had just tried to save someone from getting in trouble, and quickly hid his head in his drink. Nope, not this time. Nope, nope, nope.

[Jangel13]

Angelo heard that their would be an assault on a corrupt wizard group. In all honestly Angelo wasn't worried considering how much stronger he has gotten but it still matters that this will be a full assault which means Angelo will need to be careful who he hits when he is in Zeus armor form. Angelo went to the back and laid on the grass to relax, practicing at this point would only make Angelo sore and tired for tomorrow so that means that Angelo needed to relax and keep his head straight and if need be take a drink to sleep waking up in the morning. Angelo only needed to make sure he didn't go into his full power unless its an emergency situation, Angelo couldn't afford to go blue and burn his skin when in the middle of a crucial battle. Angelo only hoped he would play a larger role in this assault even if he wasn't an S ranked that didn't mean he didn't have the power to be one if given the chance. Right now Angelo could only do his best and if he was lucky earn some extra points for the next time so he could be brought to the front lines of more assaults...

[MarshiestMallow]

Sasha sighed looking over to Mayt, "whether it's a stupid plan or not, I think we have to do it. The master has already said we can't just go and ask them. They know something of what has happened to Wes and they are holding back. So we need to get it. We don't have to fight then, but we need the book" she said with a shrug. She took a sip her drink, looking as Maddox came over. She tensed at his question, having been ready to be friendly. "mayt is a friend" she said coolly "and so is Lazarus" she didn't say anything more, but her drink froze in the glass, and the glass shattered. She looked away, saying "sorry" she hadn't gotten anything out of Lazarus, and it didn't look like she would tonight. She looked to damian, then sighed, and nodded.

[Burthstone]

Mayt had a hard time not copying Sasha's mistake of shattering her glass, he nodded to Damian greeted him, and he looked over at Maddox, his voice a little terse. "I think we've just been on alternate work schedules, I've been in the guild for a couple months." He paused taking a sip. "And with what Master Jamie knew, I still wouldn't risk the entire guild to save one person. Or seem to claim that's what we're doing. I'm certain there's a number of people here that could get this book without causing a hullabaloo. This Wes guy could be a saint for all it matters, and I wouldn't risk the entire guild to save him. I think Master Jamie is underestimating the Council's sphere of influence." He sighs, letting go of the glass and letting his fist clench. "Hell, I can tell you right now someone in the guild is going to get seriously hurt. And if it wasn't for the fact I have ulterior motives for wanting to put holes in the magic council, I wouldn't still be in the guild."

[j8cob]

Sasha's tone with her answer quickly suggested she wasn't in a joking mood. With that in mind, the smile vanished from Maddox's face. As Mayt answered his question before, the red-haired mage took a quiet drag on his cigarette. Only when Mayt finished speaking did Maddox release the smoke. Another new person had arrived as well. Now the bar felt populated, even if half the people there he was unfamiliar with. "I've been on a job for a few months," Maddox explained first. "That's why you haven't seen me." He took another drag on his cigarette and memorized the appearance of Damien. Then his eyes went back to Mayt and Sasha. "Both of you should relax."

After he let out the smoke, he put the cigarette out in the ashtray. "Nobody is getting hurt tomorrow." Maddox's expression held no smile, but was as sincere as one could get. "It isn't just about Wes, you know. But don't worry about it, either of you." The red-haired mage let out a sigh and put his hands behind his head, stretching his back. "You both sound tense. Just relax tonight. Maybe go to bed early and get some extra sleep. Or stay up late and have some drinks. Whatever floats your boat." The smile returned as he Maddox began to chuckle. Without even looking at Damien, his left hand pointed toward the S-class wizard. "I heard stories about you while I was out," he began light-heartedly, now directing his gaze to the man he was talking to. "For a newcomer to become S-rank is rare in any guild. So naturally I'm curious. Where did you come from? What can you do?" With a grin, Maddox leaned against the bar and picked up a drink. "We can start with your name though. Mine is Maddox Colburn."

[Jangel13]

Angelo soon decided that laying on the grass wasn't going to cut it, Angelo soon stood up and went back inside hearing the last bits of the conversation from the red haired smoking, fun loving, mage named Maddox. Angelo sat down next to Damien smiling thinking that he wanted to hear what Damien would say to Maddox about their gigantic battle and how it was decided he would become the S ranked instead of him as Angelo made the sign for a drink with Jarvis as he gave Angelo a soda and Angelo looked to Damien to hear how he would spin the tale...

[BlackCat]

Kyo jumped slightly, the yell had surprised her. But something else surprised her more. She had summoned a gun. Kyo began to feel even more sleepy than usual but decided to tough it out and shoot the guy that was running after her. She fired three shots. He dodged two and the third got him in the leg. The wizard fell, bleeding from the wound.

[metagros]

some of the guild members seamed to be planing something....perhaps it would be better if he kept out of it. he was tempted to just jump back to the battle, but he needed a bit more protection "im taking your table!' hopefully the guild master would hear that message. he set up a portal by the table and tipped the table into it, and then he followed it back to battle.

[joeycbee]

metagros said
some of the guild members seamed to be planing something....perhaps it would be better if he kept out of it. he was tempted to just jump back to the battle, but he needed a bit more protection "im taking your table!' hopefully the guild master would hear that message. he set up a portal by the table and tipped the table into it, and then he followed it back to battle.

Galen appeared next to Linda with the table. Linda still salt about him leaving, using as little magic as possible, open a portal under the table to up above the wizard. The wizard turned to the new open target and shot at him. She shot two or three times before the table crashed on her knocking her out. All but one of the bullets missed and the one hit Galen in the shoulder. All the wizards were now dead, knocked out, or unable to move and the job halfway done. Linda lays back and notices that things seem to be going fuzzy and blurry. She grabbed her burned arm and groaned.

[MarshiestMallow]

Sasha sighed, apologised for her behavior again and then said to Mayt, "maybe the master is underestimating the council and maybe you are underestimating the master" she said it softly, and said it as if she was stating a fact."im sorry for my response Maddox, but you haven't been here. Lazarus has been missing the last three months, and I haven't had a chance to talk with him. I doubt I can relax tonight, it's been a long day" she shrugged "if you excuse me, I'm going to go outside for a little bit" she gave them all a smile hoping to reasure them that she was okay, Before heading outside.

[Zarkun]

[Damian]

Damian sipped on his drink while he listened to Maddox speak, mulling over how to answer the first two questions as they came. Of course, there was no real reason to lie to the man, especially since he was part of Phoenix Wing. However, he hadn't told anyone he was a former child soldier with the Fiore Royal Army and he wasn't sure he wanted to tarnish the reputation his parents had built up by telling them he'd been one. "We can start with your name though. Mine is Maddox Colburn."

Maddox? Strange name. Not my place to judge though. Facing Maddox, Damian smiled. "Alright then, I'll give my name and answer your questions in order. My name is Damian Gerard and I come from Fiore. I was born to my parents while they were on the march as members of the Royal Army of Fiore. My magic, discovered during a battle with monsters that killed both my parents, is Blades Magic." For emphasis, Damian summoned both a small group of sword blades behind him and his pair of Ares Blades, spinning his left hand one. "Anything else?" Nodding to Sasha, Damian makes note to go find her when he was finished with Maddox.

[j8cob]

Maddox brought a hand to his chin as Damian gave a brief demonstration of his magic. "Not quite Requip," he noted aloud, before shrugging. "An interesting magic nonetheless. I'm sure I'll see what you can truly do eventually." He took a pause to finish his drink. It was clear that he didn't take his time with his alcohol. After setting the empty glass down and pushing it aside, Maddox turned back to Damian. "But the military background is more interesting." A grin formed at his lips before he chuckled. "Not many like you in guilds. Wizards in the Royal Army tend to gravitate towards working for the Magic Enforcement squads than joining a guild." The grin vanished now as Maddox stood up from his seat. "You seem like an interesting new addition, even if you aren't so new apparently. I think I can see why Jamie likes you already." The red-haired mage started walking away from the bar toward the front door. "I'm going to go home. I haven't slept in my own bed in nearly four months now." With a wave of his hand serving as his goodbye, Maddox pushed open the front doors and stepped outside. However, before the doors could close behind him, he entirely vanished from sight. If someone had blinked, they would've missed it.

[Burthstone]

Mayt sighed, and finished his drink as Maddox was leaving, missing him disappearing from the doorway. He jingled the ice around the glass for a few moments before he looked over at Damian, hoping to have a conversation. "So, what was the fight with the blood mage like? I can see no one got hurt, at least not that I can see, so I assume it went well." Mayt crossed his arms and rested them on the counter top, looking over at Damian, waiting for a reply.

[Vec]

Shoichi kept to himself the whole time, he was too far into his own thoughts to listen much of what they were saying. He caught what the master said in the beginning about Wes and that she wanted a team that would break into the Magic Council building and retrieve a certain book but he obviously wasn't the best when it came to concealed operations and so he decided not to participate. He was sure that some of the other members of the guild would be willing to participate, whose skill-set would increase the chances of the mission succeeding more than he would. He was surprised though when the two new members offered their help, Minerva and James and became even more surprised when the master accepted them. "She doesn't know anything about their abilities and yet she trusts them with the mission..." Sho thought impressed.

He saw the master approaching where he sat and stood up, "So, where do I go?" he asked her, hoping it wasn't something that stealth related...

[Vec]

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