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Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

Nil

The City of Phnom Penh - 11/11/2022 6:10 UTC+8

Nil was actually glad when Huo Ren showed up, for at least when he spoke it would attract most reporters to himself rather than the ASEAN delegation.

In truth they had to endure worse when they arrived by plane and now before entering the building for the meeting, Nil was clearly not made out to be a media personality, and by the time Task Force Obsidian was inside she was already slumping with a tired look on her face. The only voice she made an effort to understand was Noel quickly briefing everyone once again, the same things which Nil had to be told multiple times to ensure she did not cause any trouble.

The idea was simple: show up, stay in the back while people talk diplomacy, get out.

In the end Nil wouldn’t be a problem, since she harbored no hard feelings for their opponents in the Zodiac, of course the same can’t be said for the rest of the team.

Rather she was taking a better look at Huo Ren, the Chinese Dragon with so many stories being told about him, and despite the previous missions where Task Force Obsidian faced the Dragon, Nil never had the chance to observe him with more than a glance. But now he was just a pretty face in pretty clothing, for a few seconds Nil stared at him with hollow eyes, wondering if there was more she was overlooked about him, while completely missing the interaction between Makri and Suburov.

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

@Phase

for the Noble Arm form I'd prefer if it was a solid object that can be held by the user, so pure "fire" doesn't really work. Loose gunpowder isn't a great weapon either but it may work better, especially if it's more of a powder horn or a charge/cartridge than loose gunpowder.

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

@Iamme nothing to complain about, approval one given

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

Mischief Reef/Đá Vành Khăn/Panganiban Reef - 11/09/2022 06:00 UTC+8

A number of things make Nil doze off, long briefings being one of them, fortunately she found it easier to follow Noel than the Admiral last time. Or at least make an attempt to follow, Nil had no idea what things like War hawks, US Congress or red flag all meant, but she didn’t question it.

Sounded important.
While trying to figure out the relevancy of that, Nil observed the pictures on screen, the riverside city being a welcoming change from the tiny atoll they are currently on.

As the Lieutenant finished his talk, Nil sat a bit more comfortably, as if finally understanding their assignment was mitigating risks and those were clear orders and needed no further discussion.

Nil put on her new earmuffs, she did consider keeping a collection given how easily they broke in the recent missions, but failed where or how to buy them so the idea got thrown out that same day. Slowly she started nodding with her head, obviously trying to imitate headbanging she might have seen these past days, but listening to blissful silence instead, surely no one would enjoy putting loud rock music on their ears.

Glancing around she recognised a few faces and some others were rather new, to this moment trying to figure out what Berto and Aoi are all about.

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

@Lewascan2looks good, approval two given

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

@Creative Chaos With the changes on ability descriptions you got my approval 2

Noble Arms - The ASEAN War, Second Thread

Mischief Reef/Đá Vành Khăn/Panganiban Reef - 11/01/2022 08:50 UTC+8

Striding along, Nil found out the island had little to offer outside the QRS installations and the sandy beaches, even then space was at some points too stringent for long continuous sand-filled beaches. The shores best fit for relaxation are of course where everyone goes, even at a distance you can see people grouping and interacting.

Observing the beautiful Panganiban reef with a flat, obstacle-free view one thing occupied her mind, thirst, smart people would have brought water for their long walk but Nil’s name was Nil so she brought none. Outside the main area near the airplane runway and docks there were just more docks, unfinished projects, less people hanging around and a boring load of nothing.

Nil turned around and started to go back, satisfied but also in part defeated, after failing to get to the end point of the island.

Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, Side Story in Baguio

@Letter Bee After the previous changes/retcons, Shinyahito is now good to join. Approved.

Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, Side Story in Baguio

@Verjil Approval Too

Noble Arms: The ASEAN War, Side Story in Baguio

Aurora Catacutan

Appearance:

Image

People are like pipe bombs, spontaneous, explosive and I’m bad with analogies

Name: Aurora Catacutan

Age: 22

Nationality: Filipino

Noble Arm Name & Appearance:

Kaltrop - A four pointed caltrop with pointy enough spikes, but not extremely pointy

a pointy thing

Noble Arm Rank:

D Rank

Power: C
Speed: D
Range: D
Persistence: C
Precision: E
Potential: D

Noble Arm Type, Element, and Range:
Support, Adapting Element (None by Default)

Noble Arm Abilities:

Noble Arm Abilities

Attunement
Kaltrop does not have an element of its own, instead it is able to gain the element or theme from one other Noble Arms, doing so Kaltrop will gain an attribute from said element/theme regardless if it’s desirable or not.

Augment Constant
Grants an increase in perception speed and reflexes to someone else, whether they be an Arms Master or not, it does not increase however the physical speed at which they move. The Constant will take effect when using Augment Mould.

Augment Mould
Grants an additional attribute or effect to another Noble Arm, or otherwise empower an already present effect. To augment a Noble Arm, Kaltrop has to first be attuned to a compatible enough element/theme.

(Soft cap of 3 Augments, stamina will decrease rapidly. No self buffs)

Misc Abilities:
As a trained soldier, Aurora has undergone gun handling and physical training.

Her specialty is logistics and equipment maintenance, she is also capable of creating improvised firearms and bombs.

Forklift certified.

Personality:
Outwardly Aurora is open and doesn’t like a lack of communication, at times being very direct and blunt about things, still she prefers to be on friendly relations with just about anyone who isn’t a psychotic maniac. In professional situations Aurora much prefers to follow those who are competent and practical, it’s way too common to see people who fail upwards and still get to high positions.

Aurora’s determination is strong and she will use it to bury her doubts, there will be time for therapy later, yet she worries of creating strong emotional attachments, it’s better to lose 100 acquaintances than one good friend.

Likes: - Thinkering, People with passions

Dislikes: - Be forced to do nothing, Secretive people, Being shot

Fears: - To be unable to move forward from a traumatic loss

Bio:
Coming from humble origins, Aurora’s civilian life would seem rather ordinary and lacking the lasting truma of less fortunate Arms Masters, a tendency that she is privy to maintain. Aurora quickly learned to drive and entered the workforce, rotating various jobs due to monetary issues.

Kaltrop awakened 14 months before the beginning of the ASEAN War, since then Aurora quickly joined the Philippine Logistic Service, aware of the agevolations that Arms Masters receive. She did in fact rank up as a Junior NCO in and became a specialist in ordnance and supply maintenance, life was starting to go smoothly.

That’s until the fire nation attacked Chinese started a war. Stretched thin and up against one of the largest army of Arms Masters in the world, how could the Philippines hold out in a prolonged war? A letter of promotion arrived to Aurora, a promotion as Staff Sergeant in the Special Forces... promotion my ass.

Now relocated to Baguio City, going from driving a forklift, to inspecting weapons and now to a frontline as a Senior NCO, all in roughly a year. At least life is not boring.

Current Goal: Fulfill her duties, and not die in the process.

Military or Civilian Rank: - Staff Sergeant