MatthiasAngel

~убийца академия:Academy for assassins~

KRISS MAUSER

Kriss strolled into the cafeteria to the sight of only a handful of students, most of which were second- or third-years. "Guess the rooks are taking their time this year," he mumbled, snagging a tray and filling it with the healthiest food he could identify. He was a little out of shape from the summer, and he needed to get back into a tougher workout routine and diet. Topping it off with a cup of water, he sat at a table against the left wall, facing the door. Combat 101: don't sit with your back to people. Sit against a wall so no one can get behind you. He glanced around, noting that several of the second-year and all of the third-year students were doing the same thing: sitting at a table near a wall, facing the door. The first-year students who had already arrived were near the center, chatting. They would learn. Already bored, he returned a hand to the Bible in his pocket, placing it beside his tray on the table. He flipped idly through the pages again, occasionally stopping to skim one to see if it was interesting. He picked one nearer the middle this time. Glancing through the verses, he noticed something peculiar.

Handwriting. In blue ink.

For a moment, Kriss was angry. He hadn't made a single mark in it, so it must have been another student. But he had kept it by his side the entire ride, so it couldn't have been anyone on the barge. It wasn't from his mother, because she wrote in cursive and this was in block capitals. His father...? Suddenly very interested in the book, he sat up straight and read the verse. A section of it had been circled, and a note had been added on the side.

Luke 15:24
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry.
T2B4V14

"Wh...what the..." Kriss stammered, staring at the page. It was his father's handwriting. 'My son was dead?' Did that mean him? How could he have missed this? He clenched a fist in silent frustration. Two years! Two whole years he had been carrying around a hand-written note and he never knew it. The whole time, he had only been one page away from a private message. At least the message itself wasn't immediately clear. T2B4V14. A password? He drummed his fingers on the desk, trying to recall where he could try it as a password. Unless it was an abbreviaved code, in which case he'd need a key. He paused, then glanced down at the Bible again.

"T...estament 2, book 4, verse 14? New Testament, Book-"

He grabbed the PHILE and opened a Notepad tab, tapping the words and code into a clean document, then dove back into the Bible, hunting the next clue. The food had completely left his mind, and he silently prayed that no one would bother him.

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Dang, I'm falling behind. I should have my next one up this evening.

@Spriggs27 @Vocab I'd like to have a class roster to choose from at some point. Is that part of the plan?

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:0 it sounded so good in my head...

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@Experiment 249 Well, Vocab said "maybe," and I replied with "maybe." It's not a demand, or even a request. Besides, I couldn't resist the "focus" pun.

Get it? Sniper? Focus?

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@Vocab I doubt an airhead would make a good sniper. Maybe make the flaws more in her interpersonal relationships or something, because physical shape is a must for a sniper. Maybe she can only "focus on one thing at a time."

She easily "focuses" on things, so she can only handle doing like one thing at a time. If she's watching the action, she can't hear someone talking beside her. If she's talking to someone, she won't notice an explosion going off behind her.

:D

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We need more snipers :| Maybe I'll have Kriss train with long-range firearms...but that doesn't make sense because you can't hack from far away.

On an unrelated note, where the HECK is Gareth?? @Animal Have they posted at all since the Characters sheet?

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KRISS MAUSER

Kriss sighed, pushing smoothly through the crowd to reach the teachers. Things were off to a rough start. He berated himself silently for the open show of skill he'd made. A proper assassin doesn't show all of their cards at once. They keep something up their sleeve in case they need it later, and he'd revealed both the gun and the Impact Cannon just to try and put someone in their place. It wasn't a total loss, though. He hadn't revealed his strength in hand-to-hand combat, and no one had seen him draw and sheath the knife. There were a lot of cocky first-years with pointy weapons this time. Maybe it would be better if they assumed he relied entirely on his gun. He made a mental note to take an advanced CQC course this time. Maybe Krav Maga if they offered it this year.

He wanted to snag a room to himself again if he could (he had shared a room the first year and it had not been particularly pleasant). Talking to Adam, or anyone for that matter, could wait. Reaching the line-up, Kriss flipped quickly through the lists, writing his name in block capital letters on the nearest unoccupied room. Breathing a sigh of relief, he headed for the cafeteria. No rush this time. It was a warm day with clear skies, and he needed to relax, and reload, while he had time.

Kriss cracked a smile. Next time someone needed to be roughed up, he'd let Adam Solis handle it.

@Vocab

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@ReaptheMusic

Thank goodness. Spriggs ninja'd me and I was worried you might send Adam into a legitimate conversation.

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....did Lena just basically get groped? xD

Well.

I am actually unsure how she would react to that.

@Rune_Alchemist

I mean...

Lurlene...loves making fun of people, and tormenting them in general. [...] She takes a sadistic enjoyment in making others angry, upset, or downright depressed. Mix that with a sick, sadistic sense of humor and you get a not so nice person.

Probably unfavorably.

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@Experiment 249 I hope that gimmick involves not being afraid to crawl through the mud sometimes. :P