[Event/Closed] Lurking Depths - Support Team 1

[Reynard]

So this was where things were supposed to begin for this mission. It was a subway station whose entrance wasn’t collapsed in and still enterable from the surface. Waiting above ground would be pointless as many people were wondering about and it would be hard to see who was actually there for the mission. The foxtail walked down the steps leaving the sunlight outside for an artificially lit tunnel. For someone who registered the latest, he was the first to arrive at the entrance of the dungeon they were entering.

The entrance was, appropriately, a row turnstiles people would use to put their money in to enter the subway. He was pretty sure though the gate behind it used to be just bars you could see through and not a solid steel one. The crystals lining the tunnel gave the entrance a more mystical feel than a technological one as it should have been. At least this meant he was at the right place where the sign-ups said to go to.

Reynard decided to take a seat on one of the turnstiles and faced the entrance. Hopefully someone would arrive soon as these things weren’t really good sitting spots as he had just found out. Around five more people should be coming if he remembered correctly.

Verin Eniko Hyōka Darko Lipowitz Reynard Data Holder

[Verin]

 Verin woke up in a daze, his head was throbbing as if he had been hit by a cannonball minus the extra explosion. "Damn what the hell happened to me last night," then Verin remembered, "I had someone knock me out because I was so energized that my head was hurting and my psyche couldn't refill back up." After looking around he saw that the person he had knock him out was kind enough to drop Verin near the entrance of the underground. Verin tried getting up and see he could, but when he took a step his head hurt. It was most likely that the blood was rushing, it had been something that Verin had been prone to since he was young. After spending a minute letting the blood calm down Verin started getting a sense of direction again and walked into St. Pancras Station and quickly down the steps of the entrance to the dungeon. Looking around he saw and guessed he was part of the group that Verin was on, walking to the other side opposite to the individual Verin sat down and checked his equipment. He had bought a satchel bag for this event and just for the convenience of having it. He quickly brought it out of his inventory and a few other things, his back up sword, his grimoire, his puppet, and the medical supplies for the grand event. He separated the medical supplies into the outside pockets to make them easy to grab, meanwhile he put his puppet in the bottom of the satchel, but ready to use even though he wouldn't be using it much, honestly he was probably going to switch it, he was sick of seeing the puppet and not using it. After putting the puppet in he placed his grimoire on top of it and then closed the satchel. He placed his regular sword on the left of his waist and his back up starter sword on the right of his waist, he wanted on his best sword where he could draw it easily on his left side. After checking his stuff one more time he sighed and said, "Okay ready, now I just have to wait for the others."

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Eniko Hyōka Darko Lipowitz Reynard Data Holder 

[Darko Lipowitz]

As Darko was walking towards the meeting place of the large-scale mission, he thought about what could he do to assist the drive for the immediate exit from this game. He was thinking that his current researches on existing sites were not enough to find a way to return to the real world, as there were particular sites unexplored which were needed to complete every piece of information that he had deduced from the start of this game. As he knew, these sites were teeming with monsters and oddities never before seen, and he might not have even time to study them while he engaged them. But these are the risks of every explorations done at the first time, and it would be normal to be surprised when a new thing, or creature, comes his way. The only thing that he could do was to be ready for anything that would come his way, and to use his spells when only clearly needed. No one knows when they would come in handy.

After some minutes, the two people waiting at the entrance of the subway would see a black-haired boy wrapped in a light-brown coat that concealed most of his body, his boots making a sound as he descended towards them. His face, which had features that might mistake him for a girl with the same age, had somewhat a lack of emotion as his obsidian eyes stared at the two people who arrived earlier than him before he continued to descend. His right hand wrapped with a bandage was holding a wand, and from its looks, would tell the others there that it was the starting equipment, and so was the grimoire peeking from the left pocket of his coat. Another weapon was visible from his figure: the black grip and the thorned knuckleguard of a sword was peeking from his right shoulder laid bare by his coat. The violet glow of the knuckleguard would reveal that the sword was not an ordinary one, so was the clothes on his body. Overall, he exuded the feeling that he had researched a lot of secret arts before he went to the subway station. Without uttering a word, he went towards the nearest wall with a good view of the tunnel, and sat down.

[Hyōka]

｢HYŌKA｣
POSITIVE BUFFS|
n/a
NEGATIVE BUFFS|
n/a
MENTAL STATE|
Calm

100% | HP|
100% | MP|

[/font][/font] WORD COUNT; 750
| NOTES; Sorry if the width of this template is hard for you lot. Also, not my turn but, may as well go.
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It was nearly time to be meeting up for the party. But Hyoka wasn't around. Why was that? He didn't like to wait. About half an hour ago probably, he entered the caves ahead of time. This was a time important event anyway, since this was akin to a warzone rather than a single battlefield. But there wasn't anything he could do by himself, so he had entered early to start scouting ahead. He had summons which could protect him should he come under attack, so he was fine for the most part. Venturing further in, he came up to a bunch of paths here and there. After ten minutes or so of searching, he was getting nowhere and so began re-tracing his steps while he still remembered the way back. He had to account for the time he would have to spend sneaking past the kobolds. He was thankful he didn't have to fight yet.

Arriving back at the entrance, Hyoka spotted three others waiting. The first was seated facing the entrance. Giving a quick analysis, he determined the person to be a support type, magic based but not offensive by their demeanor. They would probably serve as leader if it came down to it. The next person was sitting opposite the first, looking concerned over whether he had everything he needed. He couldn't tell much by his demeanor, but the equipment suggested a caster type, offensive due to the sword. Sorcerer most likely. From there, the demeanor made them appear to be the aggressive type in combat. And the last person to be around and waiting. They had a melee weapon and also seemed ill-prepared for tanking. Was there no one who would serve as tank for this support team? They truly were just that, support only. They would be hard pressed.

Though, that would be where his golem comes in handy. As long as he has enough time to rip up the surrounding tunnels for golem materials, they should be fine. Stepping into sight of everyone, he just stood there closest to the entrance of the 'dungeon', his white tunic and blue trousers looking like they had seen hell. They were torn everywhere and in desperate need of replacing. They were, after all, his starting gear from the very beginning. The same could be said about his grimoire on his waist. It was in tatters, looking like it could fall apart at any time. But the adventurer's pale white skin was still clean, so it gave off a sense of experience rather than recklessness. His messy black hair was covering his eyes as usual, hiding his ice blue gaze from the sights of others. He would show them if he really had a need for it.

There should be two more showing up. Oh well, may as well brief them now. ｢Let' start organizing. I'll send out the party invites. I'll act as leader, unless someone thinks they can do better.｣ With his calm and quick to the chase speaking, he manipulated his menu and sent the invites to those who were present. ｢My equipment makes me useless in combat, but my summons will be more than enough. As such, I'll take on the control tower and leader role. Using a summon, it leaves me open to plan and analyze situations. That's my specialty, anyway. If anyone has any input, then speak up. We need to decide on roles. The quicker we start, the better. The support teams play a deciding factor in the boss battles the others are at, and who knows how far ahead of us they may be.｣

Waiting for their responses, he listened if they had any and awaited the arrival of the other two. Sending invites to the other two as they arrive, he continues on with his explanation. ｢I'll be brief. I've already scouted ahead and it's going to be difficult no matter where we go. Kobolds line every path, constantly patrolling. Using the provided, albeit barely usable map, I've at least confirmed the two main directions to head for the control room and power substation. Best to decide now. If anyone has telepathy with someone in either of the primary units, you should try keep in contact with them. As for where we should go, my opinion is that we go for the control room. What does everyone else think?｣ Only stopping his talking now, Hyoka looks at the rest of them. He doesn't expect them to obey him or even listen to him, but someone has to do it, and usually the first person to step up takes the responsibility.

[/font][/font] PARTY; Hyōka, Reynard, Darko Lipowitz, Eniko, Verin, Data Holder

| WEAPON(S); [Apprentice Grimoire]
| ARMOR; [Start Cloth]

| SUMMON(S); [---]
| PET(S); [---]

| SKILL(S); [---]

| TARGET(S); [---][/ul][/div]

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[Eniko]

He groaned in dismay once again, he spent all night on deciding on his equipment, skills, and strategies that he will using that he forgot about the battle in the Underground dungeon once again. Nevertheless, he managed to arrived in time for him to hear one of his party member's strategy of attack. As he panted in exhaustion, he saw not only a familiar Sorcerer, but also a Fox Tail Cleric, another Sorcerer who was a young boy with a brown cloak and brown baggy shorts, and a Summoner with a hoodie jacket which he thought that his race was Human who was busy about explaining about their strategy.

As he listened, Eniko recalled that he was in a support team since his level was too low to face the boss of the Londinium Underground and their mission is to find either the control room of the train or the power substation. And upon he learned that there a bunch of Kobolds patrolled around the area, he felt that his quick strikes from his new scythe and his stealth might be very important for this team. However, his only worry is about the Summoner's equipment. With only a starter equipment only in his disposal, Eniko was worried about his safety if his summons might knocked out in one situation. Then when the Summoner was done speaking about this strategy, Eniko raised his hand and said, "Sorry I'm late, everyone. I would have come here earlier, but I somehow stayed up all night re-organizing my equipment." That was again true since he got many more new equipment thanks to the tailor he just visited and the fact he was still thinking about getting a sword for his unused skill since a second weapon is needed.

"But on the serious manner, my equipment are crafted from the blacksmith and the tailor I've ordered which they are made to help me on stealth missions and any ambushes on the monsters." Eniko explained to the entire team, which he explained about his sub-classes next. "Also, my crafting class is Scribe, so I might able to help you guys on making a map in this area."

HP: 100%

MP: 100%

QUICKSLOT: Accel Dance, Hiding Entry, Fatal Ambush

SKILL ACTIVE: N/A

EQUIPMENT: Black Hide Leather Armor, Scythe of the Black Moon by 黒, Shadowskin Gloves, Darkness Agile Boots

SKILLS: Quick Draw, Fatal Ambush, Quick Swap, Accel Dance, Deadly Dance, Hiding Entry, Silent Move, Transcription

MONSTERS: N/A

WORDS: 361

TAG: Verin, Reynard, Darko Lipowitz, Hyōka, Data Holder

NOTES: That's okay. I got a lot of posting to do in other threads.

[Reynard]

One by one, more people arrived at the entrance to the dungeon. One even came from inside the doors which Reynard did not really react to as much as he should have. It did mean that someone got here before he did, got impatient and decided to head inside without a team. Either the guy was really good or just reckless. Judging by his level and equipment (not that Reynard’s weren’t any different), maybe more reckless but at least he started introducing himself already. He was willing to take charge which was just fine with Reynard. The foxtail was more than willing to let someone handle the responsibilities of leading the team. He could always input his comments later anyway.

There was just a problem at the moment as the party was almost complete: a lack of a dedicated tank. This was going to be something Reynard wasn’t exactly ready for yet, but compared to everyone else, he was probably the best equip for the task.

“I have no problem with the plan or you leading the party.”

As if to demonstrate his agreement, Reynard accepted the party request of Hyōka.

“Reynard, Combat Cleric, Pathfinder.”

The foxtail introduced himself to the rest of the party. As everyone would go about introducing themselves, Reynard noticed the despite being mostly caster type jobs, everyone seemed to be holding a bladed weapon. He wondered if he wasn’t the only one with an uncommon build.

“I guess I will handle healing but I can also sub-tank if need be. Ready to go anytime.”

[Verin]

 Verin accepted the party request that was sent by the man in blue and white, who was apparently named Hyōka. Verin then put on a smile and introduced himself, "I'm Verin, a level 11 Sorcerer who plays the role of a Magic Knight. I am also a level 4 Alchemist and a level 1 Puppeteer, so I can destroy artificial life quickly and I can use my puppet as a wall and a binder. My skills are Transmutation, Act One - Exposition, Inferno Strike, Barrier Spike, Orb of Lava, and Serpent Bolt. I like being in the vanguard and then switch to long range and enchant others when I get low on HP. Take that how you like it and work it in your plan. I also brought 12 level 10 Medical Formulas, 8 level 10 Potions of Nighteye, and finally 12 level 10 Lesser Mana Potions to help us all. I also have my trusty satchel bag with me, so I can carry things if needed." After giving his information Verin sat down again and just started humming while rolling a gold coin over his knuckles adding them one each time he completed a roll. As he did this he looked over at Reynard studying the man and what he had said about himself, a healer that was a sub tank as well the only word that popped into Verin's head was, dependable.

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Darko Lipowitz Eniko