CATT Session 2: The Seraphim vs. The Strongmen

[4maivalentine]

Chloe listened intently, trying to hide the smile from her face. They all had tricky powers, that was for sure but Chloe was more than sure that attitude alone would push her team over the top. She lengthened her torso, pushing her pelvis forward for a stretch. After a few moments of silence, Lillian tried to speak up but Chloe's index finger shot up to silence her.

Unknown to most of the student body, Chloe was sensitive to sound but it was not as heightened as most believed. It was her nose and eyes that did most of her tracking, and already she was laying out a visual map in her head of where everything and everyone was. She sniffed a few more times and then her hand shot out to the side,

"The flag," Chloe politely commanded and it was Lillian who obliged, scampering back to the pole, ripping the cloth from its place and jogging back to hand it to her captain. Chloe caressed the cloth, rubbing the rough material to her smooth cheek as she took in the scent. When she was finished, she glanced over her shoulder and called out,

"Lycan,"

[MoogleSlayer1992]

"...Me?" Shiloh asked in utter shock as he was given the flag, "It shouldn't be me! It should be someone tough like you or Phoenix," He gulped. Their flag was the most valued possession in this game and he was probably their most useless member. Kalina could see attacks coming, Lillian could fly away, DaMarcus was a tank regardless of powers, and Chloe was way smarter than him and more in control of her powers.

But Shiloh knew better than to question their Captain further, "But if you think it best, I'll defend it, Captain," He whispered.

[desuka]

Genji was already in the lunchroom of building 1, looking for the opposing team. He figured if he searched every single building, he'd find them eventually. The speedster had already gone through six and seven fast enough, but for some reason he had slowed to a walk in the lunchroom.

He figured if he got the flag and came back with it, Hein would obviously give up his leadership to Genji. This plan was plagued, however, by the idea that once he touched the flag, he wouldn't have his powers.

"Crumby..." He spat to himself, walking around the lunchroom with his hands in his pockets.

[4maivalentine]

The corners of Chloe's mouth slightly turned up when Shiloh began to protest. She patiently waited for him to finish before gently placing a hand on his shoulder and once again offering him the flag.

"Take in its scent, Shiloh," Chloe said gently, "You're the perfect person to watch the flag. Use your senses, track your enemies, you'll be able to know their whereabouts and adjust to it. You're perfect," She then leaned closer to him and whispered in his ear, "You'll be okay,"

She took his hand and gently stuffed the flag into his palm before glancing back up at the others. She could tell by their faces that they all were growing anxious, not too mention that the other team was probably on the move by now. Chloe patted Shiloh on the back again and softly nudged him back toward the group.

"D'accord!" Chloe let out en excited sigh, clapping palms together and rubbing them vigorously, "They have the blood, they have the laser, they have the speed, the glass and the sickness, okay..." She stopped short when she realized Genji's scent had grown stronger. He was definitely the muscle of the group and planned to take them out. She had most of her pieces in place, except for Lillian and Kalina, both could really be used on either side.

Chloe glanced coolly between both of the girls before finally settling her eyes on DaMarcus, she looked his large physic up and down before tilting her nose slightly up, "You're coming with me, to get the flag," She pointed to the floor next to her, gesturing for him to come stand by her so she could further concentrate on her two girls.

Kalina could help Shiloh remain elusive but then again, if-and when, they were caught, they'd be completely defenseless. At the same time, Kalina was maybe one of the most tactful girls she'd ever seen. Chloe rubbed her head, knowing she was running out of time.

"....Lillian, you are the muscle for defense,"

"Cool!" Lillian chirped, more or less satisfied for her title as 'muscle'

"No, Cherub, not cool, okay?" Chloe snipped and Lillian immediately fell silent "I know you are not very fit, but you are the only one who can make a difference in keeping our flag unless..." she glanced over at Shiloh and hesitated, "...Lillian, you are it so pace yourself,"

"...okay..." Lillian whispered, and then it hit both of them like a ton of bricks-Hein! Chloe reeled on Lillian so quickly that the younger girl took a step back in shock.

"Is this going to be a problem for you?" Chloe asked, taking another step toward her.

"N-No!" Lillian cried, "I want to win!"

Chloe eyed Lillian suspiciously before finally turning toward Kalina, the one girl on the team she completely trusted, "This is cat and mouse, no? Shiloh's powers are not very under control, okay, so you keep your mind open, listen to their thoughts and stay a step ahead," She then jerked her head toward Lillian, "Watch her thoughts," Chloe said boldly, "If she thinks about helping her brother, you two leave her, okay?"

[Icey-Moogle-Rosie]

Kalina nodded obediently and looked at her trio even though she and Shiloh were not speaking. She quickly took the flag from his hands and stared at it, "Chlo...Captain Spots...um..." She looked down, "what would happen if we tore the flag in half. Half with you, half with us, is that against the rules?"

[desuka]

When Genji finished the main building, he stopped for a second. He had two choices: Professor's dorm, or the gym

It didn't really matter to him where the flag was, because he wasn't going to capture it for that bloody vampire, but regardless whichever one he did first was kind of important. The gym was the most likely place. There were football fields and stuff in their, so it made for a perfect place to defend. However, the professor's dorm...

Zipping over the professor's dorm, Genji wanted to see if, unlike the student dorm, the rooms were kept the same as they were in reality... if they were, then... PANTY RAID!

[Cheshire]

No no no no NO! I did it again! I SUCK. I fucking SUCK.

Cheshire watched with horror as Hein yanked a shard of glass from his arm. Memories flooded her mind, from a time when she was not who she is now. A body sprawled across the floor, stuck with glass like a grotesqe pincushion. Blood seeping from the mouth as it tried to spit out a feeble last word. The simple forgiveness evident in it's eyes, even though Cheshire had just killed him.

Choking back a gag, Cheshire breathed deeply, closing her eyes and murmuring a soft mantra under her breath. Her emotions were pushed out. Fear, anger, sadness, shame. All were to be locked away and saved, to muse over later that night. Right now Cheshire refused to let her team down again. She needed so much to prove to them and herself that she wasn't as weak as she looked. Opening her eyes again, Cheshire returned to the real world, listening as Hein spoke to Fayth.

"What should I do?" she asked, her voice a little harder and perhaps duller then before.

[UltimaSora]

Hein walked over to Cheshire and looked down at her. As suddenly the blood on his arm came to his hand and formed a sword, the bleeding stopping. "Thanks Cheshire, now I need you to do one more thing. For me." he said as he pointed over to the room Avery was in, "Avery, move the flag into the center of the room.."

Throwing the sword to the center of the room it changed in to a puddle, "Create a barrier of glass around the blood and leave a small hole" Hein then took a few steps, and waited.

[Vect]

Waking up from a nap, Avery heard the command. Taking the flag, she twirled it a bit before taking it out. Seeing the others, Avery sarcastically saluted and asked...
"You need anything from your angels, Charlie?"

[Cheshire]

Padding forward numbling, Cheshire kneeled in front of the pool of blood. Glass from the mirror that hung on the wall cracked, soon floating to her. In a few moments, a box of glass protected the pool of blood, along with a hole in the top just large enough for a hand to fit in. Stepping back, Cheshire glanced out the window (now more of just a hole in the wall then anything). So far there was no sight of the other team - or Genji for that matter. This fact worried her slightly, for it was possible that the other group had some trick up their sleeve.

"What exactly are we doing?" Cheshire spouted rather suddenly, glancing at Hein. She needed to know what the plan was, as did Avery, or else they would just end up floundering if they were attacked.

[UltimaSora]

"Your right, I will tell you the plan." Hein said as he took a seat, on the glass. "We are working on our defenses, in reality we are making a large trap for them. By making a glass shield filled with gas and my blood."

Hein then peeked over at Avery, "We will then use our powers and together we can beat anyone who enters the dorms. Your glass, the gas, the beams from the roof and Genji who is probably trying to do what he can in his own way... I have a idea too.."

[DelCage]

DaMarcus watched Chloe at work. She had, in some ways, reminded him of Allie, but her leadership was a different brand. She was tactical and organized, her thought process very spottily exposed, chunks of it visible to everyone while other sections remained hidden in her mind. He couldn't help but be impressed, but he should have expected it from the school, which seemed a little like a military outfit at this point.

However, being commanded by her was a different story altogether. He would have to resigned himself to it, at least out of respect. Being bossed around wasn't going to fly though.

"You needa ask when you want somethin' from me," he said gruffly as he slowly made his way towards her, refusing to stand where she had pointed, but near enough. He had to admit that he was aching to get out and get the flag. He was a competitor as much as anyone.

[4maivalentine]

Chloe stopped mid sentence and slyly glanced at DaMarcus. It's not like she hadn't expected that but still, she folded her arms around her chest, each hand firmly gripping her triceps and then shifted her weight. She wasn't going to let him get to her, not right now, anyway.

"Kalina," Chloe began again, taking a deep breath to steady her voice, "It won't work, all they need is a piece of the flag, okay? Listen, they have projectile powers, so if they are smart, they are going to put as many traps as possible around their flag. The only person we have with that kind of power is Lillian. But what they don't have that we do is the ability to track. You'll be able to sense them long before they can find you. You guys sense Genji right now, no? He is a few meters away. You can adjust to that. Just stay invisible! Lillian, you're back up. Stay a few meters away, stay hidden. Only attack if and when they get the flag,"

"...Oh! I get it!" Lillian gasped, her whole face brightening up, "They can't find us because we'll know where they are and run away! Because Kalina can hear thoughts and Shiloh can sense!"

Chloe smiled slightly, a look of relief rushing over her face when she finally saw the lightbulbs lighting over their heads, "Yes!"

"OMG we're SOOOO gonna win!!!" Lillian squealed and clapped excitedly. She never doubted Chloe's ability but she had at first been very nervous, to say the least. Hein's blood powers were totally underestimated and come on! They had glass wielding girl! All these rooms were full of glass! How did they expect to win?! But now with Chloe's plan, she felt so much more confident. She bounced over to Shiloh and Kalina and whispered, "We can do this, guys!"

With their confidence rushing to them, Chloe finally felt assured enough to leave them, she locked eyes with DaMarcus and without a word, turned toward the door. She hesitated for a moment and then finally said in a cold voice, "If it is not too much of a problem, I was would like for you to get the flag, no?"

It was the best she could do.

[Vect]

Jan 18, 2009 0:15:40 GMT -5 UltimaSora said:

"Your right, I will tell you the plan." Hein said as he took a seat, on the glass. "We are working on our defenses, in reality we are making a large trap for them. By making a glass shield filled with gas and my blood."

Hein then peeked over at Avery, "We will then use our powers and together we can beat anyone who enters the dorms. Your glass, the gas, the beams from the roof and Genji who is probably trying to do what he can in his own way... I have a idea too.."

Avery nodded in agreement. She's willing to follow these ideas. Still, in her mind she's attempting to find some holes in the plan. From what she's heard, the other team has a mind reader. There was another story she heard about how the Mind Reader girl once broke down and went Rambo on some zombies. OK, rule number one, start humming the Meow Mix Song in your head repetitively...

[MoogleSlayer1992]

"So are we all going to try to find them or should I stay further back?" Shiloh asked. He liked Chloe's plan to play to their strengths of tracking and close range combat. Of course, a lot of it hinged on him being able to control his powers and protect the flag from falling into enemy's hands. They only failed if he failed the team.

Shiloh gulped and looked at his teammates. He shook his head and knew he had to be strong to make it through this. After taking a sniff of the flag to take in its scent, he tied it around his left arm and hid it underneath his sleeve. They weren't going to lose because of him. He was going to make sure the Strongmen--odd name given that men were the minority--made it to victory.

[UltimaSora]

OOC: There is a lot of strategy in this, this is how a war RP should be. Only on a much larger scale.

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[desuka]

No panties. Disappointed, Genji walked out of the professor's lounge and continued into the gym. He explored the floors relatively quickly, there wasn't much to do. As he was walking, he wasn't really paying attention and suddenly the young boy was surprised to find himself at the door to the weightroom; staring dead at the other team.

"...Yo!" Genji said.

[Icey-Moogle-Rosie]

ooc: we're not in the weight room

Kalina heard Shiloh's thoughts and smiled a little, "Don't worry, we're in this together. She wouldn't have chosen you if she didn't think you could do it,"

Kalina listened intently and heard something about MEoxmix and panty raids, "Okay, we should start heading toward the lake. Genji is running around one of the dorms, but he moves fast, so lets get to the basement and move from there,"

[4maivalentine]

oOc: Actually, I don't we ever established where we were, we just said "gym," but I assumed the basketball courts.

[desuka]

OOC: first post of the thread said "weight room of the gym"

then you moved?

[4maivalentine]

oOc:, no it does say weight room, so we'll just play it from there.

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The whole team turned around to see Genji standing there, blankly eyeing his old team as if he had no attachment to them. There was a brief pause but before Genji could make another move, a voice bellowed from the back of the weight room.

"NYYAAAAH!!!" Lillian hollered and flayed her hands out, creating a tornado that hit Genji dead on, sending him spiraling out of the weight room and crashing into the open janitor's closet right across from them. He landed right in the huge yellow mop bucket which rolled back and crashed into the shelves, dumping cleaning products onto his head.

Without missing a beat, Chloe tackled the door shut and pulled a long ornament garnished hairpin out of her curls, allowing them fall down to her elbows as she thrust the pin into the side of the knob to jam the door.

Taking a deep breath, Chloe took a step back to admire her work before turning around and breaking into a small smile at Lillian, "Good job,"

Lillian, happy with her positive feedback, squealed and clapped for herself which only amused her captain even more. Chloe cleared her throat to hide her chuckle as she entered the weight room and grabbed Stylianos' chair. She dragged it out to the closet and propped it under the wedge doorknob to reinforce the jam.

"It'll be at least ten minutes before he gets out of that, you three, get scarce, now,"

Immediately, Lillian obeyed, grabbing her teammates by the shoulders and practically shoving them down the emergency exit stairs, "Let's go to the basement like Kalina said!"

Chloe waited till their footsteps were faint before turning back toward DaMarcus. Instead of egging him on, she patiently waited for him to concede.

[MoogleSlayer1992]

"The basement? But when our powers get cut, we won't be able to use any of our powers to track," Shiloh whispered. As much faith as he had in his team, he wasn't that physically tough without his abilities. At the same time, a part of him wondered what it would be like to be normal, to not feel a gnawing force in the back of his head telling him to give in to baser emotions--well, he'd still be a teenager, but still.

Shiloh began packing crates on top of each other in the basement so that they could peer out through the little window for anyone to cross campus. He climbed back down and sat down, continuing to take in scents. His teammates were already in there, but the stench of the basement made it difficult to reach out the building for more, foreign scents.

[Cheshire]

Cheshire nodded slowly as she listened to Hein's plan. It sounded like a good one. Still, she was nervous. They were virtually missing two of their team. What if Genji didn't return or the other team managed to slip by Fayth? Biting her lip, Cheshire padded to the door of the dorm. Outside, her glass floor was still there, unflawed, but rather odd looking.

"I'll wait out here then?" she said, the statement more of a question. She drifted out the door and walked to stand at the end of the hallway. The glass parted as she walked, merging behind her footsteps. Cracking her knuckles, Cheshire took a deep breath.

It had been a long time since she had remembered her old friend. His face still swam before her eyes. At least, what his face was before she had lost control and destroyed it with her glass. His death had hit her hard, turning her virtually into the girl she was today. At times Cheshire wished she was her old fun, tough and sarcastic self, but the truth is, she was simply afraid that if she let something show....an incident might happen again.

Sitting cross-legged, Cheshire closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She let herself fall into darkness, meditating as she waiting for the other team to grow near. When they approached she was going to need to be at the top of her game...

[UltimaSora]

"Good.."

Hein left his planning mind behind as he slipped next to Cheshire, and had a seat. He smiled as he relaxed next to the wall, his looked around the fake dorm. "Cheshire, stay focused but don't tense up. I'm counting on you.." he said, not that much worrying about the game now that his plan was coming together. Getting up he places his hand on her shoulder, warmly rubbing it. "I'm going down to the first floor.. don't come down no matter what you hear. If they get into the 2nd floor, use your power to try to stop them. The amount of glass on this floor and the windows will aid you.."

Walking away he stopped next to Avery, "Fill the glass with a combination of gases and seal it up, I'm going down to the first floor. don't you come down either.." he said as he ran down the stair to start his actual plan, his secret plan.

[Icey-Moogle-Rosie]

"We'll hold it one at a time...wait, I know!" Kalina gasped and shoved the flag into Lillian's hands, "Now we can combine our powers, Shiloh! We only need Lillian's powers if they find us!" Kalina grinned, extremely happy with herself.