aaron paul without the swearing

[servitor]

( Since we're all supposed to be real close and buddy buddy around here, anyone care to fill me in on your skills or training?

I'm not going to drill you and ask you to run laps, I promise. Not today at least.

... Unless you're with me, then you better be on the tenth lap and not a nap )

[You know who you are.]

Comments

[shiro2hero]

(Not today?)

(Should we be expecting some down the line?)

[It's oddly lighthearted, coming from him. But hey, that's probably a good thing for first impressions, right?]

[adamance]

( No one said that we needed to be friends. )

[Lexa only begins with this to be difficult. She knows exactly what he's getting at.]

( You'll want to be careful before suggesting that you'll be asking people to fall in line in any way. The Nest is stubborn.

That isn't to say that a better training regiment isn't called for.

So: what are your qualifications? )

[somnifacient]

[Wow? Noct's response has the reverb of incredulousness to it, but not so much for it to actually... matter.]

(I'm not sure I appreciate the implication.)

[servitor]

( Who knows. I like to keep people waiting in suspense. )

[Nyx please this is why you're on the verge of death anywhere you go.]

[servitor]

( You'll want to be careful, or that's how rumors start. We don't want to let people think we need friends. )

[It's funny how difficult people hardly faze him. It's like he's been through this already multiple times.

So, instead of reacting to it? He'll just breeze right past it, chipper as can be.]

( And I've already gotten the impression of stubborn people, I'm one of them... and I'm pretty sure I asked first, but I'll give you a pass.

Soldier for 12 years, some bit of magic, a lot of weapons training, a lot more running and endurance training. Sometimes I killed things... daemons. )

[The image of a 6 story three-headed daemon, black and canine, breathing fire between its onyx teeth, flashes through his mind. He's standing on a head, holding one of his knives with both hands keen on stabbing the ever-loving shit out of its head.]

( Mind sharing with the class or are you going to give me a firsthand lesson in how stubborn the Nest can be? )

[servitor]

( Got your attention, didn't it?

I've been thinking about our powers, what you know, what I know... Noctis, did you ever warp with anyone else? )

[cognitived]

[ This didn't go well, last time, so. ]

( Might help if you show and tell a bit first, man. )

i'm so sorry

[servitor]

( I don't work for free. )

don't lie i kno u arent

[cognitived]

( That only works if you've the skill to back it up. )

man it tru

[servitor]

( Twelve years of it. I'm a soldier, been a soldier for a while now. )

it's like i kno u or smth

[cognitived]

( Well there we go. Special Agent Barton, specialized in infiltration and assassination. )

nah uh

[servitor]

( Nyx Ulric, member of the Kingsglaive. It doesn't mean much here but it means I'm a soldier with magic. I know infiltration too. )

dont deny me

[cognitived]

( What kind of magic? )

[ v casual ]

i don't i ain't judas

[servitor]

( Magic that doesn't work here for the most part. If you know Noctis, it's close to what I can do. )

[shiro2hero]

(I guess we'll all have to stay on our toes even more, in that case.)

[What is sleep, in other words.]

[somnifacient]

(...No. I never tried that before. Others have only ever used my magic for storing their weapons and now, for a Glaive to warp himself around.

Why?)

[redheadcarrier]

( I'm a pilot, I have a college degree in physics, a high level of athleticism, and I know how to fight. Does that count?

Who put you in charge, anyway? )

[sistershoggoth]

( Wasting your time on most of these turds. These motherfuckers are the ones who botched the fucking heist and left those of us on Shril scrambling for a way back to the Station. Not puttin' any fucking faith in them. )

[deployed]

( Why? )

[ clearly a fair question ]

[adamance]

( You'll understand in a moment why I like to see the qualifications of those around me. Consider it a habit of mine. Besides, you aren't the first to try this. I have, both on a larger and smaller scale. )

[Lexa hasn't always been successful. But then, she also refused to share what her abilities were back in the day. Hypocrisy isn't something she's a stranger to.]

( I trained as a warrior all my life. Since I could stand on my own two feet. I've been to war. ) [A beat.] ( I've led my people into war. I've acted both as a political and military leader.

Many people here have some kind of leader that they're accustomed to, someone who has the most power and enforces the laws.

That was me. )

[It's not boasting. Yes, she's as arrogant as they come, but there is that, at least, to be said for her at the moment.]

[hymnals]

[ Adra doesn't mind this line of questioning. It's important to know what people are capable of, especially if they all have to work together--which they very obviously do. ]

( Healer. Combat medic, specifically. But I don't run laps for anyone. )

[erbier]

( I am a gardener. )

[ A fear witch, an interrogator, a spy, a killer. She offers what she finds convenient and smooths over the rest beneath a veil of ice. ]

[decommission]

( Didn't come in with much, but hanging around with folks here starts to make you a jack of all trades. You looking for someone to run laps with? )

[servitor]

[Sleep is for when you're dead.]

( Just for a little while. I only make my own brood run. )

[servitor]

( I might be able to help you extend your warp. We'll need to practice, but we can at least cut your energy use in half. )