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"I believe that to be my job, whether it be overwhelming or not," Leo spoke, "I'm supposed to guard you, and I can't do that from another room." he conversed, oblivious to her glances at his appearance. "What time is this first meeting? We wouldn't want to be late like this morning, would we?" Leo lightly teased, running a hand through his hair.

A Ball, huh? He'd actually never been to one before. He's stood guard outside of one, but that was a completely different experience. Leo was face with a good handful of drunken citizens trying to get in the party, he didn't even get to see inside.

He wouldn't be partying, obviously. He's to stand by the Princess the whole time and make sure nothing happens to her, but he sure was excited to see the whole process, regardless. Did he need to dress up? How close should he stand to Princess Hadley without smothering her? Should he get there early to check out if the area is safe? Could he make a hit on the king that night?

Leo stopped himself. One thing at a time. He was easily overwhelmed by his own thoughts, so he had to be careful not to panic himself too much. He'd hoped he hadn't given any outward show that he was caught in his thoughts.

Leo couldn't help but laugh, "It looks as though you've been swallowed by the thing." he walked closer to Princess Hadley, "Is this what you'll be wearing to the meeting? Very professional of you." he joked, stepping closer to the armory.

It took him a few seconds before he dropped his smile, "No, I don't think this is the best idea, Princess. These don't look to be of the cheapest quality. Quite the opposite, in fact." he paused, questioning if he should continue lecturing, "Maybe we should get going to the meeting." Leo ended, helping Princess Hadley take the coat off before heading back for the door and holding it open for her, waving a hand out. He didn't want to give her the option to stay much longer, for fear of if the two were caught.

(Sorry this took so long, I was about to type it last night, got tired, forgot, then couldn't think of what to say lol it was vicious)

Lucy Meyer | Second Class | 19 | Nature Specialist

It was apparent to Lucy that the ship crashed from the second her eyes opened.

Her head pounded. The flashing lights and loud pitch sure woke her up, as alarming her as was their job, but she craved some advil to ease the headache it was creating. She was quick to check herself for injuries. Luckily, she was left with only some small bruises from being bumped around, which gave her a nice sigh of relief. Quickly sitting up, she swung her legs to the ground, ready to stand up and-

She almost lost her balance. The floor was crooked. The ship must've crashed in a strange position. Duh, she thought, the ship crashed. Why would it be crash stable? She shook her head, regaining her composure and grabbing her backpack (filled mainly with books, though it carried a few useful supplies).

Walking up to her door, Lucy kept her fingers crossed that the wiring wasn't totally busted. The lights seemed to work fine, right? So why shouldn't the doors? She gave a firm press to the button, "Yes!" Lucy whispered to herself as the door before her gave a creaking slide, allowing her to step out and look around.

Somehow, over the screeching pitch, Lucy was able to make out the sound of a few nonrhythmic and varying thuds, followed by a yell. The voice ( pvnchii ) led to a closed door, "Hey, I'm here!" she yelled from the other side. She'd guessed not everyone had been so lucky on their doors wiring.

She quickly looked around the destroyed metal ship for a sturdy item. The universe does not disappoint! (okay, maybe it does, sometimes, but Lucy's a glass half-full kind of girl). A metal pipe that was definitely not supposed to be on the ground appeared to have broken off (Probably from something important, though there were so many broken pieces on the ground, she tried not to think about what should be where.) and the tip seemed to be just as pointed as she needed.

Picking it up, Lucy gave a loud warning before jamming the edge of the pipe into the doors crack and giving it a strong pull, grunting as she did so. It only budged an inch, but that was enough for the person on the other side to help, "Come on!" she shouted for them to hear, "Help me push it open." Man, these doors were a force to be reckoned with.

Cameron Rose | Third Class | 20 | Hunter/supply-runner

Waking up was a slow blur, but it only took another 5 seconds for Cameron to realize he was in pain, "Holy crap, agh." he gave a muffled yelp, looking down at his abdomen, where a large gash seemed to be. There was a stinging alarm going off as well. A pulsating, ominously red light, which seemed to be his only proper source of light. There was glass scattered all around his bed, and looking up, it appeared the source of his injury came from his ceiling's bulb. "What?" he questioned to himself, slowly looking around, "Did we crash?" he was a bit slow to realize.

The bulb wasn't the only thing broken in his room. Everything had slid from it's rightful place and onto the floor, and anything that was even slightly fragile appeared damaged. The alarm pounded in his head. Luckily, the gash seemed to be the worst of his injuries, but it stung like hell, and it appeared to be deep enough that it would be bleeding for a while if he didn't get it stitched up soon.

With the loudest grunt he'd ever made, Cameron slowly got off the bed and headed towards his door. Great, he thought. It was stuck. No matter how hard he hit the button, the door didn't even make a sound. His luck, right? Though, with the way they built this ship, he doubted it ever worked in the first place. The door seemed to have a small, odd dent in it between the opening, but it wasn't enough to slide through. With another large grunt, he tried pulling it open, gripping the hole, but it didn't budge.

Giving a glance around his room, he reached for his small survivalist messenger pack that seemed to have somehow knotted itself around the bottom drawer of his beside table, which was flipped over along the floor. Crouching down to untie it proved to be a difficult task, causing his wound to bleed slightly further, but he managed well enough.

He heard some distant voices coming from the opposite end of the ship and decided his best chance was now. "Hey! Over here! My goddamn door is jammed," he called through the small opening to anyone who would listen, "Can you help me open it?!" he placed his hands on the hole, gripping firmly, and giving another desperate, strong pull, the door still barely moving.

Nodding, Leo continued down the hall, "I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, I just feared you getting in trouble leading to some rather fateful events for me." he gave a crooked smile at the Princess, "But as long as it's alright, I have no problem with you drowning in Prince Nikolai's fur coats." he chuckled, coming to a halt as the two reached the proper door.

"After you, my lady," he gripped the knob, pulling the door open. Just as she began to walk in, Sir Digory, Leo's good friend had passed by, giving Leo a rather shocked look once he realize he was with the Princess.

Sir Digory was one of the handful of knights who were also working against the king, but Leo hadn't gotten any chance to tell him he was on Princess Duty.

"Uh, on second thought, Princess," Leo tried his best to not sound suspicious, "I think I'll stand guard outside this door, as planned. Wouldn't want to hear anything I shouldn't. I like my ears where they are." he joked, trying to ease the tension, before assuming a strong Knight-like posture. Maybe if he allowed some time to pass, he could leave his post and find Digory to discuss some form of plan.

A dumbfounded look struck Leo's face when the Princess slammed the door on him. Had he been that obvious? He needed to be more careful.

It took a bit of jogging, but Leo caught up to his friend in no time, placing a hand on the mans shoulder, "Sir Digory," he panted, taking a second to catch his breath, "I've recently been appointed Princess Hadley's personal Knight." he spoke in a low tone, trying to keep the conversation private, "I believe it's a great opportunity for me," Leo attempted to give Digory some context clues.

"Ah, Sir Pavus, what wonderful news," Digory faked excitement as a few servants passed by with some food platters, presumably for the kings lunch. "I trust you're taking good care of her?"

"Yes, of course, but I'm at a loss for what to do," Leo continued, keeping his tone quiet, his eyebrows furrowing.

Digory cut the fake tone, getting right up to Leo's ear and whispering, "I'll bring a vial of poison with me on the night of Princess Thyra's Ball. Come find me, take it, and pray you get close enough to the king to use it on the bastard." he said in a firm tone, before stepping back and resuming his giddy fake smile, "Now get going, boy, before anyone catches you skipping your post."

And with that, Leo headed back to the hallways in which the meeting was happening, resuming his post with the most nervous expression on his face. Stop that, he said to himself, be more cautious about your expression, you idiot. You'll get caught, he couldn't help but lecture himself. He was very bad at hiding his emotions, though he would rarely speak on why he felt such ways.

But this was a lot for Leo. He's never killed anyone before. Sure, he was all for the Kings downfall, but he didn't think it would be by his hand. Yet, he had no choice if he truly wanted the best for the kingdom. He needed to do this. Taking a deep breath in, Leo resumed a straight face, standing with the proper posture, and exhaled deeply.

Leo was just as quiet and uncomfortable as Princess Hadley. The walk towards the gate was the most awkward one yet. He'd assumed the meeting didn't go over too well, but he didn't really expect it to. It's not easy planning out who you're to marry when you know very little about the man and are expected to marry for political gain rather than love.

As the servant came back with a proper ride for the Princess, Leo walked over to the opening of the carriage, holding out his hand to help Princess Hadley step up onto it with ease before stepping up, himself, sitting across from her and giving her a reassuring smile.

"So, what kind of dress are you looking for?" Leo asked, in an attempt to converse, though he knew practically nothing about dresses except that most were poofy, "A certain color? I'd assume you want something that goes well with your bare feet." he gave a light laugh, his leg tapping, restlessly.

"I see," Leo nodded, "Well, I'll keep an eye out." he returned a small smile, though the carriage ride was just as awkward as their walk to it.

Finally, the ride seemed to approach a stop in the higher end of the town, right in front of a few dress shops. Leo hopped off first, so that he could help the Princess down. The first thing he has noticed was the stares. All the citizens had stopped what they were doing just to glance at the sight. Leo almost felt quite overwhelmed, himself, though he was sure not a single one of them even noticed he was there when compared next to the Princess.

Taking the lead, Leo walked up to the stores entrance, holding the door open (which made a delightful jingle when he opened it), and waited for the Princess to enter.

Formal clothing stocked the walls like a candy store for a Gala. Gowns, suits, coats, you name it! Did Leo need to buy something for the Ball?

"Oh, Princess Hadley!" a bright voice called from the back of the store. The source seemed to be a rather old lady, carrying a pile of dresses and stocking them up, "I assume you're here shopping for Princess Thyra's Ball? I've already had a few others come in, as well! Oh, do take a look as you please!" the lady continued on, oblivious to Leo's presence.

Leo had a slightly dumbfounded expression on his face as two workers came out, forcing his body into an awkward pose and wrapping a thin line of measuring tape around every square inch of him. Every time he tried to look down at what they were doing, he was given a look and forced to stick his head back up.

After they were done, he exhaled a large breath that he'd held for most of the fitting. Leo was given time to roam the store now, in search of a proper suit, though he didn't know much about style and what looked good or not. After looking through a few rather ugly coats for what felt like a fortnight, Leo finally picked out a blue velvet-material top, holding it up in question.

"Oh, I do believe I have matching boots for that in the back!" the ecstatic shop keeper called out, running into the back room before coming back out no more that 2 minutes later with said boots.

Furrowing his brows, Leo held the outfit up in Princess Hadley's direction, "What'd you reckon, Princess?" he raised an eyebrow, impatiently awaiting a response. Shopping was an exhausting task.

(Oh, I also wanna give a bit of a heads up, I might be busy for a few days, starting the 6th. Not sure if I'll be offline completely, though that seems most likely, but I'll try my best to post what I can when I have free time. These two threads are the first time I've enjoyed a RP in a while, so I'll do what I can!)

Lucy Meyer | Second Class | 19 | Nature Specialist

"Lucy Meyer, Nature Specialist," she tagged on, a little smile of relief on her face to see there were more survivors, "Do you think the other two ships noticed we crashed? We should find a way to contact them." she mentioned, fingers crossed that the Comms didn't break to bits during their crash.

"If everyone's okay, then I think we should check our surroundings. See where we landed, and maybe check around to see if it's safe to go outside." she gave a slight pause, trying to think of a proper plan. "I'll go check some windows, see what I can tell from the land outside, find out if it's safe to even venture the land. I'm no good around tech, so someone who is should go check if the Comms are still intact and try to use them."

Lucy hoped she'd be able to figure out where they were, given the land, as well as stars. It would probably help the other ships find them if she had approximate coordinates of where they crashed.

Cameron Rose | Third Class | 20 | Hunter/supply-runner

Cameron gave one last bang on the door, exhausted from his efforts, "I guess I'll just die in here." he shouted dramatically, clutching at his wound, pain still hitting him hard.

While he waited to get out of this whole damsel-in-distress situation, Cameron took his time going through his room, properly, picking up the necessary supplies to put in his messenger pack. He also grabbed an extra shirt to put on once he stopped bleeding, tying it onto the strap of his messenger bag, so he didn't waste room putting the shirt inside it.

Lifting his torn shirt up, Cameron rethought the chances of there being a proper medic on the Third class ship. He could bet the other ships were blissfully making it to the destination, not even noticing their ship crashed. Cameron was probably going to have to settle for the most butchered stitching job he could get.

He shuddered just thinking about it. Infections were a pain, and Cameron did not intend to have to deal with them, that was for sure.

Leo turned towards the princess, his cheeks becoming a rather flustered shade of pink upon seeing her dress, "You look stunning," he answered honestly, walking closer to get a better look, before taking another step back as Princess Hadley became swarmed with workers.

"I take it you've done this a countless amount of times?" he asked, though the answer was obvious. The workers didn't question her. They knew her likes and dislikes as if they'd read her mind. It was a bit creepy to Leo, but it was a likely norm for Princess Hadley.

Once they finished up, the two headed back toward the castle, on towards the next task. Leo was sure he'd dislike this task the most, but he made sure to keep that expression clear off his face. It wasn't his place, and he had to keep up a normal front if he wanted to get close to the King at the ball.

Lucy Meyer | Second Class | 19 | Nature Specialist

"Well, we've been stuck in the metal ship the whole time, it's possible we're only breathing the artificial air we were given," she paused running a hand through her hair in thought, "Though, I'm assuming there's likely more than one breach, and it doesn't seem like we're losing air, which could mean that the oxygen levels outside are safe, which probably also means there's some form of plant life surrounding us." Lucy spoke a little faster than usual (probably from being nervous). Once she finished her sentence, Lucy walked towards the hull of the ship, waving a hand in signal for everyone else to follow.

Lights around the hull were flickering, the only steady one being the red pulse throughout the ship. "Look, out there." she pointed towards the thick window, which appeared to be cracked in several places. Leading out of it was a thick swarm of trees and vines, the varying colors of different plants being slightly overwhelming for Lucy, "I'd rather be safe then sorry before stepping outside, in case there's something we don't understand yet," she explained to Laura, before turning back to Chikara, "It'd be just a quick check on the Comms." she tried to reassure him, "If something happens, just call out for us, we'll be right there." she finished, giving him a stern nod.

And with that, Lucy stared out the long window again, before pulling out a small notebook from her pack, scribbling furiously, taking notes on the shapes, colors, and sizes of every plant she possibly could.

Cameron Rose | Third Class | 20 | Hunter/supply-runner

Creeeeek

The door was finally open enough for Cameron to slide through. Before even addressing the new people beside him, he turned towards the door, pointing a finger at it, accusingly, "No, fuck that," he huffed, "Seriously, fuck you, Door." he readjusted himself, before turning around and looking at the group. Max was particularly eye-catching, considering he was holding a gun right in front.

"Hey, guys," Cameron didn't even bother with a proper introduction, "None of you would happen to know how to stitch someone up, would you?" he furrowed his eyebrows, "Or, at least have brought a Med Kit?" a large amount of doubt in the boys voice. If he didn't get cleaned and stitched up, his chances of infection were ridiculously high.

Leo made no fuss waiting as told. Once the Princess came back out, his eyes immediately fell on the tiara upon her head. It was maybe the shiniest thing he'd ever seen, covered it colorful gems (though, it probably looked like hunk of junk next to the Kings crown, which Leo found to be quite amusing). The best part of it was the gem in the center, matching the Princess' eyes. It was truly a sight, and such a sight made it very difficult for Leo's face to not turn such a bright shade.

He tried to dismiss it, though, quickly pointing out that the two were growing increasingly late, "We best hurry along, then." he gave an awkward cough so to allow himself to quickly cover his heated face with one hand as he waiting for the Princess to continue their path along so that Leo could follow behind.

Omg if it's not too late to join, big track!!!!!! I've been waiting for an Avatar RP lol

Silent Eyes Yeah! I'll do that now

leia Yeah? I was just about to scour the internet for some, but I wouldn't mind taking a look at what you have, it'll probably save me a ton of time haha

leia That's actually what I found when I was searching!! I'm using a cool gif of him

Track!!! Just read everything, and I love all of it so much!! Haha, I think Reijin getting captured and brainwashed could totally work and be very dramatic lol, so I'm up for that

Haha, I'm so excited to start!!!

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