Two Five Nine, right? (NOW CLOSED)

[Queen Emma Arcuturus]

Ed sat scribbling in the courtyard. He wore a pair of slacks and a black T-shirt, some headphones around his neck lacing down into his pants front pocket to the iPod there. On his left forearm, just below the wrist was a bandage wrapping up to just below his elbow. Why was unknown as he didn't appear injured he was just....bored.

At fifteen, he knew he was meant to be here. He was the only one who could always be at the school, all the time and have a good reason, right? He had already given his orders to the others anyway. No more need for him. They were all under their own control now...whether they lived or died by their sword was all up to fate. It was how they were always meant to live- ushering in the new age. A new seed of the most powerful people around.

So far, from their contacts, this school seemed to have tendrils throughout the city. In major corporations, weapons manufacturers...to mental health facilities and studies. He didn't understand it- but when things started creeping in the dark, a white knight from 259 always stepped forward.

So far, he saw none of that.

This school was a wreck- always filled with fights, with assholes looking to hand down abuse and become top dog. The Pillars and SHCP were a joke in his eyes- not because he found the members weak, but because nobody respected them. The students knew that nobody was on their side, it was all a form of control now. So, they rebelled against it. The idea that a single student or teacher from this place would stand up to the nine gates was a laughing stock. But...he kept those feelings close to the chest, giving a seemingly genuine smile to the group of girls who walked by, causing a little giggle to break out.

He shook his head and chuckled despite himself.

"Women...."

[Vincent Yukino]

Speaking of women, Vincent! Naturally, he himself was not a lady, though who would not like to see what life is like with their body for a day? However, knowing that this was not a reality, he would just accept that fact and do the best he could to take good care of his body, including signing up for one of the world's most dangerous schools. Yup, the Yukino was all about that healthy lifestyle. On the plus side, he strengthened his body, even thought it might end up requiring him to get a little screwed up and left in the dirt at the end of the fight. Did it matter? It was about as serious as a little cut, despite how much it actually was. Despite not being roughed up too much yet at this school, he knew that his time will come. The climb to the top was going to be brutal, and he damn well knew it. However, he was ready to persevere!

But through what exactly? There did not seem to be too many events going on in the school. So of course, he was going to have to set some things to grab everyone's attention! Naturally, he was not allowed to go to an ACME shop and get some weapons from there. But he got the next best thing! Placing a bottle of Diet Coke onto the ground, kicking it once to shake it up before it landed straight back up, he would then place his hand in his pocket. Out of it, he would reveal a small pack of mentos inside of it. Time for some science! He would bend down to open the Coke, quickly place in about two or three Mento pieces before being forced to close it. After that, he would back up, and of course, after a few seconds, the "bomb" would go off.

[Alice Scevidinia]

The courtyard was a fine place to lounge around in between classes or during some free period. People were everywhere, with groups of very juvenile-looking young male students hanging out on the edges, or girls walking along or circling up and talking and giggling. Honestly, socializing never really interested the young blonde. Small talk, at least, was quite a bore. Interesting topics of substance could be tolerated, and even possibly enjoyed. Nevertheless, it was not like Alice even really had a circle of friends in the brutal school yet, and she definitely was in no hurry to become overly-acquainted with anyone.

Blue eyes brightened as she finally laid eyes on a familiar figure. He had a two-liter bottle of diet coke, and appeared to be putting something inside... heh, this was going to be good. Vincent never really did have many limits when it came to doing what he wanted, which was by no means a bad thing. Chuckling under her breath in amusement, Alice approached the brown-haired boy as he began backing away from the large bottle of soda. She would catch him from behind, slide her hand in his, grab the mint Mentos and gently attempt to pull them from him grasp. "What have we got here~?" Alice asked, watching the classical 'bomb' go off, which was quite entertaining to watch. As she continued to gaze curiously at the strange chemical reaction, she would pop one of the Mentos into her mouth. Honestly, she had never had one of the mints before, and her first thoughts and impressions were not the best. While she would not show the disgust on her face, the mints did not even taste like real mint... how disappointing. The mints were a lie.

[Queen Emma Arcuturus]

Steady eyes followed the male with the bottle of coke clutched in his hands. This not being his first rodeo, Ed's eyes came down in curiosity at the actions the student took. An unholy anarchist, like Cheshire? Those who reveled in the mediocrity of a chaotic system bored him. Listless, un-driven, not bound by goals or ideals...it was like letting a rabid dog off their leash. But they had their uses.

He lifted his paper and pen, his left foot hooking around a table leg and flipping the platform over. The soda that exploded would splatter harmlessly against it, leaving the Regent rather untouched. His brow furrowed, and he would stand and move around the table to sit on a bench a little ways away. He'd immediately begin drawing the males face, along with the females face, glancing up every now and then to make sure he got the dimensions exactly right. The features perfected. The contours outlined superbly.

Other than that, Ed did not seem interested in interacting with the pair.

[Vincent Yukino]

WOO! Success! He would exclaim in the courtyard, not really minding if anyone else heard him or not. Why should he care? It was all just fun and games for him in the end. Though someone did seem to take a bit of notice in him. Many people had their attention averted to the explosion. And then after that, they all just went on their merry way, though one person, in particular, did look at him for a few moments, look like he was righting things down, look back at him, down, repeat, and death. Pretty much what he was saying was that this person, in particular, was giving him or someone in his direction a bit much attention. Before it could be addressed, he would feel the mento back in his hand get picked at, causing him to turn his head to the side to see who it was. And of course... Yo Alice! Enjoying the Mento? My Mento? The one I spent about 11 cents on Mento? Anyways... And then his eyes would shift back to the character, who did not have his head looking towards them during that time. Still, though, the activity was sketchy... And why did he not move away? Curiosity, it was that simple.

[Alice Scevidinia]

As for the young man with the pen and paper, Alice only somewhat noticed as he moved from one place to another after shielding himself from Vincent's lovely juvenile prank. A few people skirted around the messy and sticky 'bomb', while others barely paid any attention- only a real bomb would have truly impressed them.

"Absolutely not. This isn't even made of real mint, is it?" Alice said with suspicion in her voice. She obviously hated the mento, but was not so uncivilized and undignified as to spit it out. Thus, she forced herself to swallow it without making a face of disgust. Never in her life would she dare eat one of those again. Really, why did people eat these? Just to freshen up their breath? It seemed awful. Her sky-blue gaze followed Vincent's line of vision and finally, she eyed the suspicious man. What was he doing, profiling? Observing and taking note? It was quite odd and curious, but she would dismiss it and place the ideas at the back of her mind. What had they to fear, after all? "Not too much of a waste of terrible mints and fake soda, I suppose~" the blonde observed, musing softly. "That was quite entertaining," she remarked with a grin, continuing to eye the bomb.

[Queen Emma Arcuturus]

Setting down the pencil, he'd unzip the backpack that was sitting on the ground at his feet. He whipped out a pack of colored pencils, withdrawing the wooden utensil to begin quickly coloring in the faces of the pair. Sweat was beading his brow, a small smirk creasing his lips. He'd continue to glance up, his hand almost a blur across the paper as he'd switch out color for color repeatedly.

He was seemingly enthralled in his work, not noticing that they were now focused on his admittedly odd behavior.

OOC:

FINAL ROUND BEFORE QUEST START.    

[Vincent Yukino]

He could not help but chuckle a little bit to himself, a bit of instant karma occurred. However, it was just a mento, and why did she not even enjoy it? Vincent himself thought it was good, and he did not know too many people who hated mint. Then again, it was a candy, and who really knew or cared if it had any real mint or not? It was like coke, great-tasting and artificial. Get some diet coke and a couple of mentos and you can get the attention of anyone. He'd then completely turn his head around to the sketchy character that was by the side. Vincent was bold, a bit stupid in this scenario, but at least he had good intentions.  I guess so much that we have an onlooker...

[Alice Scevidinia]

"Then I'll keep that in mind," Alice replied with a chuckle. Not that she needed two otherwise useless and tasteless 'food' products to gain attention, but hey, if boredom ever hit her at an all time low, she would not be completely helpless. Vincent finally became verbal about the literal 'sketchy' person sitting not too far away. She nodded, having already been observing him on and off throughout the event with the soda bomb. Casually crossing her arms, she did not have much to say or do other than keep her blue eyes focused on him, not caring if she was staring.

[Queen Emma Arcuturus]

He finally spoke, hand having slowed and finally stopped it's drawing.

"As childishly amusing as your antics are, those you require the attention of others always possess the weakest spirits. Let's see how you do against a real threat."

He'd stand and show them the picture. It was two full body replicas of themselves. For five or six seconds he held them up- then the drawings seemed to move. And smile. And wave....and finally, both of them crawled off the page. As they did they grew to exactly the same size as Vincent and Alice, both still drawings until they took another step forward. As they did, they would come to life, being seemingly real human replicas of the two standing there. 

Ed was already packing up his bag and would walk away, talking as he did so.

"Lets see which pair are more deserving of life, shall we?"

Alice 2.0 would leap forward, aiming a flying right roundhouse kick for the real Alices' face. Vincent 2.0 would dart forward and aim a left cross followed up by a right hook for Vincent's face. Clearly, they weren't there to play nice.

OOC: 

Alice 2.0:

Atk: 11
Def: 11
Spd: 11
Per: 11
Eng: 11

Vincent 2.0:

Atk: 13
Def: 11
Spd: 11
Per: 11
Eng: 11

[Vincent Yukino]

Interesting approach, another opponent just like him. I'm flattered, you think I'm a worthy opponent? He'd turn his head over to Alice one time before holding up a Golden Coin in his palm, to signal that this was the difference between him and the enemy that was in front of them. With that, he would then prepare to defend. The first attack was a left punch, which he would smoothly dodge by moving his head to the right. The next punch would be caught by his left fist in the meantime, their strength being equal by this time. In return for that, the Yukino would swiftly lift up his knee to the stomach of his opponent. He was holding the other Vincent in his tight grip of the fist, which was to prevent him from pulling his arm out, holding him close and hopefully, striking a sharp right knee to the stomach.

[Alice Scevidinia]

Did he really just say that? Alice thought, unable to help but chuckle aloud. Weak spirits? Oh, if only he knew. "Well who might you be, obviously having something against me and my friend here~?" the blonde questioned the owner of the sketch in an amused manner. "I mean, yes, you drawings are impressive... but do you really have to go this far to prove it?"

Her alternate self sped towards her with a high roundhouse kick for the face. Alice swiftly feinted down and under, to the right, to get out of the way, and aimed her own strike for the other blonde's left kidney- a pressure point that typically hurt when struck. Heck, Vincent could vouch for that one. The other Alice was definitely fast... she would have to tread carefully. Her only hope now was that any attacks inflicted on their other selves would not somehow hurt them, the originals.

[Queen Emma Arcuturus]

As the punch for the kidney came in, Alice 2.0 would throw the elbow closest to her opponent down in an attempt to smash it into Alices' face and open up some wounds. the kidney punch would hit too, however, causing the second Alice to stumble in pain!

Vincent, meanwhile, made the mistake of holding onto that fist, exposing his own ribcage. Bringing up his right leg, Vincent 2.0 would aim to kick the exposed ribs of his opponent and cause him to stumble/crash into his ally, Alice, thus negating his knee!

[Vincent Yukino]

An unfortunate result, but he still had his fist tightly held onto his opponent, which he made sure to not let go in case he would be knocked away. As a power type of fighter, he needed to stay close. So as he held onto the fist, the impact would cause his body to swing back around back to his opponent that was the Vincent. With the amount of force to add onto his speed, the real Vincent saw a chance to exploit right now. With the effect of the golden coin in his fist, he would aim a quick punch to the stomach of his opponent, which would cause a bit more damage than usual to emit thanks to the coin.

Dollar Duster: +3 ATK with right fist this post. Use 1/2

[Alice Scevidinia]

The strike to the kidneys hit, but karma struck back quickly, making Alice stumble backwards, knocked back slightly by the harsh blow to the face from her alternate self's elbow. Nevertheless, she tried her best to recover, and dashed forward again, aiming a sharp leaping kick for Alice 2.0's back. She would aim directly for the spine, a nice place to target overall.