Action

[bleeding_heart]

[Action; University library]

[Anyone who spends a lot of time at the University will probably notice that Merrill has been in and out of the library quite a bit recently.  She carries a small pack in with her at her side, holding onto it quite protectively as she heads straight for the sections on history, legends, and the occult, each time taking a number of books with her toward the back of the library.  And once she's there, she spends hours at a time poring over the thick volumes, seemingly searching for something and never finding it.  Every so often, she picks up her pack and looks inside before returning to her work.  Anyone who's paying close enough attention may even see her remove an odd-looking stone from it to examine it closely for a few moments before securing it again.  Obviously, Merrill's hope is that she's being quiet enough and enough out of the way that no one will disturb her or ask what she's doing, but clearly the world never works that way.

See what she's up to?]

First Solo - Video/Action;

[cutiepanther]

[ Maki had simply gone out to buy a few tools to tune up her piano, she had never expected that day to be anything special. She bundled up with her usual knit hat and headed into the city to the music shop that she frequented. As a Purrloin Shifter, Maki was still worried about people seeing her like that. She knew others were okay with it, but it was far too embarrassing for people to see her like that.

At the store, the owner recognized Maki right away, leading her to the brand new grand piano that had just been finished. "Try it, try it," the woman told Maki, pushing her down onto the bench in front of the brand new ivory keys. As much as the flustered redhead tried to say she didn't want to, the woman wouldn't take no for an answer.

A few testing strokes of the keys, and soon Maki was playing a chord, than another, increasing the tempo. Before she knew it, she was playing a song she had written, her eyes closed as the words quietly at first came out.

Of course, someone else in the store had seen Maki's playing and couldn't help but record her as she performed. When she finished, Maki finally noticed the taping going on, and quickly turned bright red, waving her hand in front of her, and pulling that hat down a little tighter on her head. ]

H-Hey, d-don't go around recording people without their permission!

[ That's where the video cuts off, leaving Maki with a video of her on the network that she can't take down.

ooc: For your listening pleasure! Maki's song!. Also feel free to bother Maki in person too! ]

Voice/Action

[erichika]

Voice

[Eri's tone is sharp and businesslike as the feed opens]

Greetings, everybody. I have not been in Union for very long, but I have been told that the city holds an organization quite similar to the Steel Battalion of my homeland. As I am... liable to be living here for awhile, I think this might be the best fit for me, I was already in training to join the Steel Battalion back home. Does anybody have information on the Swords of the Savior? Can they confirm or deny the similarities?

Action

[Eri can be found in an open training hall. It's been a bit since she has trained and if she is to join the Swords of the Savior she had best make a good impression. Today, she is armed with a slim rapier, and is going through some basic forms. What is of note, however, is she doesn't move in a very conventional manner. The forms themselves would be on their own somewhat recognizable even to a Union swordsman, but her movements are fluid and graceful, almost more of a dance than an attack]