<hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/9OTTg8q.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Umbra Sorrel (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=286197.msg14094145#msg14094145)<br/><strong>Aura:</strong>Black 3/3<br/><strong>Time/Date:</strong>Day 1 Morning<br/><strong>Location:</strong>The Forest<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Minxi Chalcedony<strong>Mention:</strong><br/><hr/><br/>Umbra had stood quietly while the headmaster gave his speech, a calm stillness about her as she mentally prepared herself for whatever was to come. Of course, she didn't doubt that she would succeed. She hadn't come all this way just to flunk out of the entrance exams. Once he had finished speaking, she stepped up to the launching platform. She took in a deep breath, closing her eyes as she suddenly felt herself rocketing up into the air. She cracked just the slightest of smiles at the sensation of wind all around her, expertly-braided hair whipping about and then opened her eyes, taking in the forest beneath her. She glanced around her, catching the sight of several of her peers, before turning her attention back down at the ground, trying to locate a good landing spot. She felt a shift in the wind as she hit the peak of her flight and began to descend. With a well-honed grace, she shifted her weight about, angling herself towards a suitable clearing in the forest below.<br/><br/>She allowed herself to free-fall for a time, her heart beating loudly in her chest. She couldn't deny, she loved this. There was something liberating about being up in the air, with nothing but the wind for company, the world hurtling towards her like this. She didn't have to think about anything except coordinating her landing, her attention focused entirely on avoiding the rather gruesome end a botched landing may entail. There was a certain thrill to cheating death, as unladylike as such a thing may be. All at once, she reached back, pulling the Sombre Reverie off her back and hitting a small switch, the polearm shifting about as it took it's ranged form. She aimed it down at the ground, resting her finger on the trigger and pressing down on it. A sudden, deafening crack sounded out as the powerful weapon sent a projectile hurtling towards an empty patch of ground, pushing her back with the recoil. Then another, and another, a slow, steady repetition, like thunder.<br/><br/>As she neared the ground, she fired one land shot, before reaching her hand up, that final push slowing her enough to catch a tree branch, holding it just long enough to lose the last of her momentum, allowing her to drop safely to the ground below. She landed on her feet, rather gracefully, of course, and began to pat down her dress, brushing off any unwanted dirt or dust or leaves or the like.<br/><br/>She looked around, eyes scanning over her surroundings. She took in a deep breath and then exhaled it slowly, her heartbeat slowing as the exhilaration of the fall wore off. Her mind focused now on the task ahead. She hit the switch on her weapon once more, and it resumed its previous bladed form. "... and I didn't even have to use my semblance", she muttered to herself, allowing herself a measure of pride in that. Perhaps it would have been easier, once she hit the tree-line, to land that way, but she wanted to save her energy for whatever may come next.<br/><br/>She heard movement nearby, either one of her peers, or perhaps some Grimm. Either way, she opted to investigate. As she cleared a batch of trees, she spotted, from behind, a figure that did NOT appear to be Grimm. A diminutive mouse faunus. One of her fellow students. She straightened up, somewhat. Unless there was another hidden nearby, if the two of them made eye contact, that meant they'd be partners. Important, then, to make the proper first impressions. If there were two things Umbra was gifted at, they were propriety and finding loopholes when needed. She cleared her throat, shifting her gaze aside as she said, "It would seem I'm the first to cross your path, and likewise for you. If you've got your heart set on a different partner, I'd be happy to keep my gaze averted and go about my way."