<div class="floatleft">(http://www.destructoid.com/ul/user/2/25438-292718-shanoa51jpg-620x.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Shanoa<br/><strong>Title:</strong>Glyph Master<br/><strong>Game:</strong>Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>Jan. 18, 9:00 AM<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Killzone (Downtown Zone)<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Sheva, Tingle, Jack, Cole, Price<br/><strong>Mentioned:</strong>Most everyone else<br/><br/><hr/><br/>As everyone else went through their respective introductions, Shanoa made sure to pay close attention to the information they were putting forward.  If nothing else, it would be good to at least know some of these people she would likely be working with.  The first one was a strange, penguin like creature that called itself Prinny, from a place she wasn't all too familiar with.  It was hard to say whether or not the fellow would be able to make it through this, given that lax attitude.  Not to mention that his motives were questionable in her mind, at best.  The asking about sardines was potentially noteworthy, though; she would have to wait and see to determine that fully.  Next was a rather strong seeming woman by the name of Rose who hailed from the Sony lands.  She seemed to keep her cards close to her chest, and frankly, Shanoa didn't blame her.  She seemed serious, and Shanoa's first impression was that she might very well be a solid ally even if there wasn't much she could tell about her.  This was followed by a man that she had certainly heard about, though not one she could honestly say impressed her.  Mario's achievements could certainly be labeled as impressive, but it was offset by the lecherous outlook he was seeming to put forth.  A shame, really...he actually wasn't too bad looking, especially without the hair sticking to his upper lip.  Hair that he promptly proceeded to freak out about losing shortly after the introductions were started, an action that made her even less impressed.  Prophet, on the other hand, seemed much more professional, and held himself with a demeanor that Shanoa could certainly respect.  Another person she wouldn't mind being put on the same team as, to be sure.  His reason for being here was also quite respectable.  Then...then came someone she wasn't sure where to place.  All she knew was that she was not all too fond of Tingle from the first impression he gave.  The farting alone was enough to make her scoot away from him slightly, and his question of finding a fairy was certainly odd.  Lastly was a woman named Sheva from Capcom, another person who seemed respectable in both stature and motive.  She got the feeling that Sheva was someone who was good to have at your back, for certain.<br/><br/>All in all, they were a fairly ragtag group, it seemed.  It left her wondering exactly how they were going to go about this whole training thing.  That question wouldn't be left unanswered for long it seemed, given that the Kill Instructors soon began speaking, dividing them up into teams.  She would be lying if she said she was thrilled to be on the same team as Tingle.  Honestly, she would have preferred to work with Mario or even Prinny.  But, the chips had fallen where they may already, so she resigned herself to that fact.  At least she also had Sheva and Jack on her team, the latter of which at least she felt might know how to survive if nothing else.  She wasn't sure if he could be trusted just yet, admittedly.  And of course, Mario continued to disappoint with his commentary...well, perhaps Tingle might not be<em>so</em>bad, since he didn't seem to be saying a whole lot at this time.<br/><br/>Cammy was the first of the Kill Instructors to depart after Guile, stating that they weren't ready for her yet.  This made her wonder just what sort of challenge she was going to put them through.  No doubt, it would be tough if they needed to go through some of the other tests first.  Following her was the armored Frederick, someone who looked like he really could learn how to relax a bit.  Angeal seemed to grab the other team fairly quickly, which left them with Price and Cole.  The two were, to some extent, opposites and equals alike from what she could tell.  Both were hardened and experienced warriors, but Cole was loud and straightforward while Price seemed to be a bit more on the controlled, precise, and calculating side.  This was bound to be interesting.<br/><br/>The thought quickly proved to be true, based on that it sounded like the two trainers might have something a bit different in mind for their challenges.  When it was stated that they weren't ready, however, all Shanoa could do was think,<em>We'll just have to see about that.</em>She didn't know about what all everyone else had been through in their games, but she had been through some shit herself to take down the one and only Lord Dracula; destroying him with his very own power, no less.  Even without her glyphs, she was quite determined to make it through this camp.  How much worse could this training be, compared to what she had already been through and lost?<br/><br/>By the time they stopped, it looked like they were within the area of a larger, more advanced city than the places Shanoa usually was at.  Cole was telling him that until they had earned their names, he was going to be calling them 'mufuckers.'  This whole nameless thing seemed a bit strange to Shanoa, but she would go along with it.  After all, she had been without memories and emotions for a time.  Acting as a nameless individual was nothing compared to that, and it even suited the way she operated in general before she got the invite here.  Cole would not get a nod from Shanoa, but rather a calm, "Understood, sir."  That's about when the explanations began.  The first step was for them to gear up, and be back here within ten minutes.  There was an 'or else' attached to that requirement, too.  She had seen robots explode, and knew it wasn't pretty.  She planned to make sure that they were all back on time, if it boiled down to it.<br/><br/>Moving over to the table that had been mentioned, it seemed that there was a suit of some kind of armor for each of them, along with weaponry for them each to use.  Looking over the materials on the table, it didn't take Shanoa long to figure out which set was hers to take.  Aside from armor that was oddly custom fit for her, there was a bow with arrows (silent), a sword (standard), a mace (melee), and a stick of dynamite with a set of matches (explosives).  Getting two melee weapons and only one ranged one actually suited her just fine, admittedly.  She was quite used to wielding two weapons at the same time, after all.<br/><br/>Before she could really get too far into examining her equipment, much less putting her armor on, Tingle did one of the more boneheaded things she had ever heard of.  Of course, she had to cut him a little bit of a break in that it was possible he had no idea what a gun was.  Once she saw it flying through the air, though, she was quick to drop to the ground and put herself out of the line of fire before it was set off.  Thankfully, it didn't seem like anyone was harmed, but as she got back to her feet she turned an unhappy expression towards Tingle's direction.  As he moved to put the gun back where he found it, she spoke quite clearly to him.  "Don't throw that sort of tool any more, Tingle...think of them like more potent crossbows.  And the next time you don't know what something is, ask someone before testing it yourself.  The last thing we need is you accidentally hurting one of us or yourself."  With that, she turned to put on the armor she had been given, and prepare herself for the trials ahead.<br/><br/>Once she was prepared, she hung around everyone else, helping anyone who was slower than her out if they needed a hand.  Once they then assembled back in front of Cole and Price, their instructions were given to them.  So this was to be one of those situations in which they just killed the enemy until no more showed up?  Shanoa couldn't help but smile a little bit, as this was the exact sort of thing she had been trained to do already.  Of course, that smile didn't last even a second after the horn sounded, due to how Tingle seemed to react.  She quickly realized that her training hadn't included teamwork so much, and she would need to adjust her actions and way of thinking if they were going to make it through this.  With the bombs and bullets going everywhere, Shanoa mentally cursed the fool for putting himself in a position where he'd wind up getting himself killed.  She didn't hesitate to start moving, staying low to the ground and rolling forward after the wannabe fairy.  Only, she was doing it in a much more controlled fashion than Tingle was in an attempt at evasive maneuvering.  As she started moving, she called out to the other two, "Cover us!"  With any luck, their two teammates could prevent them from taking too much fire while she tried to save the overweight fellow from certain doom.<br/><br/>Once she caught up to him, she reached out to grab him and drag him over into the cover of a nearby alleyway.  Hopefully all would go well and she'd be able to talk to him once more.  "Don't expect me to always save you...if you can fight at all, now's the time to start.  We need to kill the enemy, not flail harmlessly in their general direction."  As she spoke, she assessed the situation, trying to determine how badly both she and Tingle might have gotten injured in that fiasco.  Hopefully, the damage was minimal; or even better, nonexistent.  As she did so, she got her bow out and prepared an arrow.  While she might have preferred to get right into the thick of melee at this time, keeping a distance until they could come up with a more solid approach seemed like a better idea.<br/><br/><hr/><br/><div style="text-align: right;">Word Count: 1755<br/>EXP: 5<br/>Level Up</div>