SeeD Field Exam

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[Under the radar just a tiny bit this time had been the announcement of who the SeeDs to assist in the exam were to be. After the announcement SeeDs Lina Inverse and Espio had been given their mission briefing. The candidates for the exam, on the other hand, would only be briefed on the day, and had two days to prepare.

[Finally, the day to prove that they too could be the pride of Balamb Garden was here.]

((OOC: A bit late and I apologize. This post will have several subthreads; the first three are open right now. If your character is involved, please make sure to track this post so that you will be alerted to responses and any new threads.))

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FRONT GATE, BEFORE 0600: Arrivals

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FRONT GATE, 0600: Send off, boarding, and takeoff

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[Cid, clutching a mug of coffee, comes bustling towards everyone from Garden, accompanied by a faculty member. Before he starts talking, he passes his coffee to the faculty member; when he's not looking, the faculty member takes a sip of it.]

That's everyone, right? [His eyes find the SeeDs, then he does a quick headcount of the cadets.] Good. I hope everyone's doing well this early morning.

[He's given this speech so many times before, but he still believes in every word. His SeeDs have been proving him right for years. As he speaks, he walks back and forth, looking at each and every one of the cadets and SeeDs here.]

This exam will involve five members. You will be proceeding to a real battlefield, where the battles are for real. Life and death, victory and defeat, honour and disgrace... Each of these go hand in hand. There's only one way or the other. [He pauses to look each of the cadets in the eye.] How 'bout it? Are you still up for it?

You will be accompanied by three SeeD members... [Cid nods to Lina, Espio, and an NPC SeeD.] Should you fail, these members shall get the job done. They always do. [He smiles reassuringly at the cadets.] Well, that's one less worry on your mind.

The pride of Balamb Garden! The elite mercenary force, SeeD! Learn from them, obey their commands and accomplish the mission. Prove yourself worthy of becoming a member of SeeD.

Best of luck.

RAGNAROK, 0610: Journey and briefing

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[To save OOC time, we have an NPC SeeD to give the mission briefing. As soon as each member is seated on the Ragnarok, he begins, wasting no time in doing so.]

For your exam we will be heading to the Shumi Village on Winter Island in order to assist the natives there with a problem that has come up. The normally peaceful and helpful Shumi have recently been plagued by very peculiar robberies, the things stolen typically nothing of any value. That, however, is not the reason for us becoming involved in this incident. There has also been reports of their prized statue of Laguna Loire being defaced repeatedly despite attempts to prevent it from being harmed further than it already has.

There are no solid details as to who or what might be responsible for this other than a single description of two seemingly human men as well as the word "dragoon" being found on the statue. We have no information on their appearances, where they come from, or whether or not these actions are meant to be truly malicious.

However, due to the possibility of the unknown in this mission we have brought all of you together to dispatch of them if they prove to be hostile.

Any questions regarding this briefing can be directly asked to myself or to your other accompanying SeeDs.

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[At the appointed time, the Ragnarok descended and lowered its ramps in front of the Shumi Village Outer Dome. Shumi Village is far beneath the ground, in fact; the Outer Dome houses the elevator that leads down to it.]

[The Exam has officially begun.]