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[kiryuin_shield]

[It had been a fairly busy day, making sure everything was in order for the grand opening of Honnouji Academy. Still, it felt so quiet at night. He was so used to having the company of Satsuki and the other Elite Four in the evening, planning their next moves, and doing what needed to be done. Here, however... Satsuki was busy in Nova City, Nonon was undoubtedly with Satsuki, and Ryuko was... well, doing whatever Ryuko did, leaving Gamagori as the sole occupant of the complex after hours.]

[Tonight, he found himself wandering the courtyard at dusk, the building's walls casting long shadows on the ground despite the brilliant orange skies overhead. Things had been relatively quiet, and it had been some time since he had really pushed himself. Grunting to himself he retrieved a remote control from his sleeve and pointed it at an empty spot on the courtyard, pushing a button. The ground split open, revealing various machines underneath, as an array of what looked to be high-powered cannons rose from the ground with large containers of dogeballs and volleyballs loaded into them. He took a moment to remove his uniform's top, folding it neatly and setting it on a bench before taking a spot in front of the cannons. A moment later and a ball was launched at him at speeds that should injure a normal person. However, it came to a stop as it collided with Gamagori's palm. The process continued, the volleys increasing in frequency until he was being bombarded with a near constant stream of balls from every angle. Most he was able to bat away, but many struck him with merciless force, but it didn't seem to phase him. Of course, the noise the machines were making - as well as the ricocheting balls flying everywhere - would make quite a scene for anyone passing by the school.]

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[solar_flare]

[There's a squeal of motorcycle tires as a thundering dodgeball punches into the street directly in front of Yang's bike. Once the vehicle skids to a stop, she throws out her boot to maintain her balance and lifts her shades. Where did that come from? A glance at the towering monstrosity of a school answers that question soon enough. She's pretty sure this wasn't a challenge issued at her intentionally, but she can't help being curious anyway. Given the way the balls pop up in so many different directions, she can guess that they're being launched by a person. And if they're not? Oh well, she's still curious.]

[Yang slings a long leg off of the bike, deciding to keep her helmet on for now. Only when she passes through the front entrance does she pull off her helmet, shaking out her wild mess of gold hair. She strides into the courtyard, just in time to witness Gamagori VS Balls.]

[8D]

[Now THIS she's got to see! She moves to the side, leaning against the wall. She'd fold her arms, but she needs to be able to punch away any errant volleyballs that might try to take her head off. She'll applaud him when he's done.]

[Action]

[kiryuin_shield]

[There's a couple minutes where the scene continues, unabated before Gamagori notices he's being watched. However, once he notices someone else on the premises, he stomps out of rhythm with the cannons, prompting them to cease fire and swing to point at Yang. Once Gamagori identifies Yang, he pulls the remote control out of his pants pocket and presses another button, swinging the barrels back at him.]

Business hours have ended, and there are no tours being given today. What business do you have here?

[Action]

[solar_flare]

Oh ho! So the school is a business now?

[She tilts her head with a grin, undeterred by his grouchy face.]

Just wondering why I was getting pelted with volleyballs, so I came to check things out.

[And she got to check Gamagori out, which is a bonus!]

If you really want an opponent who can pack a punch, though, you should have just asked.

[Action]

[kiryuin_shield]

[He arches an eyebrow. He wasn't sure what she was capable of, and that sort of information would be useful to Satsuki. He pushes another button, retracting the cannons into the courtyard once again. He doesn't bother with his uniform's top just yet. After all, he's still getting a power boost from just the pants.]

Very well. However, whatever you are capable of, do not hold back. I'm aware that this place has a penchant for assembling people of immense power, but I assure you, as Satsuki-sama's impenetrable shield, I can take whatever you dish out.

[And with that he raises his arms in front of him, falling into a sort of grappling fighting stance.]

[Action]

[solar_flare]

I don't doubt that for a second.

[She saw him getting ruthlessly pummeled, and he hardly batted a lash. But despite his request that she not hold back, she kind of has to. The two things that fuel her strength -- taking blows and a white hot rage that explodes when her hair is damaged -- aren't yet present. Yang digs the toe of her boot into the dirt of the courtyard, taking up a battle stance. Her gauntlets whir and hum as the plates extend and lock into place, sheathing her arms up to her elbows. She shifts her weight, cocking her fists, loading up for the battle to come.]

Ready!

[lookprofessor]

[Luke is mostly just peeking around the campus, curious. It wasn't expressly not allowed and Miss Kiryuin had said it was all right to do so. It would be a very quiet endeavor, if he didn't let out a yelp of concern as a ball went flying towards the giant guy's face. He'd only seen Giant Guy Gamagori once before, at the open house.]

Oh, no. Be caref--augh!

[Luke's eyes widen, panicked. Until he notices that Giant Guy Gamagori appears to be fine.]

Oh...you're okay.

[kiryuin_shield]

[As soon as the cannons picked up another presence within their range, they instantly swung around to aim at the newcomer. However, with a push of a button, Gamagori brought them back to him, though their attacks were stopped for the moment.]

Of course I'm fine. Something as trivial as this couldn't hope to harm me. Such is the power of Honnouji Academy's Elite!

[lookprofessor]

[Luke is primarily staring up at Giant Guy Gamagori with an expression akin to fear. Because seriously, the guy is so big.]

That's good...

It just looked like that would hurt if it hit you..

[kiryuin_shield]

I am Satsuki-Sama's impenetrable shield. If I cannot endure something as simple as that, I have no right to be at Satsuki-sama's side.

Did someone say DANMAKU?

[koishi_komeiji]

Koishi was nearby... Of course she was nearby. She had been been raiding the school cafeteria when she found herself locked inside the building. Upon hearing the machines start up she, of course, wanted to investigate. It took quite a bit of searching but she finally managed to find a window she could open, drifting out, munching on an apple, some bread, and a small wedge of cheese.

She drifted down to where Gamagori was, landing nearby, munching quietly. She would have to wait for the machines to quiet before trying to get his attention. Then again, she might not have to. She did land in his line of sight. If he was especially observant then he would see her.

Rather often a ball would bounce off of Gamagori and fly toward the little youkai, Koishi dodging each with amazing ease, turning and ducking in the air, moving just enough for the ball to graze her clothing and nothing more.

"All wrong all wrong..." She bit the apple again.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT!

[kiryuin_shield]

It took Gama a while to notice... something. While the youkai was indeed in his line of sight, he was concentrating more on deflecting as many of the hundreds of balls being launched at him. He did, however, begin to notice food seemingly floating. ...And then Koishi. What was troubling was that the cannons were still focused on him. Surely the school's security system would've noticed an intruder right? Yet they didn't. It took him a while, but he managed to get his remote control out and shut off the barrage.

He advanced on the youkai, eyebrow arched, before saying anything. "What business do you have on Honnouji Academy's property after hours?"

KOISHI GONNA SHOW YOU HOW ITS DONE!

[koishi_komeiji]

She just grew more excited as he turned to look at her, hopping a little up and down, her smile growing. As he neared she couldn't contain herself anymore and zipped forward, throwing both arms around his waist in a hug. "Mister Big! I missed you!" At least she wasn't calling him Mister Panda...

"I'm here because I dozed off in a very comfortable chair. And then I was hungry but I was locked in so I searched everywhere and found some food." There was indeed an apple core set down quite neatly where she had been watching him. "And then I found a window I could open." Perhaps one of the window locks was faulty?

She let him go, staring up at him, glowing eyes illuminating her face in the dim light. "Mister Big. You're really bad at danmaku, aren't you?" She rose into the air and zipped over to where he had been standing before. "Here, I'll show you. Turn it back on. It's really hard but its a good thing to practice."

IT'S BAD ENOUGH SHE HUGS HIM ALL THE TIME. :|

[kiryuin_shield]

Gamagori sighs, not doubting for a moment that Koishi just fell asleep in the school. He wasn't going to scold her for the hug either because... honestly it probably wouldn't do much good. Still, he'd have to inspect the locks a bit better now. However, the comment she made struck a chord with him.

"The objective is not to evade, it is to endure and deflect. I am Satsuki-sama's impenetrable shield. I must be ready to intercept any attack meant for her or a student in her care at a moment's notice."

[shslprogrammer]

[Chihiro had figured the evening was a good time as any for him to go and check to see if Alter Ego could actually do something Satsuki had asked about with the security. As Chihiro walked with his laptop in his backpack, he hadn't realized right away about balls flying everywhere. It wasn't until one skimmed right past him that he looked over to the source and tried his hardest to not get hit... with very little success as one managed to hit him in the face causing him to cover his nose.]

E-Excuse me! But doesn't that hurt?

[kiryuin_shield]

[As soon as Chihiro said something, the balls stopped, and the cannons swung to point at him. However, because he was registered as one of Satsuki's allies, they quickly swung back to Gama, waiting to be activated again.]

Of course not. [He paused, getting a drink from the bottle near his uniform.] I am Satsuki-sama's impenetrable shield. Something like this couldn't begin to even think of harming me.

[shslprogrammer]

[He was checking that his face was okay before removing his hand and moving it to his front. He really couldn't help but feel awfully intimidated right about now. But even so, something like that couldn't hurt him... He didn't think he could even begin to understand.]

So... I-It shows that your strong, right? [Is that how some people train, if so he's been training wrong. Then again he thinks about it he'd rather not get hit in the face again with a ball... Just bad memories about being hit in the head in general.]

Ah, you'll probably wondering what I'm doing here?

[kiryuin_shield]

[He shrugs, picking up his uniform top and slipping it back on.]

I am strong because Satsuki-sama requires me to be strong. As for you, you are one of Satsuki's chosen allies. You have free reign of this place.

[betel_geuse]

Betelgeuse floated by and stopped to watch. He didn't recognize the guy, but the balls pummeling caught Betelgeuse's attention.

"Hey, fella? Is that danmaku? It's a supposed to be a two player thing, you know! Or, uh, do you just like getting hit with balls? Hey, it's okay. I don't judge."

[kiryuin_shield]

Gamagori started a bit, spinning to seek out the source of the voice, the balls bouncing off his back as if it were a steel wall. Only belatedly did he turn them off after finding Betelgeuse.

"It is not a game. It is a form of training."

[betel_geuse]

"Yeah, but it looks from here like you're training to play a game," Betelgeuse persisted. "Kinda late in the day for that isn't it?"

[kiryuin_shield]

"It is never too late to train." He pauses to retrieve a water bottle from near his top. "I am Satsuki-sama's impenetrable shield. I must be ready to take any attack at a moment's notice."

[frostheartedrose]

[Bridget supposed out of all the places offered, she really should study more of the futuristic technologies rather than lingering in Fayren or Genessia. Flying cars would be quite useful for traveling on the moon, as would the materials needed to filter the sun from harming them. Until the atmosphere formed and stabilized they would need to have to watch for asteroids and space junk left over from human space exploration. There was also the issue of introducing flora and fauna. Adelheid could make a good chunk of the moon ready for their future, but even Bridget's cute little sister couldn't create instant utopia.]

[So it was perhaps a little bit unexpected that she was floating over the city and what looked like a volleyball rose to a stop right in front of her. It must have come from below... Without doing more than making a mental check to ensure it wasn't dangerous, Bridget grabbed it. Yup, straight out of some sort of gym class, it was a volleyball. Pale eyes glanced down and noted the odd school without surprise. What a bother... Bridget descended until the courtyard was only two hundred yards below her.]

Really, you shouldn't make trouble for other people like this...

[Not that the half-dressed man below would actually hear that. But perhaps he'd notice the return of that same volleyball... after she'd leached all heat from it of course. It was a bit smaller but colder than a rock in Antarctica and twice as hard. And since he was playing 'hit me harder!' she made sure to double the speed the machines he was using were capable of. She did linger though, just in case she needed to take him for medical treatment.]

[kiryuin_shield]

[Gama was blissfully unaware of Bridget's presence for the moment, however, he was alerted to the swiftly moving object overhead, thanks to the acute senses his uniform offered him. He brought his arms up over his head, allowing the streams of balls to impact on his chest and stomach as he deflected the blow. Once it did hit, the ground beneath his feet buckled and cracked slightly, but he was able to throw the altered ball to the side, appearing to be no worse for wear. Even as he was still pelted by the stream of balls, he reached into his pocket, hitting a button to end the flow as he looked upward, spotting Bridget overhead.]

OI! Did you throw that?

[frostheartedrose]

[Interesting... Bridget noted with a smile of pleasure when he not only took it but remained unphased even after the pavement cracked. She took the time to move down even more at a speed that put her at eye level with him within a few seconds. While that still put her at a good 3 feet above ground, it was more comfortable than craning her neck up at him.]

It didn't look like you would mind, so yes I did. Was my judgement in error?

[kiryuin_shield]

[He cocks an eyebrow as - for once in his life - he finds himself at eye level with someone. It's a bizarre feeling for someone who's lived their life constantly being forced to look down at people.]

No, quite the opposite, actually. These cannons are adequate for training new recruits, but they do little for me. Without our technology specialist, however, I wouldn't begin to know how to adjust them. Perhaps you could help in that regard...