3660/Teams and Ceremonies

Teams and Ceremonies
Date of Scene:	13 January 2016
Location:	Remnant <REM>
Synopsis:	The Teams are set, the stage is ready. The players have their pieces. Time for the curtain to rise.
Cast of Characters:	Tomoe, 373, 385, 626, 675, 867, Yuuki Konno, Yang Xiao Long, 910

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Yang Xiao Long has posed:
    The ampetheatre, recently witness to many duels between Beacon students and Multiversal fighters, has been converted into a large auditorium for a very special occasion. First year students file in, among them the Multiversal attendees that applied at the very last minute, largely thanks to some clerical error forcing the registrations to be extended by a few weeks.

    Principle Ozpin stands on the raised stage, holding his mug in one hand, and his cane in the other, watching the gathering students like a shepherd watches the flock. "Good afternoon, one and all. I am glad you could all make it." he begins, voice amplified by the microphone clipped to his lapel. "Firstly, I would like to congratulate all of you on a splendid job in the forest. This year has seen the highest survival rate of any initiation thus far. Be proud of that." He certainly doesn't mince the details that you could very literally die out there.

    "Secondly, I will be making an announcement after the Teams have been formally joined. You all know who your Teams are already.. but this is the formality that must be addressed."

Terry McGinnis (867) has posed:
    The ampetheatre for the Ceremony is filled and those who went though the initiation are seats in the groups that they formed. One person, Terry McGinnis is sitting with the rest of the team he is with ad dressed in the Beacon school uniform. He is bandaged up some, bruises are on his hands and face and a few scratches there as well. He is sitting kind of straight, and every now and then winces as he moves and breaths. Not far from him, is his friend and one of the first of his friends ot figure out that he was Batman, Maxine Gibson, or Max as she is called. SHe is here as well and actually helpped Terry get here for this, and gave him an earfull the entire trip here and up till he was seated. Terry knows that he will hear more afterwards and he is not really ready for it. He has had eough of it from a few people and right now only two things are on his mind, The Ceremony and the announcing of the teams, and on new Batarangs that he will need if he goes against eh Gems again, which he will.....

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
Clerical error? Yuna can certainly imagine that; whoever programmed Beacon's computers to track students' addresses and contact information probably didn't account for dealing with more than one planet. Her world took it better, mostly on account of already being familiar with interstellar travel.

For now, though, Yuna is less concerned with technical difficulties and more concerned with finding her place in the auditorium. She's wearing her spiffy new Beacon Academy uniform, the blazer and vest and skirt reminding her comfortably of her old Shiraokadai Girls' High School uniform. There are some differences, of course, but a school uniform is a school uniform, and ... well, truth be told, it's kind of a nostalgic feeling.

Maybe that was part of why she jumped at the chance to apply into Beacon?

Yuna finds her team's seats, sidling past Terry with a murmured apology, and plants herself in her designated chair - although not without a quick bow of greeting to Max (and a mental note to talk to the dark-skinned girl later, hopefully at appropriate length). Once she's seated and has made sure her ponytail isn't tangled with anything, Yuna takes a moment to look around - partly for familiar faces, partly to confirm where Elner is watching from. (The little robo-faerie is up near the ceiling, though practically hiding in a lighting fixture, so Yuna doesn't spot it on her initial look-around.)

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    Kyra must not have gotten the memo about Beacon uniforms. She looks like she's here in regular clothing. She's seated nearby Terry, giving him looks of concern every now and then, since it is pretty much second nature behavior for her whenever she is around someone that is injured. At least she has learned enough about people outside in the Multiverse that she shouldn't automatically start pestering about wanting healing. Aside from that concern, however, she looks quite excited, bouncing up and down in her seat, super eager to see this initiation ceremony unfold!

Cirra Constantine (675) has posed:
    Cirra Constantine is sitting a fw rows up from Kyra and Terry, dressed in her Alexander Academy uniform since she isn't enrolling at Beacon, just the provisional Hunters liscense program.

    She keeps her arms and legs crossed as she awaits Ozpin's full announcement. The man reminds her greatly of Alexander's headmaster. For that reason she suspects the 'clerkical error' maybe not have been so simple. But to what end? To gain outside knowledge and experience of the multiver through the provisional Hunters? "Hmn," she murmurs, she'll have to watch this man when she can.

Yuuki Konno has posed:
    Some are more enthusiastic than others, to be here in an auditorium waiting for school announcements to be made. Yuuki herself is practically vibrating with anticipation, filled with a nervous bouncy energy that might well have her teammates clamping down on her shoulders to keep her in her seat.

    For the occasion, Yuuki's dressed in a proper Beacon uniform. She looks well-suited for it, if a bit small and young compared to the locals. At other times she might prefer her armor, but right now she's looking to fit in. She's got that uniform, and her pointy ears are hidden by a perfectly fashionable headband. There's nothing whatsoever making it obvious Yuuki's an alien, or for that matter anything other than a perfectly ordinary girl, with the possible exception of her slightly violet skin and her red eyes.

Lloyd Irving (373) has posed:
    When you're attempting to learn an entirely new type of weapons manufacture, sometimes you lose track of time. Such is the fate of Lloyd, who is the last of the group to settle into his designated spot. It's not hard to find Kyra, Yuna, and Terry, though the girl next to Terry does raise an eyebrow. But only for a moment. He's not dressed in uniform, coming straight from his workshop in his traditional attire sans the retired jacket. He seats himself on one end of the group, offering a small nod toward the rest of his team before turning his attention to Ozpin. Despite his own station in the Union Elite Forces, Ozpin commands the Colonel's respect and attention. After all, here, Lloyd isn't a Colonel. He's a first-year student, and in an odd sort of way it's a relief. He only has certain things to worry about when he was here. It was almost like before he had started the journey of world regeneration, only he was somewhat more mature. Or so he liked to think.

    He straightens himself up, watching the front of the auditorium with his utmost attention.

Ruby Rose (910) has posed:
Ruby Rose 's dressed rather well today. Despite nearly everything that went on during the trial, she managed to make it through with a passing grade. She's dressed in her normal attire, although spruced up enough to pass as somewhat fancy. She eagerly awaits the graduation ceremony to continue onwards from her position in near the stage with quite a few of the other students who also made it through.

Still though, that might be a little bit while Ozpin goes through his acceptance speech.

Tomoe has posed:
Tomoe was here in her form better known as Eisen but she was happy she'd honestly never expected to have found any post secondary schooling that she'd have cared about. Given her pay out from SAO she could live off hte intrest and investments she made with it. So she ws here sitting near Yuukie and was not in her normal combat outfit for once. She was in a proper Beacon uniform and she grins over at Yuuki for a moment. 5R
"Well this is going to be an interesting part of our lives, I think, Yuuki."

Yang Xiao Long has posed:
    Ozpin continues, turning his eyes over the gathered first years. He lingers on the off-worlders for a few moments, before continuing. "As many of you already know, Beacon Academy is one of the best in the world. And I do not say this lightly." he begins. "As students of this academy, you will be expected to uphold the highest standards set by Huntsmen and Huntresses all over the world."

    He then lifts his mug to signal the attendents, which kill the lights, and with his voice amplified, he begins to speak. "Now, without further ado, the Teams. Step forwards, Cardin Winchester, Russel Thrust, Dove Bronzewing and Sky Lark." as the four step forwards, their profile shots appear, with the first initials underneath them. A small black Bishop piece appears on the top right corner of the screen also. "You four returned the Black Bishop pieces, and from this day forward, you will work together as Team CRDL, led by Cardin Winchester." Some students clap, and the four bow formally before returning to their seats.

Yuuki Konno has posed:
    "I never thought I'd have the chance to go to high school!" Yuuki confides to Eisen, and of course to anyone else near enough to overhear the relatively quiet conversation over the sounds in the auditorium. To Eisen this might be post-secondary, but to Yuuki - to her age at least - it's high school. She is of course younger than most here, so she's clearly the mistaken one in this. Still, she seems more than merely happy to be here. She's perfectly giddy.

    Yuuki doesn't really know the members of Team Cardinal, but she applauds for them regardless. It's the proper schoolgirl sort of thing to do after all. Her applause is polite though, rather than the enthusiasm she might generate for others that she actually knows.

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
Yuna joins in the polite applause for the official announcement of Team CRDL, smiling a bit. She does remember them from the cliff prior to 'landing' in the forest ... although she doesn't remember running into any of them during initiation.

Oh well. They came back successfully, Ozpin says they're a team, she doesn't need to worry the point.

Lloyd Irving (373) has posed:
    Lloyd listens, glancing over at the rest of his team. As CRDL is announced, he offers a polite amount of applause, noticing his palms are not only slightly sweaty, but a bit dirty from his time in the shop. He blinks and moves to rub them against his black shirt, but then thinks better of it and puts them down to his side. He eyes the team as they file out, as though sizing them up. It never hurts to know your fellow classmates, after all, and it might give him an edge in combat exercises.

    As they take their seats, though, Lloyd turns his attention back to Ozpin. A smirk rises in his features as he imagines Raine at Beacon for a brief moment. Her shock at Lloyd willingly enrolling as a student, and also the awe she would likely show toward the headmaster.

Cirra Constantine (675) has posed:
    Cirra eyes up team CRDL as they approach the stage. All of thme have the look of ruffians about them. But that isn't Cirra's problem. She claps her hands polietly as they move up to the stage. Maybe Ozpin's just putting them where they're easiest to watch.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "Ah, an all-guy team. I guess it can happen, right?" Kyra shrugs, applauding politely. "I guess any all-girl team has competition, huh?" She starts to wonder if there were any actual casualties during the Initiation-she figures 'no' or else they would have all heard about it. She edges a little closer to Terry, glancing at him again. She wants to ask and she's resisting doing so. Barely.

Ruby Rose (910) has posed:
Ruby Rose blinks at the mention of Team Cardinal. Come to think of it, she didn't even run into those guys throughout all of the fighting. Where the heck were they? Different...test day maybe? That made the most sense. Ruby keeps her attention on Ozpin though, knowing that it would be quite the hugely embarrassing social situation if she were somehow...late to be on stage.

Yang Xiao Long has posed:
    Ozpin then calls up another team. "Tom Charsel, Eisen, Yuuki Konno and Leeroy Greenkins." He waits for them to start approaching, and the same happens again, their profile portraits, initials and the chess piece they returned appear on the screen. "You four returned the Black Knight pieces, and from this day forwards, you will work together as Team TEYL. Led by Eisen."

    Applause again, but as the group congratulate one another, Ozpin mutes his microphone and leans in toward Yuuki. "Even the most brilliant of lights will eventually cease to burn. It is the lives that light touches, which makes it truly special. Good luck, young lady." He gives a smile, a grandfatherly smile.

Terry McGinnis (867) has posed:
    Terry McGinnis claps slowly as his hands hurt and he nods in approval of the first team,"Good job," he says simply as he looks at Kyra, "You known magic right?" he asks her as he looks at Ozpin and waits as he listens on through the formal ceremony that happens at Beacon.

He also claps for the next group, which happens to include Yuuki and Eisen. "Congrats he says to them as they walk up on stage.

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
"The way we all got launched into the forest," Yuna asides to Kyra, "and given the gender ratio we started with, at least one all-guy team was probably bound to happen, wasn't it?"

She applauds more enthusiastically for Team TEYL, particularly as she spots Eisen and Yuuki within the group. She doesn't shout anything - she's too polite for that - but there's a distinct warmth that wasn't in as much evidence for CRDL.

Yuuki Konno has posed:
    Yuuki bounces to her feet when her name's called, moving from seated to upright with eye-blurring speed as she shines with enthusiasm. If her teammates are at all slow to respond she quite literally hauls them to their feet.

    She seems to have little idea what to do when she actually approaches the stand however, and makes a show of appearing demure. Well, of trying to appear demure at least. Her eyes widen when Ozpin leans in to speak to her, but it's nothing compared to what he actually says. Those words, quiet as they are, hit Yuuki like lightning. That is to say they shock her, and she's also electrified by them. She's not sure whether to be pleased or worried at being singled out with such a topic, and isn't sure if it means Ozpin knows her current situation. He certainly COULD know... and the words are kind of grim. But at the same time, they're also hopeful. Looking a little subdued now, a little worried, Yuuki hangs out more behind her leader than anything else.

    Elbowing Eisen in the ribs, and then draping an arm around her shoulder, Yuuki squeezes the older virtual girl. "Leader huh? Good call! You'll be great!" she grins, seeming quite sincere. Sure, Yuuki's a leader in her other aspects... but she actually prefers to be the heart rather than the head. She doesn't begrudge her friends their chances to shine.

Cirra Constantine (675) has posed:
    Cirra applauds as Yuki's team is called up, she doesn't know the girl other then she's from the Multiverse rather then remnant. She does start to wonder what Ozpin has instore for the provisional Hunters that aren't actually joining Beacon.

Lloyd Irving (373) has posed:
    As team TEYL takes the stage next, Lloyd offers a bit more applause. A couple of Multiversal students in the bunch, as well as one Union ally, made this a team he knew he needed to watch. Not because he was worried, but because he might be able to learn a few things for outside of Beacon from them. He offers a small nod, then allows his applause to taper off with the rest of the crowd. He closes his hands has he does, bringing his hands across his sleeves to clear them off a bit as he does.

Tomoe has posed:
Tomoe confieds back to her friend. "I didn't think I'd live to finish it myself."

Eixen seems to be looking out at everyone else here. She gets why Yuuki sees it as such and will leave it to her. She however claps for team CArdinal, anyone who surived that test deserves it as far as she's concerned. As cold as it was, given the powers of the humans and faunes of this world? She could see why they had to have the best, and they had other screening processes before that test after all.

Then her own name or is that alais gets called. There's a look of shock on her face as she gets named to be lead. She's normally a second or third in command far as her own experiances go, but a team leader? The short red headed woman has a doub founded look her face even as Yuuki compliments her.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "Well yeah, of course I do. I'm a white mage! It's what I do, y'know?" Kyra winks at Terry, "Sooooo...why you ask? -well, yeah, that's true, Yuna. Still, lucky odds for them, at least, if they like each other. I wonder if that ever happens. If a team forms and they don't like each other."

Ruby Rose (910) has posed:
Ruby Rose claps her hands for team TEYL when they were announced, happy to see that the off world folks were going to be included as full time members. She'd only dealt with a few of them but they all seemed like worthy potential Hunter canidates. One couldn't help but wonder how hard they were going to have to hit the books to fit in here though....

Yang Xiao Long has posed:
    Ozpin straightens, and reactivates his microphone, speaking again once the applause dies down. "Kyra Hyral, Yuna Kagurazaka, Terry McGinnis and Lloyd Irving. You four returned the White Queen pieces, and from this day forward, shall work together as Team KYTL. Led by, Yuna Kagurazaka." Once again, their profile portraits and initials, as well as the chess piece appear on the screen. "Congratulations to all of you. I hope you do well." he says this to all of them, without turning off his mic this time.

Terry McGinnis (867) has posed:
    Terry McGinnis looks at Yuna and Kyra, "Happens all the time," he says. "No matter what, the personalities of those on a team can get into things and cause problems, but a good leader will step in and get everyone on the same page," he adds as he coughs some. Looking at Kyra, he smiles, "I think I might need some help in the healing area, after that fight with Jasper last night," he mentions. as his and the others are called.

    Slowly, he stands and walks up on the stage, stopping and offering his hand to help the ladies up, if Lloyd does not, or does, than Terry will help the other and after they are on stage, he turns and follow them. Out of all of them, he is probably the slowest one walking, and he is fine with that, he had a rough day.

    'Congrats Terry," comes Max's voice over the earmic and Terry smiles. "Good job McGinnis," comes Bruce Waynes' voice and Terry nods, "Thanks you two," he states to them.

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
Before Yuna can respond properly to Kyra's wondering (thanks in part to Terry speaking before Yuna can), their names are called and the conversation has to get put on the back burner so they can go up and be recognized. And for all that they knew from shortly after Initiation just how the team was going to be constructed, there's just something about hearing the headmaster announce it in front of the entire student body that brings a slight blush to Yuna's cheeks, one which she tries to hide by bowing formally to Ozpin, a gesture of respect and gratitude.

She doesn't quite trust her voice enough to say anything in reply, so the bow will have to cover it - actions speak louder than words anyway, right?

Meanwhile, Elner's observation continues unabated; the little robo-faerie silently stores a clip of the moment in long-term memory, flagging it for access in case Yuna wants to send a clip home to her parents and/or her friends. There are quite a few people who would be proud of Yuna for taking this step ...

Lloyd Irving (373) has posed:
    As he hears the first name, Lloyd already prepares to stand, knowing that his name is also in this string. As it's called, he's up and filing behind the others. Terry, even in his injured state, shows a measure of chivalry, but Lloyd seems to forgo this act. They were a team now, and while this did mean supporting one another, he wanted to show that they were strong as individuals as well. So he files onto the stage last, hands behind his back as he watches the screen. The announcement of team name and leader brings a smile to his face nonetheless, and he turns to face out at the crowd. At Ozpin's words, Lloyd nods a bit. They would do fine. They were a strong unit, he felt, with a strong leader. Secretly, his smirk hides the fact that he's glad it's not him.

    The former General had enough leadership experience to hold him for a lifetime.

    His eyes flit to Yuna, nodding again in a reassuring way. He had her back, and he was certain Kyra and Terry did as well.

Yuuki Konno has posed:
    And now it's time for Yuuki to embarrass everyone, starting with herself. No sooner has she sat down than she's up again, applauding wildly for KYTL and especially their leader, who she knows more from the virtual world than the physical.

    Sorry about that.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    "Yeah. Seems hard though. It's a good thing I'm not the leader on our team, that'd be kind of a disaster, ha ha ha.." Kyra laughs in a self-depreciating manner, "Sure thing, Terry, I can give you a look a little later. But first, let's get up there-" Kyra stands and follows after Terry onto the stage. On the way there, she notices Cirra and gives her a cheeky little wave.

    She has similar feelings to Lloyd on this one. She's glad it's not her. White mages typically didn't get party leader roles where she was from so it's not that much of a surprise to her.

Cirra Constantine (675) has posed:
    Applauding again as KYTL - Kettle? Gets called to come up to the stage. Cirra watches as Kyra walks up to the stage, she doesn't react to the cheeky wave. Perhaps she forgot to install her emotion emulation chip this morning.

Yang Xiao Long has posed:
    The rest of the teams are called out, given time on stage and dismissed. So that everyone knows who they're dealing with. It's as much to set up rivalries to strengthen the students, as to show everyone who they'll be spending the next four years around. Team JNPR is there, the dorky blonde looking confused when he's named leader. Also Team RWBY. Whose reactions are best left unwritten.

    Once all the Teams are named, Ozpin brings the lights up again, and the screens light up, showing everyone the non-teamed people sitting at or near the back. Cirra's among them. "As for the special announcement... we will be having some Special Assistant Huntsmen and Huntresses this year. They have proven their abilities through the Initiation, but have chosen, for various reasons, not to join the Academy proper. However, I have instated a new program for these brave young men and women. The Provisional Hunts Liscense. These have been provided to each member of this new branch. They will be available to support your teams on missions. Please, do not hesitate to ask for their aid." He smiles then, and the lights dim before the whole room slowly reilluminates to allow eyes to adjust. "We're in for an interesting year."

Terry McGinnis (867) has posed:
    Terry McGinnis claps for the other teams and for those who are the SA Huntsmen and Huntresses as he looks at his team, "I think we might want to get with the other teams and learn what we can about them and call on them if we need the help," he mentions.

Lloyd Irving (373) has posed:
    Special Assistant Huntsman and Huntresses? That seemed like a good idea to Lloyd. He smirks from his seat, leaning back a little. Thoughts drift for a few moments toward the weapon waiting for him in his shop, widening a bit as he thinks about the work still left to do. However, as the lights dim, Lloyd blinks and turns his attention back to Ozpin. Interesting, huh?

    That... could be good. Or bad. The Multiverse was a weird place, and while in some ways he wished it wouldn't affect things... he knows better. His eyes narrow and he leans forward, sighing ever so slightly before forcing the smile to return to his face.

Tomoe has posed:
Tomoe is going to have to live up to this job or she's going to end up n a bad place she thinks. She'll have to get to know the new ones in the team. Leeory's name however gets a bit of a look of shock on her face. She shakes it off however it's just got to be a quirk of the Multiverse, right? Or this could be a really long four years, a very long four years. Then when the PHL gets announced Tomoe is clapping and pretty happy about that from the look on her face.

Cirra Constantine (675) has posed:
    As Cirra appears on the screens over the auditorium, she nods her head slightly. "Cogratulations Kyra." she says as the White Mage returns to her seat.

Yuuki Konno has posed:
    Yuuki also cheers for team JNPR and RWBY, though she only knows a few of the members. She's perhaps not quite so embarrassingly enthusiastic, not to both teams, but still pretty embarrassing overall.

    "Don't worry, Eisen." Yuuki says, clapping her friend pretty hard on the back. "Remember the initiation? You took the lead when those boss monsters showed up. You helped get everyone out of there and moving towards the goal!" she insists. Sure, they ended up fighting the monsters anyways, but they did so while ascending the path towards their destination. Not fighting for the sake of fighting, but fighting for the sake of their goals.

Kyra Hyral (626) has posed:
    Kyra cheers a little for team RWBY, if only because she recognizes two of the people on the team. She's not all that acquainted with Blake or Weiss yet. She might even just slightly offend the latter via her enthusiasm. If so, it goes unnoticed. "Provisional hunts licenses? Huh..." her gaze immediately turns to Cirra, suspect of pursuing one since she was not assigned a team.

    "I agree, Terry, that's a good idea. Especially if any of these other teams are going to get pitted against-oh..." Kyra seems genuinely surprised by Cirra's words, "...thank you?"

Yuna Kagurazaka (385) has posed:
As the other teams are announced in their turns, Yuna applauds for each of them - particularly Team RWBY, two of whose members Yuna's already met (and likes a lot). Then it's time for the special announcement ...

Yuna turns to take a look at the list of Special Assistant Huntsmen (and Huntresses) rather than just depending on the screens; Cirra's the only one whom Yuna recognizes immediately, but they're certainly going to be a helpful resource to call upon. The blonde doesn't wave to Cirra, but she does take note of who's there, and makes a further mental note to go and say hello when the chance permits.

Terry McGinnis (867) has posed:
    Terry nods and smiles, as he clasp for Cirra and Tomoe, "Congrats you to," he states. "Congratsto all of us," he states as he smiles, and looks at Max who walks over and gives him a hug, "Now, you gonna be stupid and go against something like Jasper again?" she asks him as the ceremony ends and people begin to do stuff.