MERC XVI: Morality is Relative; Professional Standards Aren't!

[Zefir]

[Main Room]

((I can just guess that people barly want to play NPC to get killed, maybe someone can set a 'dungeon' for this. Like Assassins Creed or Thief if you get what I mean.))

"It seems you don't get me. If you got a licence, you don't take assassinations. If your forced to fight and to kill your opponent is the only, I doubt there will be a big punishment. Still if you went for killing someone it's against our rules." Fade tells again. It's hard to see what emotions Fade got right now. Neither his voice or his mimic changed.

"In the past there happen to be such organisations, but none of them exists anymore. A proove that they either failed or leak jobs to fullfill."

[Cyber Punk]

[Main Room]

Dao nods again, facial expressions not changing. "Alright, then. Please tell me about this organization called AMEN. What is it?"

[Zefir]

[Main Room]

Fade first heads over to a desk, getting all the documents to fill out the form for the license.
"We refuse wo take jobs from them. They are troublemaker from what I know. They steal and destroy when they appear. You should try to avoid them."

[Shadowcaller]

[Dormitories - Kirk's Room]

Dena stares for a moment at Tina before rubbing her templates tiredly. "Really Tina? Guess body modification has bitten you in the ass in the end, huh?"

[Cyber Punk]

[Main Room]

Dao smiles, but only very slightly. "I'll check them out." *Why not have the best of both worlds?* He thinks to himself as he follows Fade to the desk. "Are there any MERC jobs available? I can do infiltration as well."

[Gullara]

[Dormitories - Kirk's Room]

Tina doesn't back up, she just puts her hands on her hips and looks pouty while Kirk has his say. "Y'know what? Fine! I was getting tired of this anyway," She retaliates, reaching into her little coat and withdrawing a small vial full of green liquid. The pianist guzzles it as quick as she guzzles anything else.

She stows the empty bottle, crosses her arms, and glares at Kirk.

Nothing happens.

"Hey, I--" She grabs herself all over, reaching her face last. "What the ****."

[Dormitories - Kirk's Room]

Dena stares for a moment at Tina before rubbing her templates tiredly. "Really Tina? Guess body modification has bitten you in the ass in the end, huh?"

[Dormitories - Kirk's Room]

Kirk gives her a look that speaks volumes of how smart this whole situation was. "Body modifications are one thing, but did you really think this was a good idea?" Hopefully she wasn't wanting sympathy.

[Zefir]

[Main Room]

Dao smiles, but only very slightly. "I'll check them out." *Why not have the best of both worlds?* He thinks to himself as he follows Fade to the desk. "Are there any MERC jobs available? I can do infiltration as well."

[Main Room]

Fade stopss as he hears Dao's words.
"What you mean you check them out? Are you going to join them?" he replies in his soundless voice. Dao's question remains unanswered for now.

[Murkus]

[Dormitories - Kirk's Room]

"Anything that sounds like fun usually is a good idea," Tina chides, poking a finger at Kirk. She glances at herself again. "You both worry too much. I'm sure the reaction is jus' delayed. Like medicine... soon I'll be me again and not this cutie pie I've been trolling around as since last night." But for now...

[Cyber Punk]

[Main Room]

Dao grins. "That depends. There's also the organization known as VIGIL, though. Somewhere where I can slay a few troublemakers without being banned. There are people who need to be taken care of and I am more than willing to deal with them as necessary." He shakes his head. "This place shouldn't be called MERC. Mercs aren't averse to taking lives should it be necessary." Another head shake.

[Shadowcaller]

[Dormitories - Kirk's Room]

"She does have a point. Apparently changing gender is as easy as drinking a glass of water around here." Dena says, managing to keep her voice neutral. She wasn't exactly a fan of how easy people changed themselves around her. It made her uncomfortable. "Though I don't see you 'trolling around' anywhere near Kirk considering how you two are acting right now."

[WarKitty]

[Beast Pens]

The pup squirms, wriggles and sniffs around on Xun's back. This is an interesting place!

"Not yet," Dipsnig says. "I was going to wait if those that aren't adopted stick around or head off into the wilds. Feel free to come up with a name for this one."

Xun thinks for a minute. How does Lupita sound?

[Morty]

[Beast Pens]

"Not terribly original, but as good as any other," Dipsnig answers. Meanwhile, the newly-named Lupita tries to squirm and crawl over to Xun's head, and sit on it.

[Gullara]

[Dormitories - Kirk's Room]

"Don't start with me, Dena. You two wouldn't have come over here with Tina like that unless you wanted to irritate me. Congrats, you've accomplished your goal. I can suffer that, but don't try to scold me about it afterward." Kirk scowls. His irritation was a given one way or another, but now he's just angry.

[Murkus]

[Dormitories - Kirk's Room]

"Hey!" Tina interjects, moving up to Kirk again. "That is BS. I didn't want to irritate you. I mean... maybe a little... but I would never want you like this. Duh. So what would I do that for? Sure it's funny to bug you... but it's only cuz we wanna hang out with you, Tina crosses her arms and looks away with a huff. "I'll admit, I kept poking you to spite you a little bit. After the first part."

[Zefir]

[Main Room]

Dao grins. "That depends. There's also the organization known as VIGIL, though. Somewhere where I can slay a few troublemakers without being banned. There are people who need to be taken care of and I am more than willing to deal with them as necessary." He shakes his head. "This place shouldn't be called MERC. Mercs aren't averse to taking lives should it be necessary." Another head shake.

[Main Room]

Fade stops preparing the form.

"Then maybe we should do it after you have been there." He says. MERC doesn't work ith AMEN in any way and Fade doesn't want to give out a licence to a potential AMENitie.
"I don't think so. It is a rule here and if you want to be part of MERC you need to follow the rules."

[Cyber Punk]

[Main Room]

((A small retcon, as Dao is now a member of VIGIL.))

Dao nods. "Then you can rest easy, merc. I'm now a member of VIGIL and have fulfilled a goal: aligning myself with one of the organizations in this multiverse." Dao gestures to the form. "So, are we doing this or not?"

[Zefir]

[Main Room]

((That's the bad thing about time lines. Here he just told to visit it and then he is Vigil member^^))

Fade looks around in the main room, seeing none that might be called merc.
"I don't know who you mean, but why didn't you say that earlier and suggest to join AMEN or VIGIL?"

[Cyber Punk]

[Main Room]

((I know, right? ^^))

Dao facepalms. "Forgive me, I didn't ask your name." He looks around as well. "I'm a member of VIGIL now." He repeats. "Things are bad there."

[Zefir]

[Main Room]

Fade watches Dao looking around. Isn't that a signe that he is unsure or lying, Fade thinks and continues to fill out the Licence. He is sure to check that out later ((After the current trouble)).

"Here you go, remember there is a board to check for contracts." ((First Post Licenced members)) Fade says as he hands over the licence. He obviously didn't understand that Dao passiv asked for his name.

[Cyber Punk]

[Main Room]

"Many thanks, merc." Dao nods as he collects the license and turns to leave the building. "Later."

[Zefir]

[Main Room]

Fade looks at the man and speaks up befor he leaves.

"You should visit a doctor, there is no person here called 'merc'"

[Cyber Punk]

[Main Room]

Dao smirks. "You are a mercenary, correct? Besides, you didn't tell me your name, so what am I to call you?"

[Zefir]

[Main Room]

Fade remains in his emotionless state.

"Yes I am, but I'm nor MERC. That's the name of the organisation. I didn't told you cause you never asked." he replies.
"I'm Fade."

[Cyber Punk]

[Main Room]

"I asked, Fade. Thrice, in fact. I'm Dao Feng." Dao puts out his dead cigarette.

"Fade. The name certainly suits you."

[Zefir]

[Main Room]

Fade just shrugs. "I don't know. It's my name, I didn't choose it."

"Dao Feng? I can't say if it suits. I guess it got a secret meaning."

[Cyber Punk]

[Main Room]

Dao shrugs. "Well, I can't really say that now, can I? By the way, you seem familiar with contractors. Are there others here?"

[Zefir]

[Main Room]

"I never heared of anyone calling themself Contractors befor you. I can't tell you if there are more of your kind." Fade replies. "Merc has some members if that's what you wanted to know, but as you see I'm the only one in this room."

[Cyber Punk]

[Main Room]

Dao looks around. "I see that." He nods. "Thank you for your time, Fade. I shall return soon."

With that, Dao exits the base without another word.

[Morty]

[Bulletin Boards]

A new job posting appears in the main base, Inside office (shortly before that office is closed), Riverside office and Skyside office. It appears to be signed by the boss himself.

We were hired to clear out a location at [Dome of Thorns, Outside]. It's a sorcerer's laboratory. She used to perform experiments there, apparently, but the locals haven't seen her in a while and now horrible stuff is crawling out from there. So the local tribes chipped in to pay us to do something about it. Put a team together, get in there, find out what happened and solve the problem. If you can't, clear the way for a specialist to be sent in.

- Dipsnig Razortooth

[Main Base - Meeting Room]

Dipsnig calls both his lieutenants to the meeting room, which is located in the tunnels, just below the surface. He only uses it when what he has to discuss is otherwise classified.

[Cyber Punk]

[MERC Office- Riverside]

A hooded girl that looks to be 14-years old enters the base. There's an almost spectre-ish look about her. She looks shadowy, like she was birthed from the night itself. Her eyes have black sclera and purple irises. She seems to have no shadow. Anyone that can detect undead will be able to tell that there's some undeath around her.

She looks around and will approach the first person she sees.

"I'm Raven. Ninja merc. I want a license."