SeeD MISSION: WINHILL INVESTIGATION

[wrnpcs]

Character(s): Winhill Mission SeeD Party (Commander Leonhart, Zelos, Shadow, Tom, Edge), Winhill civilians, a mysterious woman
Location: Wnihill
Rating: PG
Open/Closed/Finished: Closed
Summary: The Winhill Mission team is sent out to gather more information about a supposed Sorceress.

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[renzokukens]

The commander rises once the intercom switches off. This is it, they're in Winhill and it's time for them to get down to business. Their mission: find out as much as possible about the woman everyone's been claiming to be a Sorceress and then possibly find her in the area for questioning.

Squall sends a look around at the other four members making up what he likes to call his investigation team, assessing each of them to see how they survived the trip in Ragnarok. "Is everyone ready?"

The sooner we find this woman, the better.

[flirtninja]

[What kind of an airship was this, anyway? No helicopter blades. No open deck. It didn't even look like a ship.]

[So forgive the ninja a moment of nostalgia. He shakes it off quickly at the commander's question]

Let's get this done!

[neutralchaotic]

[There is just a nod in affirmation at the commander's question. The way the ship is shaped is the least of his concern. As long as they got there in one piece.]

'Wonder what we'll uncover here...'

[tinkercat]

Rising up from his seat, Tom gives Commander a thumbs-up before putting his bracers on. The trip itself was a little woozy - Tom admittedly felt a little dizzy, but it wasn't anything a glass of soda couldn't fix.

"Yeah," He laughed, folding his arms. Part of him desperately wanted to transform into his werepanther state, but he knew better; if they were scared by a supposed Sorceress, bringing a werepanther to town wouldn't help matters.

[lightspears]

"Sure, whatever!" Zelos confirmed, swinging his arms up behind his head and grinning like an idiot. He didn't look like he was paying much attention to anything, and certainly didn't look ready for any kind of action - nobody with a brain would groom themself that much for field work.

[renzokukens]

This should be good... That's all Squall can think to himself as he glances over Zelos for a moment and then nods to the rest. He leads them out to the exit and makes his way down the ramp, squinting against the bright sun as he steps off the ship.

Nothing much has changed in Winhill by the looks of things. It almost looks the same as it did as Squall remembers it being decades ago when he experienced the 'fairy trip' into the past as Laguna with the others. Sure there are a few new additions, renovations have been done... but it's Winhill, it's where his mother had lived.

Squall's just going to push that thought aside and focus on the potential sorceress.

[flirtninja]

Edge deliberately lagged back as the group moved forward. He'd outlined this briefly on the way here; he had some small aptitude with stealth and recon, so from further back he might see things they did not, or possibly draw an attack if he seemed to be vulnerable and their target was hostile. But he wouldn't break line of sight with the rest of the team.

[neutralchaotic]

Being more used to doing missions alone, Shadow was behind the group as well. Plus, with him being...not so human, being a bit unseen might be beneficial for the group.

The terrain seemed deceivingly calm for their mission. He kept on alert, just in case something horrid decided to fly out from nowhere to attack.

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It was hard for the citizens of the town not to notice a giant red spaceship landing just outside of Winhill. A large group of them had already congregated, and while some seemed delighted when they caught sight of the SeeDs exiting the ship and walking towards them, others were more apprehensive. Nonetheless, the mayor of Winhill stepped forward with a welcoming expression while assessing his guests.

"You are the group of SeeDs that Cid had sent, yes?" But the moment his eyes settled on Squall, his excitement grew and the professionalism slipped for just a moment. "Oh, Commander Leonhart! Yes, yes, you must be SeeD!"

[renzokukens]

"Mayor," Squall greeted him with less enthusiasm, looking around at those beginning to gather. "That's right. The Headmaster had a team assembled. Is there anything you can tell us on the woman?"

It was best that he lowered his voice for only the mayor and the members of his team to hear his words. There was no point in getting everyone excited about SeeD being there to investigate, but some of the looks thrown their way were less than cordial.

[lightspears]

For the sake of looking sensible - hey, SeeD was here on serious business, after all - Zelos somehow resisted saying anything to the effect of "is she hot?" but he didn't appear to be paying much attention. He was paying attention enough to note Squall lowering his voice, though.

"Hey, speak up, Commander! The rest of us can't hear you!"

[flirtninja]

"It's called subtlety!"

The ninja stepped up to the group, having seen nothing of interest. Nor will he for a moment, given the way he's facepalming.

[tinkercat]

How'd he get stuck with them again? Tom rolled his eyes, resisting the temptation to just elbow Zelos and tell him that 'it'd be better if Chief weren't super loud.'

Instead, he shook his head and moved closer to listen. There'd be plenty of time to send his teammates funny faces later.

[neutralchaotic]

'That idiot...' Shadow was glad someone else spoke up, else he would have voiced his thoughts. Best to keep some sort of discretion.

Shadow moved up, but was still behind the rest of the group. Standing at a little over three feet tall, it would be hard to notice him, but he could hear just fine from his position.

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It was when the rest of the group had caught up with the Commander did the towns people get a full view of the team which Balamb Garden had sent. Most of them were unrecognizable, but the fact that Commander Leonhart had come himself was enough to make most of the towns people giddy. That had to mean that Headmaster Cid had taken their request seriously!

"Welcome, welcome!" Cried the Mayor on a slightly unrelated note to Squall's question, wanting to greet the rest of the SeeD as warmly as possible. But he then quickly returned back on topic, his expression becoming somber. "Yes-- the woman. We haven't seen her until recently, and we certainly would know her if she'd been living here for long; we're not a large town, after all. From all the reports, she's a woman with dark brown hair and green eyes, average size. She's been spotted near the outskirts of the woods by civilians several times now, so I think it's safe to assume she lives around that area."

[renzokukens]

Zelos's words were ignored and his behavior tucked away on a mental note of 'deal with him later'. Shadow wasn't the only one glad for Edge speaking up to the guy. Squall gave the mayor his undivided attention, nodding as the older man gave him the needed information.

"Is there anything else you can tell us? Does she ever come into town or leave the woods at all? Any other unusual habits we should know about?"

They needed as much information as they could possibly get about her if they were to successfully pull this investigation mission off.