Daybreak Town

[Bloodedge]

"Gula? ... Alright," he said, accepting the new, albeit strange name given to this individual by their Master. To the response Gula had for his other statement, he had but one simple thing to say. "There's brain stuff involved too." As the conversation continued, Aced found himself looking in the direction of Lilynette, Kou and Johan, finding the orange-haired lad to be... lacking, so to speak. However, the others seemed decent, and he could already attest to the former's prowess. "Win some, lose some, I guess. Looks like you've got an overall win. And I'm guessing Luxu is Sion. If he wanted her, I'd watch out. Knowing him, he'll keep trying even if she's in your Union. Anyway... good luck on your journey too. I've gotta find somebody worthwhile."

[Apollymi]

"Whatever you say." said the young woman, both about her new name, and about this supposed 'brain stuff' involved in whatever activity Aced happened to have been offering her. When he went on to comment about the apparent strength of the start of her Union and Luxu formerly known as Sion having a bit of relentlessness in him she could only shake her head. "Luxu doesn't concern me in such a way. Plus he already said I beat him to her. He even helped me negotiate her joining my Union." she said with a small smile on her face. Of course this was quite true he'd helped her attain her most recent acquisitions. And as they progressed it seemed like the master of the Ursus Union was going to find someone worth adding to his grouping. With that in mind the young woman hopped down, going to rejoin her own group assuming this blue haired man would go about his own business as well.

All while this happened a young woman seemed to be in another area not to far away. She'd felt the stir of magic in the air and it definitely seemed like something she should have avoided. Since there were no cries for help or anything of the like, she assumed it was a training exercise of some sort. Either way, she was now standing with her butterfly and spider themed clothes on in the middle of a large open field covered in dandelions. She liked this place, mostly because it was empty all the time, and she planned to use it... for now all alone. With this in mind she summoned a rather strange looking Keyblade with two helix strands in pink and blue leading up to a crown type of tooth at the top. She held this in her hand then threw it, causing it to circle her person several times. She was trying to perfect one of her newest acquired skills, but this one had gone a bit wide and was now hurtling even further out than she'd anticipated, and with much greater strength than one would normally expect.

[Bloodedge]

"Hmph. How charitable." Aced had nothing else to say following his scoff at the apparent assistance Luxu had provided this Master. Since there was nothing else to this exchange, he properly left Gula and her Union to their own devices, choosing to continue wandering the town. Eventually, this led to him passing through a mostly empty field of dandelions to reach another populated area. His lack of attention to detail as he made this journey resulted in a wide Circle Raid, performed by a certain young woman in the vicinity, to strike the side of his arm and draw his gaze. "Huh?" he said aloud as his eyes locked onto the lass. The strike didn't seem to affect this man one bit, but he was briefly taken aback by the presence of another person in this field. "I didn't think there was someone out here."

[Apollymi]

The girl's use of an ability she was learning called Circle Raid had gone a bit awry, and before she could recall her Keyblade it smashed into an individual who seemed to be completely unfazed by the entire ordeal. Still her eyes widened as she recalled her Keyblade to her hand and bowed, seeming embarrassed about the whole thing. "I didn't think anyone else was out here, sorry. I came out here to practice without potentially hurting anyone... I didn't expect to hit someone my first go." she said, though he didn't seem to be hurt she thought it best to apologize anyways. He wore an odd set of clothing complete with a mask which made him one of the Masters direct apprentices, and as such she didn't want to offend anyone. She had a rather athletic build and rather tall for a girl of just sixteen. Her strike had been fairly powerful and probably would have caused a bit of harm to anyone hit by it in such a direct manner, even if the man before her seemed to not care about said strike one way or the other.

[Bloodedge]

The Master Aced tugged on his sleeve to do away with a few ruffles that had been created by the Keyblade strike against it. As he did so, he shook his head, not caring at all for the apology of the girl. "Don't worry about it. I was actually looking for somebody like you. That's a pretty strong arm you've got on you. What are you, about twenty?" he asked. Though he didn't plan on recruiting anyone random, this sudden interaction was already looking up to be one of his preference. Perhaps this would be his first Union member. "More importantly, let me get something out of the way now. My name is Aced. We Masters are forming Unions to compete against each other in the fight against the Darkness. I'm looking for people to join the Ursus Union, the backup force in a way. Interested?"

[Apollymi]

A second after her apology was basically pushed to the side the girl straightened up, banishing her Keyblade from her hand and seeming to relax quite a bit. Of course, this still wasn't the most relaxing situation to find yourself in, but overall it could have gone much worse. The follow up to the dismissal of her apology was a compliment about her arm and a guess at her age which made the girl's eyes widen and a small blush come to her face. She looked off to the side while she rubbed the back of her head with one arm. She as actually quite used to people mistaking her for someone much older than she was, and it usually was because of her build and height. She'd clear this up in a bit as the man named himself and went on to explain exactly what he was looking for and asked her if she wanted to join him in this endeavor of Union forming. "Ah... that is a lot, Master Aced." the girl mentioned thinking about it she decided it was best to address all points in order. "Thanks for the compliment. I'm Jolyne... and I wouldn't mind joining this Union. Sounds like fun and a good way to build my skills." she said. She hadn't met any of the other Masters, and didn't want to be last in line to get picked. She knew her skills weren't exactly the highest among her peers and as such to get scouted by such an individual was good for her. "Oh... and I'm sixteen. People often think I am much older than that... but I'm not." she said, remembering that it was better to clear that up sooner rather than waiting until later when it could become weird.

[Bloodedge]

"It will be a good way to build your skills. As a matter of fact," he said as he dug into his pocket, eventually retrieving a chain of rings with a pale lilac token featuring two curved spikes protruding from a central point. This was what he immediately had to offer the girl. "Here." As a Master, Aced not only boasted the greatest physical strength, but also experience with use of Keychains and Keyblade transformation. As such, he tended to have a few extras on him at any given time, and he could immediately offer this to his first Union member. Upon discovering the girl's true age, though, his eyes widened and a bead of sweat trickled down the side of his head. "Sixteen?" he questioned, looking up and down the girl's form in what appeared to be great disbelief. "... Huh. This generation; I swear..."

[Apollymi]

The young woman seemed to nod. She was also immediately given a present of sorts a Keychain which she'd never seen before. Still she wasn't necessarily the type to turn down a present. "Ah... thank you. It kinda looks like it came off a Keyblade, what's it do?" she asked seeming to be interested in the thing. She didn't bother commenting aloud about the difference between her true and perceived ages, this was far too common a problem for her. She instead simply ran her empty hand over her face and shook her head. 'Why does this always happen to me?' she questioned as if she didn't understand how such a thing always managed to occur. She was often mistaken for the wrong age by random males who expressed great interest in her, until they found out how young she was.

[Bloodedge]

"If you put it on your Keyblade, it will change the Keyblade to a new form. Its abilities will change, and so will the shapes it can take. That'll be the first step to building your skills. Variety will be necessary as you get stronger and fight stronger opponents." Aced spoke these words as he withdrew his hand and shoved it back into his pocket. The Keychain he handed this girl was a more recently acquired one, which he thought a lass with a strong arm like this one may benefit from greatly. "It'll also do a couple of things you can really make use of. For example, a Raid skill like that will act sort of like a... boomerang. It's also been upgraded to have a fire finish. You'll see."

[Apollymi]

The explanation of what this new device did, made the girl's eyes widen. "Really? That sounds cool." she said immediately aiming to test this proclamation by summoning her own Keyblade to her hand. She immediately looked it over and found that the Keychain could be removed rather easily which she did. Storing that one in her pocket and attaching the new one, all while a further explanation of the abilities of this newer version of her Keyblade were given. As soon as she attached this new chain, the Keyblade glowed, changing form and becoming a lighter pink and lilac sort of thing which confused her greatly but was also very amazing. "Wow! This is really cool." she said opening and closing her hand and giving it a few test swings while she adjusted to this new weight. "Hmm, and here I was a bit scared of the big buff guy I hit accidentally." she said she then went on to practice her circle raid once more and as she launched the Keyblade this time it seemed to do loops around her instead of just doing the singular circular motion. And with the decreased weight she had much more control over its orbit. "That's awesome~" she chimed seemingly excited about this entire thing. Right at the moment she was rather happy she'd agreed to join this man's union. He was actually quite a useful Master to have on her side.

[Bloodedge]

"Trust me; it is," he said regarding the 'coolness' of Keychain switching. As for the rest of what Jolyne had to say, he could only chuckle. "Don't fear me. The only time I want the word fear to even come to your mind, is when you think of how the Heartless must feel when you're standing in front of them. Got me?" This man seemed to be quite invested in the strength of his Union. And, now that he was thinking about it, he had a task for the girl already. "Make good use of that, but don't forsake your true Keyblade for it. Now, I have a job for you. Because of our role, I need you to be able to take on leadership. So... you're in charge of finding your first teammate."

[Apollymi]

"Understood!" the girl said about fearing the man. Even so, he was still quite an imposing figure and she could only imagine that other people thought so as well. It was also stated that while she should get a good use out of her Keychain she shouldn't forsake her own Keyblade as well. She figured such a thing herself but she respected the advice, so she'd nod as her Keyblade came back to her hand and she caught it, and banished it once more. Of course, after this, it was stated by the large man that she was in charge of finding her first teammate. She looked at him and frowned then rather suddenly a smirk came to her face. "Ah... delegating a task huh? Sure... I'll grab someone else." she said as she began walking towards the other end of town hoping to find a certain individual she'd come to know, she gave a bit of a wave to the older man. "Where am we meetin' ya', afterwards?" the girl asked, she seemed to already have someone in mind, but right now she was just trying to keep a straight face. This was a struggle, because she couldn't help but think in this moment, that she was being sent to find someone else, so the man wouldn't intimidate them with his approach.

[Bloodedge]

"Good. Off you go," he said when Jolyne agreed to go on her recruiting mission. When asked where he could be met when she was done, he turned around to look toward the center of town, where the Master of Masters did her research and other such things. "The clock tower. I'll be outside of it." With that said, he walked off, leaving Jolyne to her work while he searched for other potential members of the Ursus Union.

Meanwhile, a boy of about Jolyne's age walked around the market area, stocking up on potions and the like for a bit of training he intended to do later. This lad had a punk style of dress, which went quite well with his spiked, dual-colored black and purple hairstyle. He carried an armful of potions to a stall, and upon being told the amount of Munny required by the clerk, his face quickly turned sour. "Ugh, really? For ten potions!? This is highway robbery! It's like you want me to die!"

[Apollymi]

A giggle would escape the girl as she nodded and headed on about her way. "Alright see ya' there." she said, and then she began to wander about. As expected she ended up in the Market Place, here she began to search about until she found the punk dressed young man she was looking for, apparently trying to guilt the clerk into giving him better prices on his potions. She couldn't help but watch this situation and wonder how he'd managed to end up in such a situation. "Well, if you don't wanna go broke, you should probably find one of the Magic types and learn the Cure spell." she said to the young man while peeking around his shoulder at the apparent cache of potions he was planning to buy. "Or... you could team up with me, and I'll fix you up if you take too many hits~" she offered this young man for no particular reason at all, without even bothering for a proper greeting of any sort.

[Bloodedge]

"C'mon man, just gimme a break! When I become a super famous Keyblade-wielding rock star, I'll even advertise your stand. Heck, I'll get you a whole shop!" the boy pleaded with the clerk. It was then that a girl he was quite familiar with leaned over his shoulder to speak on the matter of his shopping. "Ugh! I suck at Magic, Jo. You know that. I've got like... one spell," he said to the young woman. Afterwards, he left his payment at the stand, having grown tired of haggling with the clerk. "Here. Have that, but know I'm not happy!"