Soldier K rolled his eyes, a bit peeved for some reason. S chuckled.
"Com'on, we should get back to the processing room before we get in trouble…" He sighed. K, if he had been gentle before, didn't bother now as he forced Noel forward.
Syzen would follow just behind the others. He wasn’t one who was alright with chains and locks. He’d prefer walking on his own any day.
Noel, on the other hand, was fine with the locks. He was alright with it but again, would prefer to be free.
”Processing room?” both of the figures asked in unison.
Cicada stepped out and felt the bonds reappear. She immediately caught herself with the staff and proceeded to lean against the wall before making a swipe at the binding on her feet hoping to rid herself of them and onky them.
"We just need some basic information for the files," S said. As they continued down the hall, a woman came walking from the other direction. Her hands were in her pockets, and she seemed to be humming to herself. The two soldiers nodded in acknowledgment when she passed. She barely glanced over, but looked again a moment later. She stopped, the soldiers following suit.
"You're… Syzen, right?" she asked.
In a flash, a woman appeared, wearing a white dress. She held two curved blades, using them to block Cicada's staff. Agent A frowned a little.
"Now, why did you do that?" she asked. The woman knocked Cicada's staff away from the bonds, holding one of the blades up to her throat.
The man wrote this down, pausing.
"We don't have the authority to. Only your author can, and they probably don't even realize you're here. Age?"
"Oh. 22." Aron replied, shrugging slightly. He ran a hand through his hair, then dropped his bound hands back into his lap.
"I just wanted to walk on my own," Cicada calmly explained feeling the staff be knocked away yet somehow she kept it in her grasp . She could feel her heart beat spike, but she kept her voice calm, "That was all. May I do so?"
Syzen turned to the woman.
”Yep, the one and only. By the way—“ the man tapped his chin in a thoughtful manner ”—who are you? I don’t recognize you at all”
The man wrote this down, making a note on another part of the page.
"Gender and pronouns," he said.
Agent A sighed, motioning for the woman to back off.
"It would have been better for you to just ask," she said. She bent down, unlocking the bonds. They fell away into nothing, and Agent A straightened up and lightly took ahold of Cicada's arm. The other woman moved to tand behind both of them, a precaution.
"The name's Coral. I'm Akira's author." She smiled, tilting her head a little.
"Thanks for helping her out the first time you were here."
Cicada felt relief as she felt the bonds releaee from her feet. She moved whever Agent A wished her to go, "I was unsure if you would remove them for me. But thank you for doing so."
”Akira… oh, the little kid back then” the man smiled slightly.
”My pleasure…” the man said before he stopped and thought about something.
”…are you perhaps… the person who’s in a relationship with my author?” the man asked plainly.
(You thought you broke the fourth wall… but I’m going further than that—)
(Do you know how hard it is to talk about one's self in the third person? XD)
(Also, there is gonna be a lot of that in this rp)
"You're welcome. And you should have given me the chance to say yes instead of just doing it yourself." She led Cicada to the same hallway Aron had been taken to, the woman stepping up to open the door labeled A.
"Take a seat and we'll get this started," Agent A said when they stepped inside, the other woman closing the door before disappearing.
"Ah- yes, as a matter of fact I am." Coral smiled, chuckling softly. "He's a very good person." The soldiers exchanged looks, a bit surprised at this information.
"Boyfriend?" Soldier S asked.
"Oh dear," Coral mumbled to herself. "Shouldn't have said that, I should not have said that."
Cicada sat herself down in the chair. She leaned back and remained relax despite the pounding in her chest. She just needed to remain calm and everything would work itself out. Cicada understood this was probably some interrogation, so she decided to take a bit of intiative, "You already know my nane so I assume you know about me. I'm curious as to how much."
(I’m gonna make this… a bit more interesting)
Syzen sighed before smiling.
”Glad you guys are together I guess” the man said.
Not half a minute later, Coral’s phone would be ringing. Someone had called her.
"Not much," Agent A admitted. She sat down as well, pulling out a piece of paper and turning it to face Cicada.
"Just some… basic information." On the sheet was the information that had been provided at the beginning of this roleplay, an exact copy. The location of her Author was censored, though, just a thick black line.
"But there are a few things I still need to know."
Coral nodded to Syzen's statement, about to respond. She was a bit surprised when her phone rang, taking a few steps away to answer it.
"Hello!" She said chipperly.
Cicada quickly glanced through the papers. She felt a wave of releif as she saw not everything had been put down. She looked up at Agent A, "What else do you need to know then?"
”Hi!” the person on the other side of the call said with much excitement.
”Are you free this afternoon? I want to treat you to some pastries and I really need someone to comment on the new chapter” the teen male on the call said, just loud enough for Syzen to hear from where he was.
"We do need more information on Fears, Weaknesses, and Strengths. Don't worry, it's very rare we actually use this information." Agent A tapped her pen to the three spots as she named them, then pulled the paper back to herself so she could write.
"And for the love of God, tell the truth."
"Of course I am, I'd love to!" Coral smiled. She glanced over at Syzen and Noel, but quickly turned her attention back to the phone. She'd probably tell her boyfriend about the situation when they met up. The two soldiers looked at each other again. S's lips were pursed in a thin line, which couldn't be a good sign.
”That’s great! Oh, by the way, it’s Syzen’s arc so it’s gonna be quite interestingly dark” the young man said, perhaps ending the conversation there.
The Zodiac figure was, though, baffled by the fact that he was needed for the chapter his author was working on quite passionately. He clenched his fists a bit but relaxed them soon.
"Of course," Cicada agreed. She figured her 'Author' gave this sheet to them, but she wanted to be sure, "But before I begin might I ask how you got this sheet?"
"I wouldn't expect anything else," Coral said with a smile. "I'll see you then!" After exchanging goodbyes, she hung up. Slipping her phone into her pocket, she turned to the two soldiers.
"What agent were they assigned to?" she asked, suddenly becoming quite serious.
"Agent U," K said, smirking a little. Coral gave a dry, humorless laugh.
"Of course they were," she said. She turned to look at the two characters.
"Good luck, boys. You're gonna need it."
"I have my ways," Agent A said. "Well, one of our Authors has her ways. In fact, I think she…" The Agent trailed off. She had been openly friendly and even kind before, but now she looked extremely troubled.
"Oh dear."
That look piqued Cicada's interest. She thought for a moment before gently probing the agent, "May I ask why you look so troubled? Or would you like me to answer what I need to answer now."
"Bringing characters to this world is heavily frowned upon if not needed, and… if my theory is correct, Coral is the main reason several of you have appeared." She frowned, sighing.
"I'll have to look into it more. In the meantime, could you please answer my question?"
"Of course," Cicada gave a little nod and thought for a moment, "Weaknesses… I suppose my stubbornness could be seen as one, I tended to butt heads with my friends quite a bit a year or two ago. Along with my, uh, nightmares that tend to happen whether I'm asleep or awake. And I suppose you people would consider the fact that I'm from a less advanced world than you. As for strengths the sheet highlights most of my strengths though I suppose my observational skills and strong will could count as some too. As for fears, the sheet did forget to mention how I used to freeze up at large amounts of fire. Though that's died down since I've basically become the goddess of fire. That's another thing the sheet forgot to mention."
Cicada leaned over the table and spoke calmly though it was a bit of a stretch at this moment. To call herself a god was arrogant, she wasn't one yet. Though Flare had told her at some point she would cease to exist and Cicada would take her place as the spirit of fire, "I'm a wee bit of a god in my world."
Agent A scribbled down the new information, making note of the wording. She glanced up when Cicada started talking about being a god, slightly raising one eyebrow.
"God? I wonder why this wasn't noted in the original…" She wasn't really buying it.
"I wouldn't expect anything else," Coral said with a smile. "I'll see you then!" After exchanging goodbyes, she hung up. Slipping her phone into her pocket, she turned to the two soldiers.
"What agent were they assigned to?" she asked, suddenly becoming quite serious.
"Agent U," K said, smirking a little. Coral gave a dry, humorless laugh.
"Of course they were," she said. She turned to look at the two characters.
"Good luck, boys. You're gonna need it."
”Something tells me that we’re getting the harder ones to talk to” Noel finally spoke after all that time.
”Well… you did break out of prison thrice, I got away from the police forces like… seven times? I wouldn’t expect them to be giving us someone easy to deal with” the other entity claimed with an unsatisfied voice.
Cicada shrugged and leaned back, “The most likely reason is I only recently became one. Another thing I must point out is that all the background information you have on me dates back to about two years ago. There’s a reason it said ‘but that’s just the beginning.’ I’ve gone through a lot in the past two years. Including becoming a god.”
"That's… one way of putting it." Coral sighed, shaking her head slightly. "Just be careful what you say- Agent U's a bit unstable, and it's hard to say what will set her off." With that, Coral nodded to the two soldiers and waved goodbye, taking her leave.
"Let's go," Soldier S said. K tugged at Noel a bit, and the two soldiers made their way to the door marked U.
"Yes, I noticed that. Is there anything else notable that happened to you?" Agent A asked. She looked up from the paper, leaning back a little.
"I don't need everything, just the things that made a large impact on you."
