#nolnegotiator

[sword-of-doom]

"N---Noel---?" The Negotiator stared at the Murakumo Unit with bewildered and frightened eyes "Is---Is that you? What happened---?"

     {♙}—;;    Oh, how she loathed these encounters — poor reminders that even the blatantly obvious evaded humans. It was often that she wondered how such fools could be as treacherous as the Captain asserted they were.

                    Contempt was visible in her azure gaze, otherwise similar to a doll’s pair — empty, lifeless, staring at everything and nothing.

                       “Noel Vermillion is nothing more                         than a trespasser.                         She is no longer an issue.”

[charming-like-a-snake-blog]

Nol-Negotiator entered the office

The 12th Hierarchical City of Kukunochi always had a home for Hazama--it was the location of his department's main HQ, and also the home of his beloved office. He would often sit there and let his thoughts collect with each passing hour in between files and other paperwork, thinking of what's next on his agenda or what's otherwise to come.

On this particular day, his mind ran across Mathilde Ferdinand, one of his more promising officers. She showed determination, wit, and negotiability; she was a very valuable asset, in more ways than one.

For you see, her compliance could also be her curse--and Hazama's blessing.

When she returned to his office to report that day, he stood, making his way over to the front of his desk.

"Welcome back, Officer Ferdinand. Did you find any information on the whereabouts of Major Kisaragi?"

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Reassuming the Chain of Command {Full RP with nol-negotiator}

NOL Kagutsuchi Branch.

The door to a room was opened and the inside was dark and void of life. The only light within coming from the outside via windows. It wasn’t too bright but it was enough to illuminate the interior features, imperial decor and all. In the middle was a desk and a vacant chair. It wasn’t hard to deduce that this room was an office.

Specifically, Hazama’s office. The serpent looked around for anything that might jog his memory regarding his line of work as everything he did know was plucked straight from Ragna’s hatred seeped memory thanks to Tabuu.

It wasn’t long after that someone or something stepped in the doorway to address him and with back still turned to them, he called the presence out.

"Yes? Can I help you?"

Nervously, the blonde haired negotiator walked into the room, it was quite clear she was unnerved, or at the very least intimidated. As soon as she was spotted, she gave a bit of a salute.

"Gr-greetings Captain Hazama. I’m Warrant Officer Mathilde Ferdinand, I reported to Kagutsuchi because I thought the branch here may need a bit of extra help, given all the things that have been happening recently…" And what a large amount of things it was. Sightings of Ragna the Bloodedge,  Sector Seven’s Red Devil, a mysterious creature terrorizing the Kaka Village underneath the city, and not to mention a flux of vigilantes with their sights set on Ragna.

"If you don’t think I can assist you or the branch, I can leave and report to another city, if you’d like" Truth be told, she always wanted to come here, and it was against her better judgment she acted on that impulse to visit Kagutsuchi, a large reason she debated against it was just that, Ragna the Bloodedge. His targets were the NOL, she was part of the NOL, it was no surprise she was frightened of his very existence, let alone the thought of being a place he could be found…

"Ragna the Bloodedge, hmm…?" He muttered to himself, recounting the events that led to where he was now. Surely this officer must have come from another place in another time. Was the Chrono Phantasma in play? Judging from her description, it sounded like the Calamity Trigger had yet to occur. Then again this could be speculation…seeing how he was a creation of Tabuu, it was more than likely that he was the one out of place in this scenario.

Regardless…it could be interesting to have a companion of sorts.

"No no, you’re certainly welcome here!" He spoke in a cheerful tone, flipping on the lights and offering the girl a bright smile. Getting a good look at her, he nodded to himself as if in confirmation before addressing her formally. "Now then…Mathilde was it? What division do you belong to?"

"Yes, I’ve heard he’s been very active in this very city recently…among other things…" The reports for happenings were too many to count, really! A better question would be "What ISN’T Happening in Kagutsuchi!?" It seemed to be the center of the world right now, almost!

She took a deep sigh of relief. “I’m glad to hear my help will be accepted, sir” She nervously returned the smile. It was hard not to be the littlest bit worried about how a superior office felt about her.

"Yes, Mathilde is my name…" …Suddenly she  realized she introduced herself without giving her division…how embarrassing. "I’m with the Department of Intelligence, sir!" Straight to the point, it would seem.

"You’re in my field?” Clapping his hands with a satisfied smile, he walked towards the officer and spread his arms wide. “Seems to me like we’re going to be seeing a lot of each other then!” Seeing how nervous and tense she was around him prompted the serpent to place a hand on her shoulder while adjusting the rim of his hat.

"Easy does it Officer Mathilde, you can relax. I’m not so uptight about something as silly as rank. Just call me Hazama, my dear.”

"Y-Yes sir! I was promoted to Warrant Officer not too long ago!" She worked hard, that’s everything that was important to her, and it seemed that paid off, more often than not! She tensed up as her commanding officer approached her… but soon eased up a little as he touched her, she looked up to him, her eyes still flickering a bit, due to nervousness, but it was quite clear she was calming down.. "It sure seems that way… Kagutsuchi is big, isn’t it? That’s what everyone at the last branch told me…" It couldn’t be bigger than Naobi or Kukunochi, could it?

Blink, blink. “Is that really ok? I-If you say so, Cap-…Hazama.” She nodded. Well, he was at least not as formal as some of the other commanding officers she worked with in the past, which was…actually a bit of a relief. She rarely had time to relax on the job, so this was a refreshing, like a cool breeze. 

"Is there anywhere you’d like me to start?" She asked, as she reached into her coat, pulling out what appeared to be a small notebook, it didn’t take long for her to skim through it.

"The most often and repeating reports I heard are the following:

Ragna the Bloodedge.

Sector Seven’s Red Devil

Vigilante Influx

and Black Mount of Liquid terrorizing the Kaka Clan… there’s a few other, but those are the ones I kept hearing about…” She trailed off, closing it.

"Unless there’s something else you’d like me to investigate or work on?"

"So many people coming to this town…I almost feel like we should arrange a party of some kind to welcome them all!" He joked before clearing his throat.

Little did Mathilde know that this Hazama hadn’t actually assumed a position of command over others, all of Tabuu’s assignments were specifically designed to be solo outings. Does he have what it takes to lead? Surely this would be interesting, he thought.

"Garnering intelligence is the name of the game here, Mathilde. Sounds to me like you’re already one step ahead of said game, which is good. But let’s see if you can do better…pick one of the characters on that list of yours and gather some more intel then report to me with your findings. I’ll devise a plan of action from there." Yes, a game. That’s all this was to him.

…Mathilde couldn’t help but chuckle a bit. it was odd, wasn’t it? So many big names and people being in Kagutsuchi…why this place? It was quite clear something was going on behind the scenes, what could be drawing everyone here…?

She slowly nodded in agreement. “I always prepared in advance before I move to a Hierarchical City, sir. It never pays to be in a place without a direction…” That’s just how she thought, at least. Even if she was visiting her home city of Naobi, she always at least had an activity or something to look into, even if it was something as simple as checking in on their NOL Branch.

"O-of course! That sounds perfect…" She rubbed her chin…what to investigate… Ragna the Bloodedge was obviously right out, but maybe asking about the Red Devil might pay more…after alll, that question was biting at the back of her mind.. Why was Sector Seven here? There had to be a reason for that. They wouldn’t just dispatch such a person without a big reason.

"I’ll ask around about the Red Devil first, Hazama." That sounded like the safest plan, after all.

All she knew about the Black Mound was that it was terrorizing the Kaka Clan and lower portions of the city, and that it was possibly dangerous…

"Very well. I see you having a successful future…but we all have to work for success." The captain replied, reciting the age-old saying like clockwork. "I expect big things from you Officer Mathilde." Was she really going to be this easy to manipulate? 

…Shouldn’t make assumptions, he thought. He’d let the end results dictate how much worth she had. Giving a mock salute and tipping his hat, he saw her off. 

"Good luck on the field, soldier!"

"Th-thank you for that, Cap-…Hazama!" She said with an energetic tone as she stood upwards, giving a salute of sorts to him. "I’ll try my very best!" And there was no doubt in that voice either, she /would/ try, and she /would/ find information about the Red Devil, and what Sector Seven was doing here…

…It really would be that easy to manipulate her, she wouldn’t question orders, at least not this early in her career. She worked so hard to get here, there was not a chance she wouldn’t work just as hard to keep it…! 

"Yes sir! I’ll be on my way now!" She turned on her heel and went towards the door….annnnnd off she went. Filled with determination and hope that she’d find something of note…

Once again alone in his office and after making sure the coast was clear, he let loose the laughter he'd been holding inside of him that entire time.

"Oh man! I can't believe how smooth that went! Mathilde Ferdinand...I do hope you don't get killed out there...not yet anyway. It'd be too soon!"

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