#sclasshuntress

[singer-saboteur-soldier-spy]

Well that was unexpected, I know your secret, this stays between us.

"Well, that was unexpected."

"I am SO sorry," The mortified Hunter apologized, still holding his companion back by the collar. The canine was still wiggling excitedly, wagging his long tail back and forth and knocking aside any hapless chairs that happened to be in his way. "Gospel usually doesn’t jump like that…"

"I know your secret."

The Reploid’s green eyes widened in a panicked, deer-in-the-headlights manner. Oh crap, oh crap….which secret?! Was it the fact that he played the part of a very dangerous and very wanted Maverick General? Was it the fact that he couldn’t shake himself out of said persona without artificial help? Was it the fact that he led the infamous Black Lake fighting club? The fact that he’d recruited several other Maverick Hunter personnel as members?!"L-look, we’re not doing anything illegal, ma’am…" Issimo tried to protest, hoping to high heaven Andrea wasn’t talking about his first guesses. He could explain away Black Lake - he’d had practice in doing so, in the past - but he couldn’t explain away "Dark".

"This stays between us."

"Yes, ma’am…" Issimo replied in agreement. It was bad enough a coworker had witnessed him drinking, but now that he was sober, he’d learned that said coworker had witnessed him drink so much that he’d started arguing with his own reflection (though he’d called it "Viking" for some reason). That was not an incident he could afford being passed around the organization rumor mill, and he felt incredibly grateful for Andrea’s willingness to keep the disaster quiet.He’d have to make sure to tell her so later. Right now, he had a pounding processor-ache, and he was pretty sure Commander Andrea wasn’t supposed to have a slightly-fuzzy twin…

[singer-saboteur-soldier-spy]

Justice, Freedom, Resolution

Justice:

Justice is a thing that Issimo almost never sees happen, and it frustrates him to no end.

The fact that his aliases are some of the ones who need to be brought to justice upsets him even more. Every day, Issimo watches - and occasionally, to keep his cover, has to help - people get away with murder, and very rarely can he do anything about it. Each one of his Maverick aliases is put to work for the Maverick Hunters for the long-term greater good, but most of what Issimo sees is the short-term downsides.

He vents most of this frustration into his sparring at Black Lake, or training at HQ, but it’s always eating at him.

Freedom:

Gospel places a high value on his freedom to move about, and does NOT enjoy being restrained in any form for any reason (even bath time). He even dislikes being tucked in because the blankets then get tangled in his limbs and snagged on his back fins. Vet visits are always a hassle, as well, because Gospel begins to snap and growl the moment someone tries to hold him down for an injection or other procedure.

This may be because of the circumstances that caused the injuries he was originally found with, when he was taken in by Black Lake as their unofficial mascot. However, the only person who knows the truth is Gospel, and he can’t exactly talk.

Resolution:

Issimo doesn’t usually make long-term promises to himself, due to the nature of his work, and how he must always be ready (or even expecting) the plan to change at a moment’s notice. However, there have been a few instances where he set his mind to do something, and went on to accomplish it…

Shortly after his brother’s death, Issimo discovered that Axiom had been a member of the Black Lake fight club, alongside of Bearcat (and that Axiom had been the original “Viking”). After finding out that it had been his brother’s ambition to one day win a tournament and be selected as the 3IC, even just once, Issimo resolved to do just that in Axiom’s memory.

Taking on his brother’s former alias (“Viking”), Issimo went on to win several tournaments - always fighting in memory of his brother - and even made 2IC, for a short time. Eventually Issimo overshot his goal completely when he was selected as the group’s Alpha upon the retirement of the reigning leader, “Tiger Iron”, where he’s been ever since.

[singer-saboteur-soldier-spy]

It had been another long week of undercover work, and it was all Issimo could do to not drag his feet as he tromped into administration to file the last of his paperwork. When he took on the alias "Duplicity", he usually didn't get into a lot of trouble; though a maverick, "Duplicity" was at a fairly low threat level, and even most mavericks tended to ignore him. This week, however, Fate had displayed a funny sense of humor, and the usually overlooked alias had muttered a witty retort a little too loudly to the wrong person, and had nearly gotten his head torn off by an irate maverick. 

It was the closest call Issimo had suffered for a long while, and it had nearly happened twice more before the mission had ended and he'd been pulled. He'd happily shrugged off the alias in favor of a day or two of desk work, even if that did mean more paperwork. Said paperwork was now finally done, and as soon as it was out of his hands, he planned to park himself on the nearest couch, do a little people-watching, and take full advantage of the short down-time he'd have before his talents were called on again. As he stepped back into the hallway, blissfully paperwork-free, he nearly ran into someone walking the other way, and took a quick step back to avoid a collision. "Oh, 'scuse m-….Ma'am!" The Reploid jumped to attention with an sheepish smile. "I'm sorry, ma'am. I didn't see you there." He apologized. He'd only met Commander Andrea in person once before, and that had been a long time ago, but she had a reputation that preceded her.

[blue-phoenix-reborn]

S-ClassHuntress started Following Phoenix

Phoenix furrowed his brow as he studied the female in front of him. She looked like a battle unit, but nothing at all like the Elysian military, which was starting to make him believe that she wasn't Elysian at all - but yet another multiverse visitor.

Hiding would likely make him a target. At least she wasn't one of those five thousands Zeroes that he kept running into

"You seem to be new to this area, miss."