she definitely hasn't stolen cayde's last cloak. well, technically she could always say she stole it from saber's closet, because light knows saber probably still has half of cayde's closet in his room, but---
eh, they both got a ton. it'll be fine.... which is definitely why she's hanging with the colonel in the rafters of the barn, with what she can only assume to be cayde's last cloak and whatever coat she stole from sabe's closet.
whatever's clever.
of course, it's a free galaxy ( kinda ) so when she hears footsteps, the reaction of "jumping about thre feet into the air and clinging onto the underside of a beam" is for one, impressive as hell....
also, it's valid, and cayde will never see her coming.
a tiny glare is shot at the colonel, though--- just in case.
eh, they both got a ton. it'll be fine.... which is definitely why she's hanging with the colonel in the rafters of the barn, with what she can only assume to be cayde's last cloak and whatever coat she stole from sabe's closet.
whatever's clever.
of course, it's a free galaxy ( kinda ) so when she hears footsteps, the reaction of "jumping about thre feet into the air and clinging onto the underside of a beam" is for one, impressive as hell....
also, it's valid, and cayde will never see her coming.
a tiny glare is shot at the colonel, though--- just in case.
Cayde has officially ran out of cloaks to wear.
Okay, so he didn't really wear any of his cloaks besides his one he inherited from Andal. But that was besides the point! There was a thief in this tower and he was going to find them and get them to give all of his cloaks back. Especially his nice, cozy, and very important cloak from Andal.
He walks to his little spot where Colonel is, glancing around awkwardly as he pulls the hood of his long forgotten hoodie over his head just that bit more, Sundance musing at the casual look... Knowing it's the most casual he's looked since he'd taken up the Vanguard cloak. Cayde gives the Ghost the benefit of the doubt on that -- it has been a long time since he'd worn a hoodie of all things.
That didn't change that he wanted his cloak back, though.
He pauses, giving a quiet hum. "Hey, Sundance, think the culprit's in here?" The Exo glances up to a dangling ship. "Maaaaybe hiding somewhere in that ship?" A glance to Colonel. "Or perhaps my trusty friend Colonel knows."
Cayde has a grin in his optics as he leans down to the chicken. "Do you know where the one who took my cloak is?"
Colonel looks up.
Cayde could almost grin... If he had the means of doing so.
"Hey Sundance, shine a light on the beams."
Okay, so he didn't really wear any of his cloaks besides his one he inherited from Andal. But that was besides the point! There was a thief in this tower and he was going to find them and get them to give all of his cloaks back. Especially his nice, cozy, and very important cloak from Andal.
He walks to his little spot where Colonel is, glancing around awkwardly as he pulls the hood of his long forgotten hoodie over his head just that bit more, Sundance musing at the casual look... Knowing it's the most casual he's looked since he'd taken up the Vanguard cloak. Cayde gives the Ghost the benefit of the doubt on that -- it has been a long time since he'd worn a hoodie of all things.
That didn't change that he wanted his cloak back, though.
He pauses, giving a quiet hum. "Hey, Sundance, think the culprit's in here?" The Exo glances up to a dangling ship. "Maaaaybe hiding somewhere in that ship?" A glance to Colonel. "Or perhaps my trusty friend Colonel knows."
Cayde has a grin in his optics as he leans down to the chicken. "Do you know where the one who took my cloak is?"
Colonel looks up.
Cayde could almost grin... If he had the means of doing so.
"Hey Sundance, shine a light on the beams."
Shit, shit, shit -
Was this really his last cloak? In her defense, she was cold as hell last night and--- well, now it dawns on her that this is Cayde's vanguard cloak, and her death is inevitable. Maybe. ( As long as she can smuggle it back into his room without being caught. )
And then the chicken sells her out!
There's nothing but a spiral of lightning when Sundance lights up her previous ( and frankly, terrible ) hiding spot, a trail of arc energy spiraling around it before starting to disappear. A few feet away, there's a flash of blue light, Hotaru crackling with arc energy and..... shit, she just gave herself away, didn't she?
Shit, there's Kinderguardians staring at her.
Shit.
Now, most people would drop drown, apologize, and then give the cloak back. Not only is she not most people, all the kinderguardians staring a the rafter hobbit wearing the hunter vanguard's cloak was, to put it lightly, scaring the shit out of her.
So now she's vaulting herself off of her perch and disappearing in another crack of lightning. Could she think of a million better ways to handle this? Yeah, and she'll analyze them all after this disaster was over!
Was she thinking of any right now besides "run like hell and don't get caught?"
....no.
( To her credit, Cayde now has his cloak back, hastily chucked at his face and still crackling with leftover Arc energy. )
( Not to her credit: she's still running, and might end up shorting her generator out. Of all the ways it's happened before, this was by far the fucking dumbest.)
Was this really his last cloak? In her defense, she was cold as hell last night and--- well, now it dawns on her that this is Cayde's vanguard cloak, and her death is inevitable. Maybe. ( As long as she can smuggle it back into his room without being caught. )
And then the chicken sells her out!
There's nothing but a spiral of lightning when Sundance lights up her previous ( and frankly, terrible ) hiding spot, a trail of arc energy spiraling around it before starting to disappear. A few feet away, there's a flash of blue light, Hotaru crackling with arc energy and..... shit, she just gave herself away, didn't she?
Shit, there's Kinderguardians staring at her.
Shit.
Now, most people would drop drown, apologize, and then give the cloak back. Not only is she not most people, all the kinderguardians staring a the rafter hobbit wearing the hunter vanguard's cloak was, to put it lightly, scaring the shit out of her.
So now she's vaulting herself off of her perch and disappearing in another crack of lightning. Could she think of a million better ways to handle this? Yeah, and she'll analyze them all after this disaster was over!
Was she thinking of any right now besides "run like hell and don't get caught?"
....no.
( To her credit, Cayde now has his cloak back, hastily chucked at his face and still crackling with leftover Arc energy. )
( Not to her credit: she's still running, and might end up shorting her generator out. Of all the ways it's happened before, this was by far the fucking dumbest.)
As soon as Sundance shines a light on the beam, all he can see is Arc energy remaining. Cayde has an optic ridge raised and a perfectly confused look on his face, but it clicks soon enough because there's only one Guardian he knows can pull that off with Arc energy. He sees the other location of Arc energy, and rolls his optics.
Dammit, he loves Hotaru, but she is the worst at handling these situations.
It's only after she tosses his cloak back at him and dashing off does he start to laugh, feeling the crackle of residual Arc energy across the fabric, getting the feel of the Arc energy through his wiring and plating.
Oh, is that his cue to go after her?
Huh. It probably is. He better get started then.
Cayde gives Colonel one last pet with a quiet mutter of "good job" before dashing off and following after the Arc energy. Sundance follows, and suggests going ahead to ensure Hotaru is okay -- the Vanguard agrees, and watches as Sundance flies ahead to catch up with the Titanlock.
Again, he really loves Hotaru.
It's also great to have his cloak back.
But she's going to get herself hurt if she keeps running off like that and Cayde has a vague idea on how that will end.
( Not very well, he notes. )
Dammit, he loves Hotaru, but she is the worst at handling these situations.
It's only after she tosses his cloak back at him and dashing off does he start to laugh, feeling the crackle of residual Arc energy across the fabric, getting the feel of the Arc energy through his wiring and plating.
Oh, is that his cue to go after her?
Huh. It probably is. He better get started then.
Cayde gives Colonel one last pet with a quiet mutter of "good job" before dashing off and following after the Arc energy. Sundance follows, and suggests going ahead to ensure Hotaru is okay -- the Vanguard agrees, and watches as Sundance flies ahead to catch up with the Titanlock.
Again, he really loves Hotaru.
It's also great to have his cloak back.
But she's going to get herself hurt if she keeps running off like that and Cayde has a vague idea on how that will end.
( Not very well, he notes. )
As much as she loves being a Dawnblade, there's something so freeing about... whatever the hell she's able to do with Arc energy. She can turn into a bolt of lightning and run up walls, for Light's sake! That's fuckin' amazing! Though, maybe she needs to slow down just a little bit...
Without Kinderguardians to gawk at her, the streaks of Arc energy that have been dashing along the Tower finally solidify and form the cryptid Titanlock---
---Well, before she ends up crash landing through a few boxes, and ends up smacking into a wall.
" Oh, hey Sundance. Uhhh--- not that I'm worried or anything, but on a scale of minor annoyance to the Ace of Spades was stolen..... how mad IS Cayde right now?"
A breathless laugh escapes her, the exoborg still crackling with Arc energy and her eyes still glowing an eerie blue. "Don't... don't answer that yet.... hah..... I need to catch my breath before I start running again..."
At least she didn't short herself out this time, right?
She closes her eyes, catching her breath as her generator absorbs the sunlight trickling through a high, barred window, before rolling to her feet and gesturing for Sundance to follow.
" You know what? I'll find out soon enough. There's nothing like a good dose of sunlight to make me feel better! But, uh-- let's avoid the hangar, okay?" A tiny, exasperated sigh escapes her as she steps into the light, optics adjusting as she starts to calculate the best place to catch some sunlight.
A notification pops up in the corner of her eye, manifested in a solid panel of hardlight and Arc energy--- new message from Ikora AND Zavala--- and she dismisses it with a wave of her hand.
"Ikora and Zavala are going to kill me."
Without Kinderguardians to gawk at her, the streaks of Arc energy that have been dashing along the Tower finally solidify and form the cryptid Titanlock---
---Well, before she ends up crash landing through a few boxes, and ends up smacking into a wall.
" Oh, hey Sundance. Uhhh--- not that I'm worried or anything, but on a scale of minor annoyance to the Ace of Spades was stolen..... how mad IS Cayde right now?"
A breathless laugh escapes her, the exoborg still crackling with Arc energy and her eyes still glowing an eerie blue. "Don't... don't answer that yet.... hah..... I need to catch my breath before I start running again..."
At least she didn't short herself out this time, right?
She closes her eyes, catching her breath as her generator absorbs the sunlight trickling through a high, barred window, before rolling to her feet and gesturing for Sundance to follow.
" You know what? I'll find out soon enough. There's nothing like a good dose of sunlight to make me feel better! But, uh-- let's avoid the hangar, okay?" A tiny, exasperated sigh escapes her as she steps into the light, optics adjusting as she starts to calculate the best place to catch some sunlight.
A notification pops up in the corner of her eye, manifested in a solid panel of hardlight and Arc energy--- new message from Ikora AND Zavala--- and she dismisses it with a wave of her hand.
"Ikora and Zavala are going to kill me."