=== Niniva ===

The man handed her a note. On it was written that her ally's name was of no importance. She wouldn't have need of reference to him, anyway. The shrouded man snapped his fingers once and their booth immediately plummeted downward. Apparently, "Cafe" was only a name. This was really the transport service designed to carry one to their destination much quicker than the average carriage or manual labor transit. Plus, passage specific workers were rather hard to come by, what with most units out to war, these days.

Althea
Althea turned pace once more, automatically assuming 'the red haired one' meant her, and coming from the young voice it did, it came across mockingly. With a fiery look of aggression, the Lady Knight smugly shot them both an irritable glare. Before she had the chance to reply however, Tekun had spoken up. She courteously kept quiet for him to speak, nodding firmly in agreement, fists planted at her sides. Retaining her alert and formal tone. "My associate Tekun here speaks the truth. Have you no faith in us? We may be able to strike a decisive blow here and now. Or in the very least stall a potential advance." Valkyrie Knight's had as much been on-field battle strategists as they were ardent warriors. When facing the Evox, the offense was always the best defense. The bigger, the better. Though, this threat was different. How different and in what ways, she didn't know. Which is exactly why she wanted out there so bad.. assessment.. as well as assault.

Niniva
She gazed across the note he had given her. Not exactly one for introducing himself is he.. She thought, eyes narrowing on the text in a concentrated fashion, before then slipping it into her pocket as well. Taken into a sudden gust of air as the booth descended down its chute. In a knee-jerk reaction, she had hastily grasped her gloved hands onto the booths edges. Her forest green hair flowing from off her face, exposing both eyes as her hair flailed. She quickly ascertained that this was the function of the 'booth' and eased up on her grip. Though the edges of her robe and her hair floundered about untamed. "Do you take it upon yourselves to always keep new recruits ignorant as to this contraption?" She stated aloud to her associate in a generally unmotivated tone. A smart alleck remark without any emotional drive. Her annoyance seethed only slightly at this spontaneous event; It wasn't as if she had expected courtesy afterall.

===Luke===

The guard did not flinch nor struggle with his next sentence. "With all due respect, sir, as you are my superior, I must address you as sir. As such, I must disobey that command." He replied sternly.

"Well, according to Cid, he will only activate the targeting system, and that all you have to do is avoid getting locked on by the turrets." The scholar informed helpfully, urging Luke to open the folder. "He also mentioned that apparently, he needs the turrets to progress information from real pilots, so they can adapt and improve themselves to take on any foe. Though, you'd best be careful, it wouldn't be the first time something of Cid's went loco."

===Tekun & Althea===

The youth hummed as he listened, although he didn't seem to care much for what they had to say. "If you truly think that banding together and rushing an opponent that is much more powerful than you will lead to any results without killing each and every one of you, you really need to have your head examined." He replied, scratching his head. "Very well, I shall give you an assignment." He stated with a smile. "Group together, all of you. Take a gummi ship and fly to Hollow Bastion." He continued, his attention focusing on Tekun. "Find and defeat the leader of the defenses there. When you do that, conquering Elibe might become possible." He murmured, turning to leave. "But no matter what you do, if you look only forward to the enemy stronghold, you will destroy the lives of millions of people."

Ross observed the other recruits silently, as they swiftly left the room. It was apparent that he should follow them, but the door appeared to be too crowded for himself to enter. His right hand gracefully reached into his pocket to retrieve his stop watch. He hoped the others wouldn't be too long. The ticking noise was unusually loud, but he made no effort to muffle it. The second hand had made its way around the clock face thrice. As the smallest hand reached the top once again, the man shifted his vision to the study, to find that he could now pass with relative ease. Gingerly placing the silver clock back into his pocket, he made his way to the door, and turned the knob slowly, entering the room. Pushing his way through, he decided that excitement came over manners, and promptly stepped up to the desk, to ask for a mission.

It was obvious that these first objectives being handed out were important, but Amexa hesitated before approaching deeper inside the Study. I'm only one Nobody, why should I bother? The brutes could likely go on by themselves.. and other related thoughts were going through her mind. She didn't want a heart, nor did she want to take over all the worlds, typical Nobody motivations weren't something she was doing this for anymore, it was by the thought of being outcasted, or ultimately destroyed. If she died a second time, then it ends there, and it would become a paradox of nothing becoming nothing. The Nobodies lacked mages, and she was a mage.
The widow went to pick out a mission, an easy-to-medium one would suit her.

"Very well, I shall give you an assignment. Group together, all of you. Take a gummi ship and fly to Hollow Bastion. Find and defeat the leader of the defenses there. When you do that, conquering Elibe might become possible. But no matter what you do, if you look only forward to the enemy stronghold, you will destroy the lives of millions of people."

It was as if the boy knew full well about Tekun's origins, how he came across this information was beyond him, but he had it. Tekun gave a nod as he watched the boy leave.

"So you know." He muttered quietly to himself. Inaudible to anyone nearby. He turned to the group.

"Alright, you heard him. Let's get going." Tekun said and turned to a guard, ready to ask where the ships were docked.

"Woah woah woah" said Sylvia putting her hands up and stepping back slightly. "Don't put me in their lot" she shrugged "Heck, all I want is a keyblade, then I'll start thinking about the rest of the worlds. How do you expect us to go out and fight big Nobody people if we don't have the proper equipment"

"Alright, you heard him. Let's get going." Tekun said and turned to a guard, ready to ask where the ships were docked.

She sighed "You know what...I think I'll be leaving you guys, do a few smaller missions so I can stand on my own two feet" said Sylvia to the others who had wanted to form a group, she left the room without checking whether her guard was in tow or what their responses would have been. She clutched the folder she had under her arm tightly and walked towards the weapon research centre as originally planned. "Now about the keyblade ordeal"she thought to herself.

"Hmpf, Fine then" Althea scoffed, turning from both the bratty youth as well as the girl obsessed over her Keyblade. "Im heading out, even if it's simply Tekun and I." Althea turned her face towards the long haired boy. "If you've the fortitude, you're welcomed to join us." She stated proudly before facing her guard. "Just where are the ships? And can we secure ourselves a pilot? We're making way for Hollow Bastion" She said, her right hand gripping tight on the handle of her blade. She was determined.. confident. Especially with her ally by her side.

"O-of course I'm joining you..." He said quickly, looking up at both the tall man and red haired woman, which he'd just noticed look capable of fighting much better than him. "So erm, Hollow Bastion?" He mumbled, almost dropping his dagger, his hand had gotten sweaty. Regaining his tight grip on his dagger, he gave a small smile and waited for the start of the assigment.

===Tekun, Kevin & Althea===

"Those who try to carry the worries of the world on their shoulders, shall crack under the weight." The youth recited, scratching his chin. "Or something like that." The boy paused as he watched the Keyblade fanatic exit the room, hurriedly being followed by her guard. "Hmmm, I wonder what her reason is for wanting a Keyblade..." The boy murmured, seeming to look to his own guard for an answer, seeming to understand the silence as a response.

"Just where are the ships? And can we secure ourselves a pilot? We're making way for Hollow Bastion"

The boy smiled faintly, turning to his guard. "Captain Steiner, escort them to the Gummi Hangar, I must be off for my meeting, anyway." He whispered to the guard, identified as Steiner. The boy then left the room, offering not even a wave as he began to walk down the hallway.

"Captain Adelbert Steiner, at your service!" The feathered guard stated, offering a quick salute to the people present. "I shall lead you to the Gummi Hangar, where you can find both pilots and ships." He offered helpfully, doing a quick headcount of the people in the room. "This way, please." He continued his wave of sophisticated speaking, heading out into the hallway and starting off towards the nearby hangar.

===Sylvia===

The guard blinked, rushing after the woman. "Miss Sylvia, please wait one moment!" He exclaimed, walking behind her, knowing that he was not allowed to block her path or attempt to stop her. Keyblade wielders were, from the eyes of anyone working for the Disney Kingdom, untouchable. "That boy, he has a Keyblade!" The guard offered helpfully, wondering how the woman would react to this vital piece of info, as they arrived at an intersection. "Ah, left leads directly to the Weapon research center." These soldiers knew every nook and cranny of the Castle, as they would almost never fight in any other location.

"A pleasure." Tekun said greeting the man and began to follow the man. "Tell me. Who is that boy?" Tekun asked hoping to gain some insight on who he was. "Also, what's to be expected in Hollow Bastion." Tekun had his hands in his pockets. He tried to feel relaxed but truth be told, he was tense, not due to his enemy, but more or less his own troubles.

Althea Smiled at the long-haired boy. She'd do her best to ensure it was she that he remain out of harms way. Nudging her head at him to follow them, she followed behind Tekun and Steiner towards the ship depot. "The Name's Althea, By the way" She told the long haired boy as she began to stroll off with them. A thin layer of nervousness wracked her mind. Had she over-stepped herself by undertaking what she was about to embark upon? Either way, she wouldn't turn back now. This is what she was born to do. To die a death beside her old friend Tekun, only would serve to sweeten the honor found in a death on the battlefield. Though, ofcourse, she had no intentions of dying.

===Tekun & Althea===

Steiner seemed to give the first sign of emotion. His face twitched, ever so slightly. "That would've been Sora, the first Keyblade Wielder, as well as one of the strongest. You'll have to excuse his manners, however, he is still only a child." The captain apologized.

"As for Hollow Bastion, we've had some time to set up a base of operations in the town, though it frequently finds itself getting assaulted by Heartless from Twilight Town. As such, the one handling the defense changes frequently, so even I do not know who you will be facing if you wish to go through with Sora's assignment." He admitted.

"The kid might be stubborn and thick as a moose, he is not completely wrong, traveling in large groups against the Nobodies or Heartless is not advised, as they will spot you easier, and they are each skilled in separating groups. It would be best if you could defeat the officer of Hollow Bastion in one on one combat."

"This way, please."
He heard the guard say. He followed the red haired girl, who said, "The Name's Althea, By the way", finally addressing him directly. "Umm, Kevin.." He said clearer than he would have usually. He walked quickly, keeping up with the group, excited to finally start something. With this, the man leading them said something, but Kevin regarded it due to excitement.

"I've fought heartless before." Tekun said. "Traveling in groups is not good. It never is. There's power in numbers though. Sometimes that power isn't enough though....We'll see what what we can do though."

"That's Sora then. I'll remember the name. The sooner I do this, the quicker i'll get back to Elibe. With the extra help. There may be hope yet."

Tekun didn't bother to introduce himself. He rather remain nameless. A personal preference.