(Freedom Fighters) Play time or not.

[Fang-san]

Hilan sighed to himself as he glanced around a few times at the mix of trees and the small collection of builds hidden within them. The Neo-Freedom Fighter camp was looking more and more like a tree house in his eyes but that was the best they had and could do.

Shrugging his shoulders the deer like teen moved his footing to get into stance and start his training for the evening. With the sun slowly starting to set he wouldn't have much light left and they couldn't really keep many on in case they were spotted. It annoyed him that they had to hide but he could see the logic in it at the same time and that just annoyed him more. He wished his father was there, he'd have plans rather then waiting and hoping.

With yet another sign Hilan shook his head and drew the two blades on either hip out before swinging at the air and starting the series of swift graceful strikes for his kata series of moves. He trained like this every day as his father had taught him to and it felt right to carry on doing so even if he didn't like it and it was boring. Something to remember Kengeki by till he found him again.

[Valencia]

Lillyana, or Lilly as most called her, took a deep breath and opened her locket. The familiar click of it opening would sound, but she would not look down just yet. The young nighthawk needed a moment to collect her thoughts, to calm her young mind before she did so.

Then, slowly, she would lower her head, her gaze falling upon the image of her parents. She would stare at it for a long, silent moment, before her beak would utter a small phrase, one that she was heard to say to the locket on many occasions, yet no one had asked her what it meant.

"When the clouds burn away, all is forgiven." Would be those words, and as soon as the last sound fell from her beak, she would snap it shut and look skyward. This was her small ritual, and she would not change it, no matter what others may think.

Her small hand would drop the locket back to her chest, and she looked back down from her resting spot in the tree, to the tree houses they had built. She was impressed by what they had done in such a short time, or at least what the others had done. She was still new.

Gracefully she hooked her legs on the limb, letting gravity pull her upside down and off the branch. Momentum would carry her in a single flipping motion to plant her feet on the walkway beneath her, and without missing a step she started off along the walkway.

[atragon]

Trick worked silently in his room, carving a simple shape out of a block of wood. "And you shall go...to Hilan, my little friend. He so enjoys Tricks work, perhaps Trick should let him have a piece." With that, he puts his mask on and stands, connecting the piece to a small puppet. And with his completed work, he opens the door and jumps down, landing with no recoil. "I rely should remember to make the tree smaller. Or perhaps to turn it upside down. I tire of jumping all too often." And with this, he hops into a second tree with ease, hanging from one arm and watching Hilan train.

[Fang-san]

If Tails was there he'd be telling Hilan to stop showing off, but luckily for the teen he wasn't and so the deer was somewhat putting on a show for anyone watching. His swings of the blade were fluid and swift with no pause in the strikes against the empty air. With a final twirl of the short swords he slid them back into their sheaths and started on unarmed moves. He still carried the same grace without weapons, his whole body trained and skilled in a mixed style of combat.

After one last kick to the empty air Hilan grinned and took a glance around, others were nearby and watching him so he wasn't alone and so he was okay. With a grin and then a flick of his arms he made a bow to the nothingness he'd trained against, tail flicking around behind him. "Enjoy the show?" He asked generally to those gathered nearby.

[atragon]

Trick dropped down from the tree, landing ahead of the crowd and taking a bow of his own. mirroring Hilan. "Not bad at all. Now if only Metalix occupied the space you just pummeled. Here you are, my-Heh-"Dear" Friend." He says as he hands him the well made puppet, this one looking just like Hilan himself.

[Valencia]

Lilly tilted her head a little as she saw Trick give Hilan a present. She didnt really understand the coyote all that much, and she kind of thought his craziness was an act. The nighthawk made her way next to the two of them though, and waved her hand a little.

"Hi boys." She said softly. "Umm...where's Tails? Is he still off scouting because he's been gone a while."

[atragon]

Trick spun around, soposedly looking Lilly in the eye, although it is impossible to tell through his mask) With any luck, he's finding his inner self. That has to be less wound tight than the outer one, and I could use that right now. With all the grief he spouts, you'd think we were in a zombie apocalypse.

[Fang-san]

Hilan took the toy that Trick gave him and looked it all over with a raised eyebrow. "Neat...I think...." He chuckled softly reaching up and flicking some of hair back. "I guess if I ever want to play with myself this will be perfect." He glanced over to Lilly as she came over and dipped his head down into a bow towards the Nighthawk. "Tails is still away with scouting."

He let out a sigh shaking his head a few times. "Could do with him here." He muttered shifting around and rolling his shoulders. He then raised an eyebrow looking to Trick. "Erm yeah because its not a bad situation were in. Were some of the oldest ones here against foes we don't truly understand." He folded his arms over his chest then realizing what he was doing pulled his hands down to rest them on his hips.

[Valencia]

Lilly eyed Trick for a moment,partially confused by what he said, and partially annoyed by it. "Grief?" She shakes her head, deciding to leave it alone and looks to Hilan, sighing a little as she heard the confirmation that he was still out. "Awww. I was sort of hoping he'd come back this evening. I'm worried about him."

She stopped herself there, as the girl had quite the crush on Tails, but always tried to hide it. Granted anyone that paid attention to her could probably pick out that crush easily.

[atragon]

Trick bowed to them both and turned to go "By the way, I'm taking a trip to the robots base, weather Tails likes it or not. Feel free to come with." And with that, he jumped back into the tree, then to a farther one, and dropped down and ran out of sight.

[Fang-san]

Hilan looked to Lilly and shook his head a few times. "He's still out there he's got alot to discover and work out." He smiled to the NightHawk and was about to say something when Trick spoke up.

"Wait what?" He asked the fleeing teen and blinked a few times. "He isn't?" He asked Lilly and then turned to head after Trick. "Come on we've got to go after him, he isn't really going to go there is he?" With that the deer head after him.

[atragon]

Trick easily jumped back into his tree house, collecting a myriad of small armor pieces and adding them to something in the corner of his room. "A rush job...but so was the end of the world. You'll do just fine...My masterpiece." With that, he placed the object into a bag and linked it to his belt, before jumping out the window and heading towards the Ivian base.

[Valencia]

"But..." Lilly started to protest about having to go after Trick, but when Hilan took off after the coyote she realized she wouldn't get a chance to. "Stupid boys..." She complained, as she took off in pursuit of Hilan. who was in pursuit of Trick.

[atragon]

Trick continues running, almost non stop. "Just a few more hills, and I'll be there." He comes into view of the Ivian base. "Wow, it's as big as my failure. I wonder if this is where dreams come to die. Nah, not big enough for that."