◆Question 9: What is your current perception of the Fiends For Hire?◆
This was a good way to get a grasp of the applicant's intentions for being there. Quite a few were eliminated from this question, in fact. They had the idea that the Fiends For Hire were similar to an organized crime syndicate where they could do whatever they wanted without consequences. While they were certainly an illegal organization, the ultimate goal was to be a positive force in the world, and those solely in it for selfish gain or power certainly weren’t welcome.
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{No. 50; Tize Scound (The Refuge) - Lesser Fiend | Good at Being Good / Has a Full Arsenal and a Honking Big Shield / Standard Dreams / Too Good of a Person / Ex-Military | Ahvra's Notes: Historically Mistreated / Humble / Stiff Ex-Soldier}
“Heh, that’s easy; a bunch of misguided kids with too much power,” Tize jested. “More seriously, though, I admire what you’re doing. Fiends and Lessers have gotten a bad rap. Whoever’s dolling out these powers doesn’t seem to have any concern for the people it’s giving them to.”
“The world and the CP may see it differently, but in my eyes, I believe you all genuinely have humanity's best interest at heart. I did a lot of digging into your exploits before deciding to come here, and for people at your age with your level of power, you’re handling it far more maturely and selflessly than most would. With the proper support, you could be just what this world needs to prosper.”
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{No. 29; Asset 29 - Lesser Fiend | Needs To Attend a Comedy Course / Wants Purpose / Good With Any Weapon or Tool / Doesn't Dream / Doesn't Understand the Concept of Hobbies / Specialized Contractor | Ahvra's Notes: Too Compliant / Needs Annoyingly Specific Instruction / Dead inside?}
“You all get a lot of work. I need a lot of work. So… an employment agency,” Asset was as forthright as ever.
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{No. 44; Kaizu Izuzu - Lesser Fiend | Professional Hobbyist Serial Killer / Haunted By The Dead / Mass Murderer / Clearly Something Going On / Uhh ??? / Corporate Drone | Hard Worker | Ahvra's Notes: Unnoteworthy}
“Tch, I couldn’t care less about your little group,” Kaizu clicked her tongue. “Such a chaotic company, if you can even call it that. Where’s the HR department, the accounting department? I bet you all haven’t even filed taxes in Bisomote. If the CP doesn’t kill you, the tax collectors will certainly try. You all need proper management if you ever want this to be anything more than rich kids trying to throw money at problems, and I’m not here to babysit.”
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{No. 65; Jaid Sparka (The Warrior) - Fiend | Multi-Jaid / Carries a Big Sword / Wants To Follow Mother's Dream / Likes Alone Time and Outdoors / Made Drim Annoyed at Us :c / Ex-Merc | Ahvra's Notes: Weird About Her Arms / Capable Despite Appearance / Formerly Injured. Fiend Anomaly}
“Uhh, it’s hard to say, and I’m a little conflicted,” Jaid admitted with some hesitance. “Your group seems pretty chaotic, but it’s kind of comforting in a way. Reminds me of my old mercenary group. They were always pretty chaotic too, and I hated it then, but now… I really miss those days.”
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{No. 89; Roque Personson (The Swindler) - Fiend | Secret Market Connections / Legal Thievery? / Takes A Lot of Stock in Capitalism / Sorry We Ruined Your Dream! / Follows Trends / Sketchy Businesses | Ahvra's Notes: Sold Blood for Cheap. See if you can Buy More / Shifty. Thief?}
“A cash cow that doesn’t know their value,” Roque was possibly the most blunt of all throughout the day. “While you may have gotten a lot of money from your bank stunt, you all sell your services for dirt cheap compared to what they’re worth. I get the whole helping those in need thing. It’s admirable of you, but that doesn’t mean you can’t exploit the rich.” The greediness in Roque’s smile had reached an all-time peak.
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{No. 100; Rezin Anish - Fiend | Actually Fun to Play Games With / Hallucinations, yet not quite? Hard to Explain / Pure / Made a Friend / Unemployed / Their Life is Sad | Ahvra's Notes: My Head Hurts / Eyes Playing Tricks / Hard to Pin Down}
“You guys look like you have a lot of fun!” The innocence radiating from Rezin’s pure smile seemed to instill some guilt in everyone looking at it.
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{No. 66; Itsy Humdiddy (The Wrecking Ball) - Fiend | Content To Be Ignorant / Strong is Enough for Her / Seriously, like picks up her truck, and just, whamo? I Gotta See This / Likes Monster Trucks and Rocks / Mechanic | Ahvra's Notes: If Joins, Make Sure all Allocated Supplies and Furniture are Reinforced / Too Strong / Big Woman}
“Y’all are strong, and that’s what I need. Everything and everyone else just breaks too easily.” Itsy seemed to get fired up as if she was expecting something to happen.
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{No. 152; Chorus Mistrion (The Quick Changer) - Fiend | My Childhood is Being Ruined / Quickly Changes. Spot on Name / Shackled Suitcase / Something About Stars IDK / Looking For Passion / Former Actor/Actress | Ahvra's Notes: My Body is Confused / Smile Haunts Me / Don’t Like. Causes Stress}
“A bunch of rising stars that just need a little polish to really shine,” Chorus’ hidden motives seemed to be poking through ever so slightly as they stared at the Fiends like they were playthings. “You always steal the show, but need a… helping hand… to really dominate the spotlight.”
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{No. 121; Niloy 'Nini' Spatzel (The Flesh-Eater) - Fiend | No / Wacky Water (I Hate Whoever Wrote This. Guessing Kada. -Phon) / Uses Waterguns? How does that work? / Happy With Life / Spends All Day on Her Phone / Seeks Affirmation from Others / Freelancer / Bad at Customer Service | Ahvra's Notes: Many Innuendos / Vain / Trying to flirt?}
“You guys are like super popular. The most popular, it’s crazy!” Niloy was almost fangirling. “Everytime I open my phone, bam, you guys are somewhere. Some headline, some funny pic, some mashup compilation. There’s lots of people saying nasty things too. Those people suck. But don’t let it get you down. The supporters are quiet. Too afraid of being censored, but they’re there!”
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{No. 8; Hairionette - Fiend | Cosmetologist / Surprise Surpise, Her Curse is Hair / Is She Okay In The Head? / Agree with Ahvra's Assessment / Wig Maker | Ahvra's Notes: Possibly Likes Hair Too Much / Likes Hair A Lot / Likes Hair}
“You all have pretty hair,” Hairionette smiled at them.
“That’s it, no other opinions?” Xard asked.
“So pretty.”
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{No. 144; (The Beacon) - Fiend | Purification! / Behold, The Bauble! / Doesn't Impose Beliefs / Get This Woman Her Own Bath / Monster Hunter | Ahvra's Notes: Unsure if Prayer is part of Curse / Religion is Powerful? / Very Religious. Bad sense of age.}
“Blessed children of Cosmos!” Coming from The Beacon, it almost sounded holy. “You have all purified the world in your own way, and been given gifts from the heavens. Especially you two,” she pointed towards Drim and Phon. “You two vanquished the purest evil and brought this boon to our world. We are forever in your debt.”
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{No. 118; Gatrim Foilepe (The Memory [TBD]) - Lesser Fiend | Actually Lives Up to His Boasting / Uses Rapier / A Lot of Pride / Lives Fancily / Oddly Pure / In Training | Ahvra's Notes: Nerves May be a Problem / Secret Power? / Full of Himself. Stop Shaking}
“I believe you all are the path I need to follow, the path to make me realize my true potential. I see no greater furnace to forge myself in.” Even though he made it sound quite pretentious, Gatrim was giving them significant praise.
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{No. 53; Pense Betitahonk (The Usurper [Self-Proclaimed]) - Lesser Fiend | Braggadocious / Thinks Highly of His Skills / Apparently Laughing Creepily is Their Dream / Gambler / Bounty Hunter | Ahvra's Notes: Probably Dishonest Motives / Likes Money. Mumbles / Asks dumb questions}
“A flock of bounties, waiting to be plucked,” Pense’s lips curled until they were contorting from his self-satisfaction. His hostility and deception were glaringly obvious, but the group was willing to let it play out, especially since Phon had been snickering to herself every time he spoke.
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