Hunter becomes the hunted

[Roxana Strix]

"We don't even need to talk to a trainer. Every student had the standards ones at least, a few here and there have the personal ones, but I have access to what we would need from that information." Roxana admitted. No, she was not giving away some big secrete or anything with letting the information go to Amanda. It was a fact that those who worked on security had certain levels of access to information. Roxana had even more because she looked out after Ellen and Elsa.

With the added fact that she herself had access to pretty much all the information because of her connections and skills with obtaining such information. It was easy to learn things about people by what was written about them, but it was hard to understand who they were as a person. Roxana tried to not worry too much about the latter, but it had become difficult in the past few months. That was why she had wanted to be 'fixed' but that had not gone as she had hopes. No matter, she had to adjust, move on, and focus.

Right now that focus was split between dropping the papers off and talking to Amanda. "That works, and unfortunately my schedule stays pretty much the same year round but we will be able to work something out." Roxana assured her. She looked at her phone when the text came in before she slid her phone away. They then arrive to their destination and after a bit of balance work, Roxana unlocked the door and went in. She moved to set down the papers before looking over to Amanda.

[Amanda Stephans]

Amanda thought for a moment and nodded... The debate of whether or not to take it now or... Well she really wasn't sure when else she would take it, but hopefully that would be sometime soon. The only thing that bothered her with not taking it now was her getting the chance to psych herself out of... Even if she was told it was going to be easy, she still could do a number on herself.

Amanda bit the inside of her cheek for a moment as she thought, "So then... Would you be against.. possibly doing the test now?" she asked Rox curiously. She couldn't see a time better than the present. Mostly because she was kind of nervous to have to wait though she'd be okay with waiting if she was unable to test now.

Amanda took note on Rox's schedule. It was a little unfortunate but she understood, plus she kind of figured someone as special as her would be fairly busy year round. "Alrighty then, sounds like a plan." She said with a nod. They soon entered the room and she set down the papers next to where Roxana had set down her stack of paper. She looked over to Rox looking at her and she smiled.

[Roxana Strix]

There was a question there, one that was if Roxana would be against having the test with Amanda right now. Roxana was silent for a moment as she thought about it. Yes, she did have enough time to have the girl take the test now and she was sure it would be fine to do it out of scheduled. There was no real harm in it and at any rate she could talk to Vera about it later on if the other girl disagreed with her choice. "I would be fine with giving you the test now. Once we drop these files off, we can head to the arena and go ahead with the test." Roxana said as she pressed ahead.

It would not take long, so long as the girl could actually control her power enough that she would be able to show it off to Roxana; things would go well. She then fell back into her usual silence, not having much more to say on the matter. If the girl had questions, she could ask, and if there was anything else that came to mind Rox would say as much. Soon they were at the location they needed to be and setting down the papers. Rox had gotten distracted by the fact someone left a computer on, but she refocused when she felt Amanda looking at her.

"Let’s head to the arena then for your test." Rox said simply as she moved over to shut the computer down. Then she headed out of the room, waiting for Amanda to be out as well before she would lock the door behind her and start to walk towards the arena. They had a little bit of a walk considering where it was in relation to their current location. "How do you feel about Bellefonte Academy?" Roxana asked, sort of out of the blue. It was not out of the blue for her since she had bene thinking about it and she wanted the girl's honest opinion on it.

[Amanda Stephans]

Amanda nodded, files then test. Fair enough. Although with that something began stirring in her stomach, excitement, nerves, anticipation... It was all just mushing together. The brunette took a moment to settle herself, breathing slowly for a few moments before trying to really think about anything else. If she wanted to preform well, she needed to keep a cool and calm mind, due to her powers reflecting on a lot of her mental and physical strength. Regardless, she still was excited and was ready to show Rox what she could do.

The terrakinetic thought to herself, chewing on the inside of her cheek in the process. Did she have any questions? Probably, but none of them seemed to register in her mind clearly enough for her to make any sense of them. After setting the papers down, she looked at Rox ready to go. Rox spoke and Amanda began heading for the door, "Ready when you are." she said with a nod, watching the other girl turn off the computer and head in her direction.

Amanda opened her mouth to speak, then quickly closed it as she thought over her answer to Roxana's question. "What do you mean by how do I feel about Bellefonte Academy? The students? Teachers? General atmosphere? Or possibly even how do I feel about how they do things?" she finally responded. Sure, she could have just said that she enjoyed it or something easy butb not today it seemed.

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana didn’t know how excited the girl was for this, but she probably could have guessed since she had her own personal stalker like person back there for a moment. Hopefully now that Rox explained that there was no need to fear approaching her, the girl would be fine talking to her. Perhaps it would even give Roxana a better imagine, that she was not all that scary despite what people seemed to think. At any rate, Roxana was not all that worried about it and was fine with people viewing her as they liked.

As long as they didn't do anything negative towards her or those she was looking after, then there was nothing to worry about from either sides. “Let go, then.” Roxana responded back simply when Amanda assured her that she was ready to go when Rox was. They were both ready in that case and headed out to where they needed to go so Amanda could show what she could do with her power. Just from the general vibe she was getting from the girl, she had a feeling she would be able to pass with not too much trouble. Things didn't have to be perfect after all.

"All of it. The students, teachers, general thoughts about the school. You have been here for a while, yes? So I'm wondering how you feel about it even with all that has happened here. Do you still feel safe here? Is it like a second home for you? Etcetera." Roxana explained. She was just making conversation while they walked but she also wanted to know the answer. It was important to her for several reasons.

[Amanda Stephans]

Oh, Amanda was super hyped, but she kept her exterior stone hard. She had a thing for keeping emotions to herself... At least the physical ones. Sure, she often told people they were attractive, but like, being super sad or really happy, often times she wore a neutral expression, double the fact that she was trying to seem calm and collected around Rox. And speaking of fear of talking to people, sure, Amanda would probably approach her more, not that she'd have a lot to say but, yeah.

Amanda gave the other girl a wide grin before returning to her more neutral expression though if one were to look at her, it would probably be somewhat obvious she was trying to hide her big smile that wanted to take over. She walked along side Rox to the arena, and they walked in silence for a little before Amanda spoke up, "So! How long have you been a part of the security team?" Yes, it might have been a poor question, but before she really really came out of her shell, she pretty much knew nothing of what was happening around her, and that included what was happening on the security team.

The brunette began chewing on the inside of her cheek, "Hum..." she said to herself, "Well, teachers... I think they are all fairly friendly, and really wish to do the best they can in their studies." she said with a nod, "I would not be the one to talk about the students though, as I don't talk to many of them but I guess they seem okay?" she said with a shrug. "And yes, I've been around the school for quite some time now, 5 years or so..." give or take a few months. "I do feel safe here, and this is the only place I consider as home. I think what happened with all the fighting is terribly unfortunate but I think it really strengthened the student body."

Sure, Amanda didn't really venture out of her shell but it was evident that the students had grown closer. As far as her knowledge went with the students, there were none that she could recall that really doubted their school's security in that sort of way. There would always be those ones that disliked them due to them laying down the law, but when is came to the thought of if they could be protected by the team, she felt as though the students could give a confident yes.

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana would have been fine if the girl behaved as she normally did. She saw no point in the girl trying to change herself just for the sake of being around Roxana or whatever the reason was behind why seemed to be holding herself back. Yes, there was such a thing as being professional and knowing the right time and place for things. However; Amanda did not work for Roxana and they were in the student environment so Roxana saw it as the right location to be a bit more relaxed.

Rox personally was as relaxed as she could be while always remaining on her guard, looking around, and thinking about several things at once. That was normal and actually not as stressful as it was when she was actually working. It was very obvious the girl was trying to hide and holds things back, which Rox did not fully get but could relate to. At least on the level of keeping emotions in check, but she had done that since she was little so it was natural for her. "You don't have to hold back just because I'm around you. Please be yourself." Roxana assured Amanda as they walked.

There was a question then that Roxana had a hard time actually remembering the answer to. "It's hard to say for sure, since I was a part of it unofficially, then officially, and then with also being an intern I'm a part of it but also in charge of it along with Vera." Roxana explained. That was the best answer she could give for now. She would have to think on it a bit more and would provide the girl with an answer to her question later. She then listened closely as the girl gave her opinion on the school and on the several matters that were brought up before. Roxana didn't say anything at first, just simply nodded and took a few mental notes.

"Thank you for answering. That was an honest answer I trust?" Roxana asked as they finally reached the training field. Roxana gave a wave to one of the staff that was always there to make sure that training and such were done safe and went on ahead. Heading towards the part of the field where Amanda would have access to a lot of dirt and dummies to attack or defend against. "Can you describe to me what you prefer to specialize in with you power?" Roxana asked, since that would play a part in how she was going to test the girl.

[Amanda Stephans]

Amanda tilted her head to the side as she looked at Rox, confused for a moment then looking down and nodding, suddenly embarrassed despite the feeling quickly going away. "Alright, good to know." she said with a nod, though he expression from before remained unchanged. Even though she was trying a little harder to keep her expression mostly neutral, it was for the most part how she always went about things, which at times could be a little troublesome, due to people thinking she didn't care when in reality she did care. Even with that said, she never changed.

Her eyes drifted over to Rox as she responded to her question and she listened carefully. The girl sort of bobbed her head when Roxana had finished and she responded, "Ahh I see, it sounds complicated but thank you for explaining." she spoke as she continued walking along side the other girl. She could have simply left it at that it was hard to say for sure, and then given her a rough estimate of time but Rox had gone on to explain it a little more which was nice.

"Yes, as honest as could be.. if there is anything else in specific you'd like to know about feel free to ask, I'd be happy to answer." she said looking out at the training field in front of the two girls. The brunette followed Rox as she looked around at the other kids there, "Uhm, I guess that would be defence. If you mean what I'm presently stronger at." While the girl was better at the more defensive side of her abilities, she did find herself enjoying being on the attack more, as it seemed to be a lot less worrisome to her, especially since she most often always would be attacking from a distance unless she absolutely couldn't.

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana didn't say or do anything after Amanda said that 'good to know', since there as nothing more to say or do on the matter. It was the other girl's choice if she felt comfortable around Roxana to be herself and if not that was fine as well. Roxana was not trying to get anything out of the girl; she was just assuring her that she could be comfortable and not worry or anything along those lines around her. Rox tended to be an understanding person and when she didn't get something she would just nod and think about it.

There were still a lot of things that she didn't fully understand about the 'normal' people around her. "No problem, I apologize if it was a bit difficult to follow." Roxana did speak up when Amanda thanked her when she tried to explain her job. It really was confusing, even for Roxana, and part of the reason was it was something that didn't really concern her. She had an actual job that she was supposed to be doing and the one she had with the school was more so because Elsa had basically shoved her into the position and to keep up appearances.

"No, your answer was satisfactory." Roxana assured her when Amanda asked if there was anything specific she wanted to know. Rox had just been curious and the girl did provide her with more than enough information. It was interesting to hear sometimes how the different students felt about the school and the events that it had gone through. They were at the field now and Roxana waited for Amanda to tell her what she was good at. By the way the girl answered her question; she figured she should have been a bit more specific and detailed. Oh well, the basic concept was understood and that was all that was needed.

"Very well then. I will be your opponent. I'm going to attack you with my very being and my power and you defend against my attacks. Understood?" Roxana asked as she started to get herself in the proper stance and mentally to use her power which was not hard at all. After all, using her power and getting ready to fight were practically as easy as breathing for Roxana in this point in her life.

[Amanda Stephans]

While there seemed to be quite a few steps involved with Rox being in and out of security, Amanda felt as though she understood the jist of it, whether it was complicated or not. Amanda looked around as they walked, thinking about it a little, not really as to why, but more so of laying it all out in frontof her. "No, it's fine. I believe I have the basic idea down if not anything else." she said with a smile as she prepared herself for the near future. 

Amanda grinned and gave herself a small nod as she looked forward, satisfied with herself and her satisfactory answer. There was a lot of complicated things that went into play that would be fairly different among the students, and she figured Rox would know that but Amanda had tried to factor some of them in there as well, at least those she somewhat knew that had knowledge of everything.

The brunette looked at Rox, kind of surprised but not all that worried. She figured she would spar with another student or with some training dummies or something. The girl took a deep breath and nodded, "Sounds like a plan." she said looking at Rox, readying her arms as dirt began to crawl down and around them as she covered her body in a slight layer of dirt and dust.

[Roxana Strix]

Roxana nodded when Amanda seemed to get it all, so she left it at that. Roxana was not much of a talker; she was more of the kind of person who just silently observed. Her mind tended to be busy with a lot of things at once so conversing tended to get left out. It was not like she didn't like to talk, she just didn't have much to talk about. That and she did not like to waste her time talking about something at length if an understanding was reached.

The two of them had things to get to anyways, things that involved taking a test, and seeing if Amanda had what it took. It was already pretty clear that she did, but Roxana did have to go by the books on at least some of the things she did. This way there was proof that Amanda had been tested and no one could dare challenge Roxana's decision on the matter. Not like anyone ever would, she had not met anyone really brave enough. "I will go easy on you at first, but will increase in difficulty depending on how you are doing. We will stop when you get injured or I find what you have done satisfactory." Roxana informed Amanda as the girl got into position.

She did not plan on seriously hurting the girl or anything; most of her daggers were going to be aimed to rip clothing and maybe a few layers of skin on her arms or legs. She already had several daggers formed and in-between her fingers at this point. "When you are ready." Roxana said as she moved to put some distance between her and the other girl. She would wait until she got the okay and then would quickly toss four daggers at the girl. Each aimed to graze past one of her limbs.

[Amanda Stephans]

After Rox was done speaking, the two walked in silence the last little bit of the way. Amanda didn't really have anything to say so she didn't really feel like trying to conjure something up. At the present moment the only she was really thinking about was what the test was going to be like.. along with the few hopes of passing this test and making it onto the squad, which made her wonder what she'd do with them if she was accepted.

Amanda watched Rox as she stood in a more or less ready position as she listened to the other girl speak to her about how it would increase with difficulty as she went on if she was doing well enough. The brunette nodded to this, "I understand." she spoke out in a neutral tone, working on keeping her nerves down to a minimum. She wasn't really sure what she was nervous about, considered the test or more or less based around she she could do, but none the less she still was.

Amanda wasn't really worried about getting hurt, or really anything of the sort, she just wanted to get by either impressing, or at a bare minimum meeting the other girl's expectations of her sort of 'profile' if that's what you would call it. One last deep breath and she looked the other girl in the eyes and spoke out, "I'm ready."

[Roxana Strix]

Once Amanda gave her the okay, Roxana was quick to form the few crystal dagger between her fingers’s each designed in such a way that they would move fast; cutting through the wind. They could do some serious damage or even kill if they hit someone in the right spot. Roxana adjusted them a little just to be safe, but she planned to aim in areas where she would not have to worry about calling a healer for the girl. Any that would land would just leave cuts that would bleed but nothing too damaging to the girl's body.

Rox didn't waste time throwing the daggers at the girl, starting off with just four of them for the start of the little test. Each one was aimed at a limb, aimed to brush past the limb and cut the skin and clothing a little if it was not blocked. Amanda just had to use her power to block or knock them off the course of their aimed destination. Roxana was a pro at this, having high precision from years of training and practice with her crystal power. She was holding back of course, but just enough to not harm the girl and make the test actually worth both of their time.