It had been a couple of days been passed after the Atlas Academy Battle Royale, one day before the exhibition battles. Adam has been helping some Faunus workers in Mantle to do some work at the SDC. To Adam, this is more of the norm due of his life back at Mistral. Had been doing labor work all morning.
Adam was looking around for the Vet but there's no such thing, nor any kind of medical facility. This baffled Adam due of the extreme environment of what Faunus had to work. Adam had been working in dirt, rock and mud all his life, even rain and the coldness of the mountain tops. Adam had always been careful on where he used to work, but at Atlas, he sees no such thing.
Walking up to one of the Faunus workers. "Excuse me, I'm looking for the Vet, or any other medical facilities. Do you know where to find it?"
"About down the street, take a right and head for a Faunus approved medical bay at the edge of the wall."
"Thank you." Adam nods. Before leaving, Adam was reminded of something important. "By the way, where's the main Faunus building? Because I had requested for my papers to come by."
She points at the building next to the Pound Hotel.
"Thank you." Adam softly bows before walking to the building.
Adam sees a makeshift bar for the workers, and some other trades worker equipment. Some thunder rods for Electrical Dust. Fire proof outfit for the Fire Dust, mostly for specialists.
Walking up to the front desk, "Yes, I had requested my paperwork from the Mistral branch."
"Name?"
"Adam Taurus."
The front secretary looked over. Searching. Adam looked around and sees an open space at the makeshift bar.
"Here's your paperwork, and your requested weapons form." The secretary passed him the form.
"Thank you." Adam grab his paperwork.
Adam walks to the empty space of the makeshift bar. He had spend his entire afternoon doing paperwork.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Gallant walked up to Adam. "What bring you to the SDC workshop?" He asked with a high and mighty presentation.
Adam looks around then finger point himself.
"Oh course I mean you!" Gallant sat down next to Adam. "I wonder why you want to hang out with them? Rather than hanging out with other Apexes?" He questions Adam lifestyle of wanting to work rather than asserting himself to others.
"Well..."
Gallant interrupted him. "I can understand you want to see them as "equals" but to me, I just tend to look down on them, if they want to live like that, then they deserved it." Gallant laugh off the work force.
Adam felt offended by the comment. "I'm like them. I came from working with the SDC my whole life. That had been my life before coming here."
"And yet, you're standing above the rest. Like a true Huntsman." Gallant smiled down.
"What brings you to Atlas?" Adam asked him while ignoring the comment.
"I've been send here." Gallant answered. Adam is confused. "Got a mission to get myself into the Academy, and empowered the White Fang."
"The White Fang? You mean the Faunus Organization that's basically a Faunus Workers Union?" Adam asked.
"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Gallant laughs it off. "Don't be so simple. I've been sent by Sienna Khan. She want warriors to be in her revision White Fang. So I brought my friends here to aid me to achieve that goal." Gallant said while both of his friends came behind him.
"So who's your friend here?" An obvious Snake Faunus, skin, appear behind him. Giving Adam the shivers.
Another was a Cat Faunus with elegant beauty. She grabs Adam jaw. "He's such a handsome guy. I might want to take him home." She giggled.
"Sorry, but I'm not currently looking for a partner as of right now." Adam rejects her offer.
"It's only a compliment, my darling." She reply. "Name's Tsunada Tigress"
"And I'm just Orochi" He offer his hand.
Adam shakes Orochi hand but he felt as a dried up snake skin texture.
"Adam Taurus."
Gallant smiled down. "I believe we didn't have a proper introduction."
"We've living for awhile, I think I know who you are at this point." Adam respectfully declined the introduction.
"Nonsense!" Gallant grabs Adam wrist for a forced handshake. "Kaminari Gallant! People back at home of Mistral tend to call me the Young Thunder." He smiles.
"I get that!" Adam pulled his hand away.
"And what do people or Faunus tend to call you? Like a special Huntsman nickname?" Gallant asked.
"I don't have no such thing. I tend to be called worker." Adam reply. "I prefer to keep things simple. I have no such luxury goals. I just want to help out people."
"Quite valiant, but pointless." Gallant talk down on the idea, but he doesn't seem to mind the answer.
"Only if you can make the pointless act into a valiant effort." Adam said back to Gallant phrase.
Both Tsunada and Orochi start laughing.
"I think we got ourselves a model Huntsman." Orochi back pat Adam.
Tsunada pets Adam. "And I think he might end up saving the Faunus from their damnation." Her hand prick his horn. "Ouch!" She rubs her hand. "You should dye your hair, because I didn't where your horns are at."
"I'm a Bull Faunus. That should be obvious." Adam said to her. Turning to Gallant. "So what drives you to become a Huntsman?"
"And you said something that should obvious. The thrill of a fight." Gallant answered with such vigorous attitude. "I wanted to go to Shade Academy, since I love the survival of the fittest, but I have my orders to come up here. So I'm here. Never thought they had such grand idea of a battle royale. I'm looking forward on taking out as many Faunus out. And as long me and my friends make it, I'll be fine."
"Well, I'm only here out of seer luck." Adam is doing some paperwork of his SDC documentation on what seems to be future medical references for his upcoming participation.
"So why doing work such as these?" Gallant asked as Adam continue with his work.
Adam is annoyed. "I'll do these another time." He puts away his work.
"Saw you hanging out with your Human friends up in Atlas. Happy that they might get in?" Gallant asked.
"I watched the battle royale, I now know what I'm expecting." Adam said.
"And what's your weapon of choice?" Gallant asked.
"A katana. Shame as yours." Adam answered. "But at least you might get the chance to compete against the other students, since there's those battles during tomorrow. I got a match up."
Gallant happily slams his palm right next to Adam. "That's wonderful!" Gallant smiles at him as he scares Adam. "Who is your opponent?!" He asked.
"Mr. Lucifer Angelo. I promised him a match up, and for making up for breaking his sword." Adam looks down when he said sword. "He had to get a new one because of me."
"Sounds petty. I think a real Hunter can survive this wonderful broken world without one. As long they got enough fight in them." Gallant laughs.
"Well I will be getting my sword later tonight. Not gonna lie, this is way too much, even far more than I can ask for." Adam looked up then remembered. He pulls out his additional paperwork of owning a weapon and register it as his self-defense weapon. "I had to do this first."
Gallant looks dumbfounded over his paperwork.
Adam looks annoyed. "It's for letting the SDC know that I have a dangerous weapon on me, but thanks to this weapon of mine, I might be promoted to junior guard. Granted, it does pay slightly more by a hundred Lien since I am carrying a weapon and it will extend my hours as a night guardsman. There is an upside, where I can leave SDC for Huntsman work when required."
"All of this work sounds so boring. Why not just be simple. You have the higher ones, and the lesser ones that works for you." Gallant blindly said while not making an obvious comparison to society itself.
Adam looks at his friends who seem to agreed with the idea, but knowing that how it always been. "Can you make that clear? Because I might need context for that."
"Ha! Ha! Ha! It's simple. The strong will be served from the weaker ones. And if they get out of line, they should be punished." Gallant explained to Adam.
"I think your boss might had sent you to the wrong Academy, because I can see that from Shade Academy." Adam agrees with Gallant earlier statement of wanting to go to Shade rather than Atlas.
Adam continue on his paperwork, but stuck on a name, both Weapon and Semblance. This stumbles Adam. "I don't know what this means?"
"Names?" Gallant looks over. "Well those I can understand rather than paperwork."
"Alright, does your weapon and Semblance have a name?" Adam asked.
Pulling out his katana and place it right in front of Adam. It sheath has a thunder like design. "My sword is called Jiraiya. And as for my Semblance, Thunderclap. I can not only travel with my Semblance, but use it as an offensive fight. What does your Semblance does?"
Adam looked around as if he doesn't know how to describe it, but he spoke of it. "I can absorb and use kinetic energy not only to increase my Aura but also I can slash through anything. Some say that my Semblance can break through Auras without even trying."
Gallant is astonished but smile due of his Semblance. "You got yourself an Aura Breaker Semblance!"
"Huh?" Confused.
Gallant shakes Adam around while laughing.
"Can... you... please... explained...!" Adam asked while being shaken.
Gallant stops. "An Aura Breaker is a very rare Semblance class. It's normally from Faunus to have these traits, but you can always call them one hit kills type of deal. No matter how much Aura they have, you can break it with a single slash. I'm so jealous of your Semblance already!"
"There is a downside to my Semblance. I need vibrations in order to absorb the energy, and a sword that's powerful to withstand the amount of power I tend to use." Adam added.
Gallant smile continue to grow till electrical sparks is coming out. "Yupe! So jealous of your Semblance!"
Adam noticed his sparks, he looks around and grab a lightning rod in order to let the sparks hit him instead of anyone else nearby while absorbing the energy.
"My Semblance is only a Nature Semblance class. But that would be amazing to have." Gallant roars. "I need a fight! I gotta go find some Grimm in order to let loose!" Gallant smiles.
"See you around, Adam. And hopefully we meet in the battlefield!" Gallant used is Thunderclap Semblance to leave.
Before leaving, both Orochi and Tsunada waves goodbye to Adam, as they're holding Gallant hands.
Adam watches as they leave.
Grabbing his paperwork, and kept both of his Weapon and Semblance empty, he decided to prepared for tomorrow match with Lucifer. Walking back at the Pound Hotel, entering to see Kaguya looking happy to see Adam.
"Adam!" She present him a telegram message.
Grabs it. "I never imagine on having a telegram, or else someone would had call me over the Scroll." Adam reads it.
Kaguya seems happy about the message. "It seems whatever happen up there, big things are coming up for you."
"I gotta be right back." Adam about to leave.
"Tell Harriet that I said hi." Kaguya waves him off.
"I will." Adam said before leaving.
Adam accidentally knocks Harriet down.
"Ms. Hare!" Adam noticed. "Apologies, I was about to head up to Atlas." Adam helps her up, then help her to dust off the dirt. "And Kaguya in there said hi, I'll see you later." Adam start running to the nearest station.
"Wait!" Harriet caught up with Adam. "I'll be your escort! And why are you heading to Atlas?"
"My sword is ready!" Adam happily reply.