While waiting for the delivery to arrive, we chatted and introduced each other. Then we talked about our interest, reason why we are here, and their individual experiences on this team to me. I listened to each thoroughly as possible because they could provide me some insights that I could potentially use in the future. But while listening my curiosity tingles prompting me to ask a question.
"Um seniors, sorry if I am being rude right now but there is something I wanted ask."
"What is it?" they all looked at me with a warm expression.
"Um, I would like to ask how many times can all of you use the appraisal skill?"
"Hmm, that question isnt really what you call rude but most appraiser will ignore that question because answering it will show their weakness." Senior Alice warned and senior Skyler added. "Considering our jobs are dangerous it is crucial for not to reveal the number of times we can use appraisal."
"I understand you want to know a number to compare your own right. So that you could determine where you currently sit among all of the analyst. Am I right?" senior Alister already deduce my reason within seconds. Even he looked like a thug his analytical skills are impressive.
"Yes, Senior Alister you are right I want to know where I currently stand so that I could get an estimate where should I put my goal on." I replied honesty because the cat is already out of the bag anyway, so why bother hiding it.
"Well you don't need to that because us appraiser are different from other celestial hunter."
"I see and thank providing me some context and may I ask for advice on how improve my skill." I thanked them while bowing to show my gratitude.
"You don't need to this formal. You can just say thank you casually we ain't that strict." Senior Skyler reassured me while blowing his bubble that eventually pop onto his face.
"Damn it! my face is so sticky now! eeugh" he then exited the room and head to the comfort room to clean his face.
"That dumbass never learn huh? how many have I warned him about the specific brand are so sticky and hard to remove specially if it got to your the option is to only cut the hair." Senior Alice shakes her head.
"Well, he only does that because its cool according to him at least but I don't get at all." Senior Alister sighed.
"Is that also the reason senior Skyler wear all black?"
"Yeah, he wants to appear as a badass with a mysterious aura or something" Senior Alister chuckled at the idea.
"At this pointed its clear that he never got over his eight-grade syndrome because the first time we meet he was saying something like the dark sealed in my arm is acting up even though its just his muscle twitching." Senior Alice let a silent laughed.
While we are having a blast talking to each other, a presence entered the room forcing us to go silent. 'Oh shit!' I looked at my seniors and both of them sweating bullets because the person they making fun of, heard them.
Senior Skyler entered the room radiating an aura of intimidation that contrast his smiling face while cracking his knuckles "Hoo, you guys have the guts to make fun of me now huh? why don't we release some steam before he food gets here! My body is a bit stiff after sitting for a while."
"Let's calm down Skyler violence isnt an answer to everything." Senior Alister tried to reasoned with him.
"Well it is in my book!" with that declaration senior Skyler stepped forward.
"Let's talk this out!" senior Alice held her hand forward signaling him to stop.
"Okay! fine" his intimidation vanish while pouting with his arms crossed but the moment they got closer to senior Skyler he grabbed them both so fast I couldn't even process what happened.
"Now we can talk with our fist of course!" senior Skyler then dragged both of them and I was also here because senior Skyler said that it will be a valuable experience for me.
'So this the room below our office huh? a large gym with complete exercise equipment and is that a boxing ring over there?' as I was looking around I saw senior Skyler throwed both of the seniors into the boxing ring or an arena at this point due the sheer size of it. It has a caged the extended towards the ceiling and only one door for entry.
"Hey! Arron you can fold open those box looking things into a chair." With I folded opened one the nearest to arena.
"Now-now you don't want to show our junior your pathetic side right?" senior Skyler declared while simultaneously provoking both of them.
"Fuck! don't complain when you ass get kicked later!" senior Alice raise her arms and go into a boxing stance.
While senior Alister relaxed his arms "Ohh well, might as well use this to get revenge for designer brand jacket that you sheared to pieces the past week."
"Come on then, weak-lings." Senior Skyler purposely pronounced the last part slowly and loud as possible.
Senior Alister and Alice dashed in closing the gap between them and senior Skyler within a few seconds. Senior Alister tried to land a hit first but his punch was redirected by senior Skyler by twisting his body to the side and lightly pushing senior Alister's elbow causing him to lose a balance due the sudden shift of momentum.
While Senior Alice unleashed a roundhouse kick that did connected to senior Skyler face but instead of getting knocked out he followed the direction of the kick itself minimizing the damage. He then turned around and caught her leg and delivered and a punch to her stomach sending her tumbling back.
"Alice we can't this cringy gorilla by charging one by one!" senior Alister picked himself back up.
"Yeah! Skyler you are going to regret that two versus one scenario that you set to look cool in your head" She simply breathe in and out and stood up like nothing happened.
This time they rushed at senior Skyler and simultaneously unleashed their attacks at both sides leaving no room for a counter attack. Senior Alister acts as a tank by taking most of the hits and dishing them back though most of them get blocked or parried, while senior Alice acts like the dps by attacking senior Skyler's expose parts.
With their tactic senior Skyler stepped back seemingly trying to gain distance but senior Alister and Alice followed him not giving a room to think of a counter attack. Two balls was thrown at them and it exploded to their face blinding them due to the light from the balls , senior Skyler didn't waste this chance and delivered blow using his elbow hitting senior Alister's jaw knocking him out cold.
After that he switched his focus to senior Alice who was still blinded by the balls. He close the distance within a second and punched her stomach a couple times forcing her to shift defense but he used that opportunity to kicked her down to the floor.
"Amazing! he manages to still comes on top even though they were two-teaming him" I couldn't help but to dropped my jaw at the sight in front of me.
"Don't do you dare insult my dark dragon again! junior have have you see the power of me and my partner! amazing ain't it." He fixed his hair by slicking it back.
'Never mind he is still a bit cringe.' My face went from amazement to straight after hearing his dramatic dialogue.
"Yes senior you are amazing."
"Hmm, why is you tone of voice lack enthusiasm? are that shock about my true power, well this is only the fraction of it!" I just nodded my head as a response.
"Now then help me carry them." senior said while he picked up senior Alister's unconscious body from the arena floor and I picked up senior Alice and put her on my back we head back upstairs. While senior Skyler is humming to a tone and dragging senior Alister's body.
Once we made it up the stair and put them on the sofa the door opened with both senior Ed and Mike bringing the food.
"We got the food guy.....guys?" senior Ed sad while carrying the food.
"What happened to them?" senior Mike asked looking confused.
"Ahh, them they got tired while we were playing a game. isnt that right Arron?" knowing senior Skyler's temperament he will probably beat my ass if I say no.
"Yes, we were playing a game and they got sleepy during the second half of the game!" I added supporting senior Skyler's statement.
"Is that so then wake them up because we are going to eat now." Senior Ed instructed and both I and senior Skyler wake them up but I can't seem to wake up senior Alice.
"Leave them to me!" he then leaned into their ears and whispered something causing them to wake up.
"Who you calling loser bitchless bastards!" senior Alice let out an insult.
"If it weren't for the flashbang you would be the knocked out on he floor right now. This cheating gorilla." Senior Alister seems to be a bit heated from just that one word.
"Hey the food are here! come here and eat" with senior Ed's announcement we along with the seniors began eating but they were still bickering among themselves.