The Crimson Thread

Chapter 4: Sharp Dressed Devil

Aikūro heads into his dinky apartment to see that the area around the couch had been spot cleaned. All the trash had been picked up, the couch had been vacuumed and washed, and the area had been thoroughly organized. Sitting in front of the couch was Hawk. He seemed to be writing something as on the floor in front of him was a grey mat with a multitude of mechanical parts, the most prominent being a long flame-red blade.

Aikūro: "I see someone has been busy. Watcha' got there?"

Hawk: "A pet project, don't worry. I just wanted to make the place more comfortable. Currently knocking out some homework."

Aikūro: "Well...good. I gotta get with a few of the other teachers, so don't do anything that'll destroy my apartment. See ya in a while."

Hawk watches as Aikūro leaves the apartment. Getting up, he locks the door and quickly closes the blinds and blocking anyone from possibly viewing inside. As he does so, he feels the two spirits manifest themselves in the apartment.

Dante: "Man, I am super glad I can't actually smell 'cause this place probably smells how it looks."

Vergil: "Focus, Dante."

Dante: "Oh yeah! Sorry."

Hawk: "Okay? You guys wanted to talk. Let's talk."

Vergil: "We need a new approach."

Dante: "What Vergil is trying to express is that we all agreed not to over-flex your capabilities. Especially when we are absolutely trying not to be noticed."

Vergil: "You have completely ignored that agreement with your actions earlier today."

Dante: "Now we aren't mad. Honestly, we kind of predicted you would use them haphazardly. But no need to worry, me and Vergil have come up with a solid solution."

Vergil: "With the explanation of how these Goku Uniforms work, the obvious plan is to get our hands on one."

Hawk: "A lot easier said than done. Where do I even get one?"

Dante: "Well, that's simple. Aikūro said that clubs practically dominate the school. Both athletic and non-athletic. Which means there's a high likelihood that there is, in fact, a Sewing Club."

Hawk: "And said Sewing Club would have unlimited access to all the Goku Uniforms. Okay, I see your guy's plan, and I applaud your ability to work together. So simply put, I walk in, take one, wear it, and boom. Job done."

Vergil: "Not as simple as it sounds, but the skeleton of the plan is in place."

Hawk: "Well, let's get going." Finishing the construction of his blade, he packs up his bag and straps the blade and sheath on his back under where his bag rest.

Dante: "Wait! We're doing this now?!"

Vergil: "Shouldn't we have a plan? A proper plan?"

Hawk: "If I learned anything from Qrow and Raven, it's that to lay out a plan best, sometimes you need to come up with it on the fly. We already have the information. We're in the apartment of a teacher of Honnouji Academy who is actively going against Satsuki. We only need to find the info on the Sewing club and who their president is. From there, we track them down and nab any form of key they might have." Opening a file cabinet containing several folders.

Dante: "Did he just hijack our plan?"

Vergil: "No, Dante, he's doing what his mother taught him to do. Take initiative." Hawk couldn't help but smile as he heard their trading of words.