The chapter moved, like normal. The Serfs were doing their jobs, Neophytes training, the other Brothers honing their skills. Some quarters empty from Crusading, others because they are studying. However, this wasn't the main concern of the Master of Scouts Bethuel. He was on his way to a meeting that he had almost every year, and it was time to begin once again.
He made his way to a secluded room, where his other scout instructors resided. Rehael, Koratos, and Osmadiel were their names, and for 4 centuries they had served with Distinction for the Emperor. However, it was not time to ruminate. He had a meeting to get through. "So," he begins, "Who do you consider for this group?" A small silence, then "There is one I have my eye on," Rehael starts, "A boy by the name of Siegfried. He holds greater strength than the other Neophytes and is very accurate. A fine Devastator candidate if I've ever seen one." Koratos then adds "I have been training a boy personally, by the Name of Hollus. He is very mobile for a marine, and would make an excellent scout." A surprise to be perfectly honest, Koratos doesn't take much interest in the Neophytes unless they are something truly special. Perhaps something to pay more attention to? Then, Osmadiel speaks up. "Ohrzmud." At this, Bethuel grimaces.
Of course, he questions mentally,
how could anyone forget about him? A natural Psyker, with extreme diligence to training and other learning. Winner of the early Competition, how could he lose? He's a monster! All he would need is time and experience, and he could easily rise up in the chapter! If it weren't for that disconcerting...
Void construct guarding his soul, he would ner instantaneously detain him and most likely execute him for consorting with Chaos! However, since his soul
was guarded, he could only hold his peace. "What could we possibly do? Put him in seclusion? That would alienate him from his peers. Send him out on missions? No, some things are far too difficult, even for a prodigy like him." "Perhaps we could make him a specialist?" At this, the other Scouts turn back to Rehael. "He displayed an interest in becoming an Apothecary. How about we let him?" Bethuel takes a moment to consider this. While he would love to get that boy out of his hair, he needed to consider the consequences. He was a Biomancer. That was a point towards it. However, he did display a tendency for Melee combat, something an Assault Marine would do. However, he also needed to consider his aptitude towards actually becoming an Apothecary, which was...
Rather Good, if he were honest. Bethuel blinked, a rare occurrence after his long vigil over the recruits. He could most certainly be an Apothecary. "Your idea has merit, Rehael. I will send the recommendation to the Chapter Master. Is that everyone?" After going through a couple of others, including a potential Chaplain, the meeting was adjourned, and the Scouts went on their way.
(Reward: You are now being considered for Apothecary training.)
(AN: Hopefully this does well. I haven't really done interludes at all, and I was mostly focused on making sure I didn't commit the 'HOLY WALL OF TEXT BATMAN' sin of prose. This should give a better idea of what some of the higher members that have been training us think. On another note, I did notice the opinions on the current playing style, and hopefully, want to stop any kind of argument. I mostly did this because the last time I tried to write a more narrative focused quest, it flopped horribly. I decided that this Hybrid style would be better. I didn't want to write gargantuan turns that could take days to write, which is why I kept it to 1/2 year instead of a whole year. However, this seems to have made the wrong impression and I don't really want that. I just wanted to write about this kind of setting, and make it a quest (I really don't favor my chances on User Fiction.) Therefore, I'll leave it up to a vote. Do you want me to stay writing 1/2 year increments, or switch to a more Drastic event focused update? (I'll probably still change it once you get to Scout, but I want to give you a choice.)
[] Stay with the 6-month Blocs
[] Change to more Large Event focus
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