A clockwork pocket watch walks into the cafeteria with a nightcap bearing a tiny gear on the end. It seems to stagger to the lunch lady where it hops up to the counter. It hands her a note as it struggles to avoid dozing off. The lunch lady returns shortly after with a tiny mug and pot. The clockwork watch takes it and jumps down to the floor where it spots the nearest empty table. It then proceeds to sit on the table and sip whatever it has in the pot.
Ephebe can almost hear someone talking behind the door, the response, and then the distinct *click* of a tiny panel opening up. A click is heard again, more talking, and then Lysander opens the door.
Ephebe can almost hear someone talking behind the door, the response, and then the distinct *click* of a tiny panel opening up. A click is heard again, more talking, and then Lysander opens the door.
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She blinked in surprise. She hadn't expected him to know she'd been in the infirmary.
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Lysander steps aside grudgingly and lets her in, ignoring the fact his little cousins are looking at Ephebe like she's the coolest thing they have ever seen.
Finding the only familiar face in the room, Ryuzo walks up and bows to Fei.
"Good morning. Would you mind if I joined you for breakfast?"
Lysander steps aside grudgingly and lets her in, ignoring the fact his little cousins are looking at Ephebe like she's the coolest thing they have ever seen.
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She looked shocked.
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Krays walks into the cafteria, and walks up to the line to get food. As he surveys to the room looking for a table, he spies one of Soli's minions. He goes to that table, and sits.
"Good morning. Are you in touch with your master?"
Finding the only familiar face in the room, Ryuzo walks up and bows to Fei.
"Good morning. Would you mind if I joined you for breakfast?"
Fei stands as the student wandering the halls last night approaches, bowing in return.
"Good morning. Of course - please, get some breakfast and sit."
Krays walks into the cafteria, and walks up to the line to get food. As he surveys to the room looking for a table, he spies one of Soli's minions. He goes to that table, and sits.
"Good mor..."
The clockwork watch raises a tiny hand to stop him from speaking for a moment. It takes a long slow sip from the mug then turns to the kobold with a disinterested look. It motions that its listening now.
"Thank you."
He'll do a slight bow and sit. On his tray you can see a selection of breakfast items that are picked more for thier actual 'fuel' value than flavor. He will reach into his tunic and produce chopsticks, and begin eating.
"I was wondering if you could help me with some information. You carry yourself as someone who keeps themselves fit, and wondered where a good place to do morning exercises was. Also, and I do not mean to offend, would like to know who to...avoid here. All places where students gather have those who's goals are not education, but to cause...problems. I do not mean harmless pranks, but those that intend to gather in groups a use fear to intimidate others. It is best if I do not meet any of those types."
Krays walks into the cafteria, and walks up to the line to get food. As he surveys to the room looking for a table, he spies one of Soli's minions. He goes to that table, and sits.
"Good mor..."The clockwork watch raises a tiny hand to stop him from speaking for a moment. It takes a long slow sip from the mug then turns to the kobold with a disinterested look. It motions that its listening now.
Krays laughs
"Everyone needs their 'coffee' I guess. Anyway, please ask him to return the amulet to either Ephebe or myself at his earliest convenience. It needs to be returned to it's rightful owner."
She looked shocked.
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Lysander's facial expression doesn't change, but his eyes seem to burn at the thought.
She giggled. "No, it doesn't say anything like that. It's just the quote that you told me you'd like to have. Actually if you look over here on the edge in the middle of that decorative bit I put it in common too. Just in very small letters."
Michael looks carefully to find the words.
"That's really cool, Kitty. Thanks! I'll hang it up after classes today." Michael says as he tries to smooth his shirt again. "Hey, you want to grab some breakfast? I just need a sec to get changed."
She looked shocked.
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Lysander's facial expression doesn't change, but his eyes seem to burn at the thought.
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She was surprised that he had helped her, but it certainly explained why she hadn't been afraid of him this time. Nervous that he wouldn't help her, but not afraid. In fact, she felt safer here than she had anywhere since the Shadowstrikes had started hunting her. Some part of her must have recognized that he was the one who had protected her before.
She smiled brightly.
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Krays laughs
"Everyone needs their 'coffee' I guess. Anyway, please ask him to return the amulet to either Ephebe or myself at his earliest convenience. It needs to be returned to it's rightful owner."
The clockwork watch shakes its face, it takes out a note handing it to Krays.
Amulet belongs to no one, Master keeps what he holds. You want it, go take it. Master is in Clocktower, bring the dead one too.
She giggled. "No, it doesn't say anything like that. It's just the quote that you told me you'd like to have. Actually if you look over here on the edge in the middle of that decorative bit I put it in common too. Just in very small letters."Michael looks carefully to find the words.
"That's really cool, Kitty. Thanks! I'll hang it up after classes today." Michael says as he tries to smooth his shirt again. "Hey, you want to grab some breakfast? I just need a sec to get changed."
"Sure. Sorry to stop by so early, but I was so excited to give you your present. I'll just wait out here. Play some more catch the practice shuriken with Saffire. It's the only thing I could find that he can't just destroy though he has put some pretty deep scratches in it already." ^.^
Krays laughs
"Everyone needs their 'coffee' I guess. Anyway, please ask him to return the amulet to either Ephebe or myself at his earliest convenience. It needs to be returned to it's rightful owner."The clockwork watch shakes its face, it takes out a note handing it to Krays.
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Krays' eyes narrow.
"It does indeed have a rightful owner, and your master is just a student here, as I am. I will not entertain his delusions of grandeur by meeting him in his clockwork monstrosity, nor do I need to bring anyone. There are things in this universe bigger than him, and that amulet is one of them. He denys this at his own peril. Good day."Krays will get up from the table and sit elsewhere.
She smiled brightly.
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Lysander, seeing that he doesn't really have a believable way out of it, turns and speaks to Matthias(the tallest) for a moment. The little boy's eyes grow wide, as do those of his brother and sister. All three jump up and run into another room. Lysander chuckles at Ephebe's face as her cousins appear to run away from here. Moments later they come racing back with a card Ephebe recognizes as one of her uncle's.
"You're our cousin! Aunt Aanandy told us about you, but said we couldn't see you because it was dangerous! But now you're here and we kept our promise not to look for you until it was safe and we can play!" The tallest one takes a breath. "I'm Matthias!"
"Gwenne!"
"Tal!"
"The card translates language into one you understand." Lysander explains.
"You're our cousin! Aunt Aanandy told us about you, but said we couldn't see you because it was dangerous! But now you're here and we kept our promise not to look for you until it was safe and we can play!" The tallest one takes a breath. "I'm Matthias!"
"Gwenn!"
"Taal!"
Ephebe laughed.
"I am very pleased to meet you, Matthias, Gwenn, and Taal. My name is Ephebe. It probably still isn't very safe to be around me outside of here, and I'd never forgive myself if anything bad happened to you guys. But I'm very happy to have a chance to talk to you now," she said, smiling and kneeling down when she spoke to put herself more on a level with them.
"The card translates language into one you understand." Lysander explains.
"Oh, thank you. Yes, I imagine that's pretty handy...at least it saves on the telepathy." ^.^
"Aunt Aananday said she'd take us flying. Can you do that too?" Gwenne asks.
Matthias' eyes have clouded over a dark gray before he whispers something to Tal. Tal's eyes do the same, and then he whispers Gwenne and the process repeats.
"You're like us." Matthias says.
"Aunt Aananday said she'd take us flying. Can you do that too?" Gwenne asks.
Matthias' eyes have clouded over a dark gray before he whispers something to Tal. Tal's eyes do the same, and then he whispers Gwenne and the process repeats.
"You're like us." Matthias says.
"Yes, I can take you flying, but I'm not as big in dragon form as my mom is so it's probably safer for you to let your Aunt Aananda take you flying."
"And yes," she said, her eyes clouding over to purple-black, "I am like you." Her eyes go back to normal. "But I'm not very good at using those kinds of powers now," she added with a self-deprecating smile.
"Sure. Sorry to stop by so early, but I was so excited to give you your present. I'll just wait out here. Play some more catch the practice shuriken with Saffire. It's the only thing I could find that he can't just destroy though he has put some pretty deep scratches in it already." ^.^
"Nah, you're not that early. Not for me anyway. I just had a... long night after I left for the infirmary. Be right back." Michael takes a step back and closes his door. Quickly changing, he finds his bloodied shirt and the vial from last night. He tosses his shirt into the hamper and pushes the vial into a part of the stone wall. Once he has fresh clothes, he goes to join Kitty and locks his door. "So you've got him catching shuriken now? He's getting to be pretty impressive."
"Thank you."
He'll do a slight bow and sit. On his tray you can see a selection of breakfast items that are picked more for thier actual 'fuel' value than flavor. He will reach into his tunic and produce chopsticks, and begin eating.
"I was wondering if you could help me with some information. You carry yourself as someone who keeps themselves fit, and wondered where a good place to do morning exercises was. Also, and I do not mean to offend, would like to know who to...avoid here. All places where students gather have those who's goals are not education, but to cause...problems. I do not mean harmless pranks, but those that intend to gather in groups a use fear to intimidate others. It is best if I do not meet any of those types."
Fei looks a bit puzzled for a moment.
"Either the gymnasium or the green outside this cafeteria are both...agreeable places to exercise. I use the green as I must greet the sun every morning," Fei offers by way of explanation.
"I am...unsure about avoidance. I am told there are some here who attempt to bully others, but I have only heard abstract descriptions rather than lists of names. Perhaps the lycanthropes here and the dhampir Asch might qualify as those to be...cognizant of. But I do not know that for certain," he quickly amends.
"And yes," she said, her eyes clouding over to purple-black, "I am like you." Her eyes go back to normal. "But I'm not very good at using those kinds of powers now," she added with a self-deprecating smile.
They all seem confused for a moment, but they get over it when Gwenne points at Ephebe.
"That's a pretty necklace." She says, looking at Ephebe's holy symbol.
"Sure. Sorry to stop by so early, but I was so excited to give you your present. I'll just wait out here. Play some more catch the practice shuriken with Saffire. It's the only thing I could find that he can't just destroy though he has put some pretty deep scratches in it already." ^.^"Nah, you're not that early. Not for me anyway. I just had a... long night after I left for the infirmary. Be right back." Michael takes a step back and closes his door. Quickly changing, he finds his bloodied shirt and the vial from last night. He tosses his shirt into the hamper and pushes the vial into a part of the stone wall. Once he has fresh clothes, he goes to join Kitty and locks his door. "So you've got him catching shuriken now? He's getting to be pretty impressive."
"Yeah, my own personal mini-attack dragon," she said laughing as Saffire leaped up and caught the dangling shuriken, savaging it fiercely.
"And yes," she said, her eyes clouding over to purple-black, "I am like you." Her eyes go back to normal. "But I'm not very good at using those kinds of powers now," she added with a self-deprecating smile.They all seem confused for a moment, but they get over it when Gwenne points at Ephebe.
"That's a pretty necklace." She says, looking at Ephebe's holy symbol.
"Thank you. This is a very important necklace. It was given to me by Kronos and it helps me to keep connected to Time."
"They gymnasium would probably work better than my room.
There are Lycans here? Interesting. I shall try to avoid them, thank you."
He seems more annoyed with their presence than fear
"Thank you. This is a very important necklace. It was given to me by Kronos and it helps me to keep connected to Time."
"Papa gave us important necklaces too." To prove it, the each pull theirs from under their shirts. A small stone hangs on a silver chain. Matthias' appears to be a ruby, while Gwenne and Tal's are both tourmaline. "He says they're our birthstones."
"Thank you. This is a very important necklace. It was given to me by Kronos and it helps me to keep connected to Time.""Papa gave us important necklaces too." To prove it, the each pull theirs from under their shirts. A small stone hangs on a silver chain. Matthias' appears to be a ruby, while Gwenne and Tal's are both tourmaline. "He says they're our birthstones."
"Those are beautiful. And since your Papa gave them to you, they must be very important indeed."
"While I just hate to break up the fun, it is time for breakfast."
"While I just hate to break up the fun, it is time for breakfast."
"Of course. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to delay you."
She hands back the card to Lysander.
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Krays' eyes narrow.
"It does indeed have a rightful owner, and your master is just a student here, as I am. I will not entertain his delusions of grandeur by meeting him in his clockwork monstrosity, nor do I need to bring anyone. There are things in this universe bigger than him, and that amulet is one of them. He denys this at his own peril. Good day."
Krays will get up from the table and sit elsewhere.
The clockwork watch sips from his mug, not a care in the world.
With in the clocktower Solivala saw the whole exchange. He needed to keep a better eye on his watch. Seemed they did not see it.
Lysander slips the card into his pocket(effectively 'turning it off').
Lysander opens the door and ushers his little cousins(they wave goodbye since they know Ephebe doesn't speak Sirrocan) toward the cafeteria, keeping an extra careful eye on students they pass.
"Yeah, my own personal mini-attack dragon," she said laughing as Saffire leaped up and caught the dangling shuriken, savaging it fiercely.
"I'm going to need to add "Mini-Bodyguards" to the store sign, aren't I?" Michael muses as they enter the cafeteria and get their food. He bravely tries to feed Saffire a bit of bacon. "It's going to be a very diverse pet shop."
Saffire attacked the bacon and small bits of bacon flew everywhere.
"Yeah, but I think we probably want to include a few pets that don't attack too," she said, laughing at Saffire's antics. "Things that would be safe for children to play with."
"Got it. No Saffires in the Kid's Section." Michael says as he holds up a hand to keep bacon bits from hitting him in the face. "Still waiting to see if he breathes fire though."
"So...any teachers here I should be wary of?"
"Got it. No Saffires in the Kid's Section." Michael says as he holds up a hand to keep bacon bits from hitting him in the face. "Still waiting to see if he breathes fire though."
[blink, blink]
"That's a possibility?" she squeaked, more than a little alarmed.
Ephebe made her way to the cafeteria and sat down next to Krays.
"Hey. Just as a heads up, my senses are pretty much dulled to nothing thanks to that little stunt I pulled last night. Also, Madness went on a killing spree so we're likely to have new Champions popping up all over the place in the next few days."
"Oh, and good morning. Sorry. Should have said that first."
Gaelvin finished his performance in the garden then started playing yet another tune, this one was a gentle almost sleepy song. He could sense a large number of people as he walked along. His guitar was made of darkwood with dark green strings this time, giving it a mellow but deep tone. It was not long before he finally found a sentient crowd to play for, then again he would stay on the side of caution.
Perform
[blink, blink]
"That's a possibility?" she squeaked, more than a little alarmed.
Michael shrugs.
"How am I supposed to know? My knowledge of what the little guy was capable of flew out the window when he spontaneously became your familiar."
Ephebe made her way to the cafeteria and sat down next to Krays.
"Hey. Just as a heads up, my senses are pretty much dulled to nothing thanks to that little stunt I pulled last night. Also, Madness went on a killing spree so we're likely to have new Champions popping up all over the place in the next few days."
"Oh, and good morning. Sorry. Should have said that first."
He brightens up as Ephebe sits.
"Oh no worries. I'm glad that you're feeling better. On a side note, I tried to talk to Soli to get the amulet back...and was unsucessful to say the least."
He brightens up as Ephebe sits.
"Oh no worries. I'm glad that you're feeling better. On a side note, I tried to talk to Soli to get the amulet back...and was unsucessful to say the least."
She sighed. "Right. I'll go talk to him. It's not like I was going to classes today anyways. If this keeps up I'll be as much of a delinquent as Jimmy in no time."
[blink, blink]
"That's a possibility?" she squeaked, more than a little alarmed.
Michael shrugs.
"How am I supposed to know? My knowledge of what the little guy was capable of flew out the window when he spontaneously became your familiar."
"Oh. Right. I guess that does change things," she said, calming down a little as she handed Saffire a grilled herring. "It's just, with as much damage as he can already do with his claws...I'm hoping he can't set fire to anything." :)
