"Well, I've got my gym shoes....and some slippers....I guess it doesn't really matter what I wear since the teachers won't notice me anyways."Michael stares at Kitty for a moment.
"You know what? Go barefoot. If anyone notices you can act surprised."
She giggles. "Sounds like fun. You know, I've never really stopped to think of all the things I could get away with before because of my ability." ^.^
She giggles. "Sounds like fun. You know, I've never really stopped to think of all the things I could get away with before because of my ability." ^.^
"Now I have created a life-size monster! Quick, let's take over the school!" Michael says in his best evil scientist voice(he's secretly been working on it for his Alchemy presentations) as he rubs his hands together in stereotypical mad scientist fashion.
She giggles. "Sounds like fun. You know, I've never really stopped to think of all the things I could get away with before because of my ability." ^.^"Now I have created a life-size monster! Quick, let's take over the school!" Michael says in his best evil scientist voice(he's secretly been working on it for his Alchemy presentations) as he rubs his hands together in stereotypical mad scientist fashion.
Kitty dissolves in giggles. "Oh, gosh, I can't breathe," she said, wiping her eyes.
"So what trouble should we cause first?" she asks with a wink.
As Ryuzo passes Kitty and Michael, he bows.
"Good work in there today. See you tomorrow!"
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With things getting back to normal, he forgot how boring normal days were. Between calsses he will stop by student admin, and fill out forms requesting a single room.
Remnants of lunch muffin in hand, Fei breezes by Kitty, Michael and Ryuzo at speed on his way to his training session with Professor Sunwake - greeting and excusing himself and bowing as he goes, of course. :)
"Whooo! He's fast! This place isn't nearly as bad as I had feared. See you later!" He runs off to get to Alchemy 102...
"It's no problem. It's actually a nice change of pace to not have to worry about a new transfer student. As long as he doesn't cause any trouble, I see no reason why he can't stay. Welcome to Avalon, Gaelvin."
"Yet another person to do a background check on though." Ryo thinks.
"Thanks but dont worry about the background check as I assure you it would take years and I doubt you would get a full account. To many secretive host and what not."
He pauses for a moment shaking his head.
"That last part was in your head wasn't it. Sorry I forget to turn it off sometimes, most planar creatures use telepathy to converse. I have a few psychic abilities but nothing as grand as pyrokenetics or telekenetics.
"Poor us, if he decides to prove how irresponsible he is. Anyway, I'm sure we can find a place Gaelvin here at Avalon, we never have a shortage of rooms." A screen appears in mid-air next to Ryo and brings up a map of the school. "No need to make a room today. One just opened up to hallways away from the library. Will that work for you?" He asks Gaelvin.
He gives a bow to the Headmaster.
"That would be great, you have my thanks again. Feel free to call on me if your in need of a bard."
"So what trouble should we cause first?" she asks with a wink.
"It's good to know I don't need a black eye to make people laugh. How about we make our school domination plans after classes are over? I here the city hasn't had a student-related disaster in a week, so we probably wouldn't get searched by the city guard a half-dozen times if we went there."
"That would be great, you have my thanks again. Feel free to call on me if your in need of a bard."
"I'll be sure to do that. Good day to you, Mr. Seiti." Ryo replies with a slight grin.
"So what trouble should we cause first?" she asks with a wink."It's good to know I don't need a black eye to make people laugh. How about we make our school domination plans after classes are over? I here the city hasn't had a student-related disaster in a week, so we probably wouldn't get searched by the city guard a half-dozen times if we went there."
"Sounds like a good plan to me," she said, all smiles. "See you after classes then."
"See ya." Michael replies, feeling a little strange, like he's suddenly weightless or walking on air. Today was turning out a lot better than he had expected! He hurried to his next class, hoping it goes by fast so he can get to his History class. ^-^
"Okay, well, do you need me to show you to your room, or can you find it on your own from the map?"she asked Gaelvin.
"And, Headmaster, don't worry too much about Jiminy showing us how irresponsible he is. He's just mad cause he's been avoiding extra work all this time by being unreliable and now it's obvious how much he's been faking that he'll have a harder time getting out of stuff." ^.^
"Okay, well, do you need me to show you to your room, or can you find it on your own from the map?"she asked Gaelvin.
"I think it best if I have a guide, spent the whole night wandering this place will little luck. That is if you dont mind."
"Okay, well, do you need me to show you to your room, or can you find it on your own from the map?"she asked Gaelvin."I think it best if I have a guide, spent the whole night wandering this place will little luck. That is if you dont mind."
"No, it's fine. I'm already too late to go to class, so I may as well," she said, smiling.
"No worries, Feiri, I know Jiminy well enough to know he won't do anything serious. Besides, he has another good influence in his life now, doesn't he?" Ryo says with a smile as they leave. Once the door was closed he pulled up a screen and entered Gaelvin's name. Nothing showed up. He widened his search to every database in Agartha, and still nothing. Gaelvin Seiti didn't exist, which meant one of two things. Either he isn't a native, or he's lying about who he is.
Yet another person to watch.
Ephebe curled up in a corner of the practice room and dropped off to sleep imediately. It wasn't the safest place for a nap but she was pretty sure it was safer than the infirmary.
Lysander opens the door to the practice room, the third one he's checked, and frowns as he spies the sleeping Ephebe. She knew there were Hunters in the school, right? Hunters that weren't like him and hadn't stopped Hunting? He shook his head as he walked over and nudged her.
"Wake up, it's time for to learn."
Lysander opens the door to the practice room, the third one he's checked, and frowns as he spies the sleeping Ephebe. She knew there were Hunters in the school, right? Hunters that weren't like him and hadn't stopped Hunting? He shook his head as he walked over and nudged her.
"Wake up, it's time for to learn."
[blink, blink]
*yawn*"Huh? Oh, right. Sorry. I needed a nap and I keep getting almost assassinated in the infirmary...Right. Time to learn."
She got up and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes and stretched.
"Okay, I'm ready."
"Explain how you call the Flame." Lysander says simply.
"Explain how you call the Flame." Lysander says simply.
"Call it? When I'm in a dangerous situation it just appears. But I've never actually been able to call it."
"I could create a danger." Lysander replies, hand resting on his empty sword hilt. "But won't. Yet. Look for it inside you, then call it. No more than a candle flame in your hand."
"Er, right. Call it.." she said doubtfully, but she tried. She was obviously concentrating really hard, but nothing. She closed her eyes, trying to shut out distractions.
Okay, you can do this. Just call forth the flame...remember what it looks like...no, this isn't working.
She bit her lip, face screwed up in an expression of intense concentration.
No, you have to do this. Lysander actually agreed to teach you, you can't give up. Maybe...maybe thinking about the other time, when I first saw the white flame....
A tiny white flame sputtered into being on her left hand, barely enough to be called a flame. It was still using her life energy as fuel and she didn't have any to spare at the moment.
Lysander snuffs out the fire with two fingers, ignoring the burning sensation.
"The Flame is unfocused. That is what is killing you. If you don't feed it, control it, it will consume everything. Why did you call the Flame before?"
Lysander snuffs out the fire with two fingers, ignoring the burning sensation.
"The Flame is unfocused. That is what is killing you. If you don't feed it, control it, it will consume everything. Why did you call the Flame before?"
"Well...it was always in a desperate situation. Fighting something stronger than me. I didn't do it consciously. Except last night. Asch...I didn't know how else to stop him," she said, miserably. "And I knew if I let it go, if he actually killed that kid, he'd never come back. I just...I needed to make it stop and I didn't care if it hurt me....I definitely didn't expect such a large explosion."
"Panic and desperation. Useless to Hunters who can call the White Flame. Determination, courage, faith, willpower, all of those can feed the flame safely. Try again, and do not force it."
She grimaced. That was a lot easier to say than it was to do. Determination. Courage. Faith. Willpower. All things that had taken a serious beating lately. She was barely holding on, she was afraid all the time, she was filled with doubt, and she didn't trust herself anymore. But if she didn't get it together than people were going to die. People she cared about. She had to do this, even if she was afraid, even if she didn't think it could be done, and especially not by her.
The flame shot up from her hand in a towering blaze and just as abruptly went out.
"S-sorry. I...lost concentration once I saw it."
There is the barest hint of a smile on Lysander's face.
"At least you did not nearly burn down your house." He says. "You did have it though. Close your eyes and picture it in your mind so you do not lose your focus. Again."
"Okay."
She closed her eyes and pictured the flame once again. She calmed her breathing just like Master Quo used to make all of them practice. Determination. Courage. Faith. Willpower. She could do this because she had to do this.
This time the flame burned at a steadier pace and kept on burning.
"Good." Lysander says as he inspects the fire in Ephebe's hand. "It isn't killing you. Now slowly separate the fire so you have one flame in both hands. Make it bigger if you can, slowly."
Breathe. Just keep breathing. Remember why you're doing this. Okay.
She tried to do what he asked and split the flame. At first it just sputtered and nearly went out when she tried to split it. Breathe. Keep calm. Okay. It's like learning how to fly. One wing and then the other and then both together. Okay.
Now she was holding a flame in each hand. Right. Make them bigger. Like gaining altitude. It doesn't just mean work harder. Slowly. Steady. Don't work harder than you need to.
It took a few tries and the flames in her two hands were uneven for most of it. She seemed to be having a really hard time concentrating on both at the same time. But eventually she did get them relatively even.
"You may stop now. Our time for practice is up. For practicing two advanced techniques at the same time, you did fairly well. I do not think you will be in danger of dying from the White Flame next time you use it. You should spar with someone and see if you can maintain that level of control."
She smiled. "It's kind of like flying isn't it?"
"Anyways, thank you Lysander. I know you probably didn't want to do this. And you don't have to worry about protecting me anymore. You're going to have your hands really full with those three so even if Uncle Ryo asks you can tell him I said it wasn't necessary. I'll take responsibility for it. That's my job."
Her smile and tone stayed cheerful, but her eyes were sad.
"I'd say see you around, but I probably won't."
Her smile and tone stayed cheerful, but her eyes were sad.
"I'd say see you around, but I probably won't."
"My job used to be killing your kind. I quit." Lysander replies "Remember that. You know where to find me, cousin."
Without so much as a wave, Lysander leaves the practice room and returns to his little cousins.
Her smile and tone stayed cheerful, but her eyes were sad.
"I'd say see you around, but I probably won't."
"My job used to be killing your kind. I quit." Lysander replies "Remember that. You know where to find me, cousin."
Without so much as a wave, Lysander leaves the practice room and returns to his little cousins.
"I'm not your cousin!" she yelled after him. "At least get that straight!"
"I'm not your cousin!" she yelled after him. "At least get that straight!"
"I'm not your cousin!" she yelled after him. "At least get that straight!"
"I'm not your cousin!" she yelled after him. "At least get that straight!"
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She sighed. So. This was where things were. There was something seriously wrong with her. Well, it wasn't that important now. She'd gone from being the most junior of all the Champions to being the most senior in the space of a week. It was time to stop playing at being normal and get back to doing her job. She stepped into the Clock.
Kitty hurried to her next class. It was fun running around the school barefoot. And no one even noticed.
After a much less....destructive...session with Professor Sunwake, Fei goes by the workshop to make another 'energy deposit' into the school grid, then heads to the Infirmary for his Health and Alternative Medicine class.
Goes through the motions of going to his classes...
Wishes all of his calsses were as fun as Advanced PE...
"Sigh."
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*Squeak*
The mouse skitters about Adsila's garden, carefully avoiding the carnivorous plants.
A few students are surprised when they pass Vakkler and he doesn't harass them.
Then they realize the kobold is busy concentrating on inching around the door into the garden. He's making an effort to look unafraid, but failing miserably.
When he's passed by, the hallway chatter resumes.
The kobold makes his way to the Headmaster's office and knocks loudly upon the door.