Mel is enjoying her cake and every so often she stops like her head is pounding with a headache. but after a few seconds it seems to pass.
your right about the cake, whoever he or she is, this cake is good. well not as good as that ice cream cake I made, right Artie.
"Mm. Got any other hobbies?"
"Oh yes, I have many." Kedikai replies with enthusiasm. "Going for scenic trips on my motorcycle, fine dining, sparring with weapons, watching copious amounts of TV and movies, stabbing agents of the Empire, playing video games, playing roleplaying games, swimming, shanking agents of the Empire, going to concerts, doing crossword puzzles with grandma, gardening, whittling busts of dead world leaders, shiving agents of the Empire, cooking fine meals, performing calligraphy in respect to my honored ancestors, coitus with handsome lovers, garroting agents of the Empire, snorting an eightball of stimulants through a fast food straw, doing charity for orphans, market speculation, putting my cooking skills to work in a soup kitchen, sharpening my blade in anticipation of violence against agents of the Empire..." Kedikai pauses.
"You know, typical teenager stuff."
to be fair, I'm actually being able to eat this one, the one to which you referr ended up on the ground for the most part, unless we're talking about different ice cream cakes
Mel just rolls her eyes like "not my fault" but she ends with a smile toward Arthur.
anyway, the nanite thing, I was doing some figuring of stuff, you know like math, but harder, and with an actual purpose. anyway, not too long ago a friend of mine, well he kind of, exploded. BOOM mel adds a sound effect for...well...effect.
anyway when that happened, he had nanites on his body, brought by the school. and well using the information from those nanites we were able to reconstruct the event and him as well.
Mel shoves some more cke ion her mouth, shee where i'm going wiff dish?
If Ginni had nonites on her body when she got attacked we may beable to extract information from them. Oh wait, you don't know yet. Ginni, one of my best friends here, was murdered earlier, and using some....ahhh....stuff...she is alive again, but her mind is a little out of touch. anyway, I wonder inf I can access the nanites programingl, I wounder if I can help set her mind right again, or even learn something about the one that attacked her.
mel plops back on the bed holding her head. all this thinking, my head is hurting again. owwwwww
The other Rakki's look back and forth between each other behind his back, before looking back at him awkwardly.
"Cooking is good. Especially when it's free. Food tastes better when it's free. Concerts are better. Maybe you could attend some of mine, once I get set in here. Never really been good with weapons. Know some martial arts, but mostly I just use what's on hand."
He chooses to ignore a large part of his... interesting interests...
He continues walking, not using the arrows.
"I hate to be funny like, but Ginni aint Dead, so how can she be murdered? Hurt bad yes, a little deaded yes, hurt to the point she could not be revived with magic, nope. So I would say, almost murdered. I was talking to someone about this just. Whosoever been doing the almost killing must know, no one they almost murdered is going to stay that way. Not here."
He chomps on more cake after saying that.
"No point being dramatic about it, I say"
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"well I'd like to recruit that head of security, anaanda or something like that, without her help I'd only get a few seconds before the nanites deactivate turning into nothing more than so much metallic dust, it's a heck of a fail safe, drastic, but you can't argue it's not effective," he looks pensive "hmm, I could rig up a polarized induction field, keep them in one place, then set the field to run a current through the nanites, but even then we'd be pushed for time or we'd ruin the internal circuitry, still it'd be easier to get her help"
To Carl he says "she went to... Well whichever outer plane she ended up in, pretty sure that counts"
When she clutches her head he looks conserved "you ok?"
The other Rakki's look back and forth between each other behind his back, before looking back at him awkwardly.
"Cooking is good. Especially when it's free. Food tastes better when it's free. Concerts are better. Maybe you could attend some of mine, once I get set in here. Never really been good with weapons. Know some martial arts, but mostly I just use what's on hand."
He chooses to ignore a large part of his... interesting interests...He continues walking, not using the arrows.
"Certainly, a meal tastes better when shared by friends, and I'd love to hear your music." Kedikai replies. "What are some of your favorite hobbies?"
"Well I have another medical run to do, Ill see ya later Mel, Aurther"
Carl says and he grabs one last slice of cake and dashes out the door.
"Well, there's playing music, dancing, concerts. That's work and play. Outside of that... I guess sailing, swimming, diving, treasure hunting. Sex, as you mentioned, is fun, of course. Uh... tennis, soccer... most non contact sports. Books. I like reading. Eating. Never been much of a good cook..."
They've found their way to a hallway of doors with names on them.
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"...?" Kedikai pauses. Sex? Stabbing agents of the Empire must be slang for getting it on around here, I'll have to remember that for the future. He thinks.
"Ah! Reading books, I think I forgot that one, I like that too! I just finished reading the epic The Cat in the Hat the other day, took me awhile but the happy ending was worth it."
Mel takes a few deep breaths and is heard mumbling something in some strange language. then aftyer a second or two she looks much better, sorry about that, my psychic link with Ginni has been causing headaches ever since she came out of her... well since being revived. but I am sure it will pass as she gets better.
Mel waves bye to Carl then looks to Arthur, I'm begining to think he wants me to get fat, he keeps popping in with junk food than dashes off. and why is it when he shows up to see me, you are never far behind? I beginning to think your jealous. mel says ribbing Arthur a little
"Yes. She is all too real and she is my mother. Let's just say that my childhood was magical, in all the worst senses possible. I have a few lingering issues. I doubt that saying her name will do anything bad to you. Ryuzo is just being cautious because we don't want her to find me. But whatever stories you heard, they weren't even close to the reality. Just...never assume that because Winter is cruel that means Summer is kind. The fey can be dangerous no matter what Court they serve. Caution and respect is always the best policy when dealing with them," Nala's voice remains calm as she speaks, but frost patterns form around her feet every time she takes a step, a sure sign of stress and not an uncommon reaction to talking about her mother.Jessa nods, though Nala may not see it, leading as she is, "I will refrain from saying her name either, as I would not like for her to find you through me, somehow. Despite the actions of my less friendly twin, you have been nothing but helpful and friendly to me. Thank you."
"You're welcome. And thank you. As I said, I am trying to return some of the kindness that was shown to me here. I know what it's like to not be able to trust anyone, and what it's like to do terrible things to protect yourself, even when there is no threat anymore. It's hard to turn that off. But well worth the effort. You don't have to be alone here. You can have friends. If I can manage it, anyone can," she added with a self-deprecating smile.
She seemed to be calming as she spoke, her footprints no longer leaving frost patterns on the floor. She stopped walking when the bell rang. "It's going to get crowded in this hall in just a moment. We should move to the side of the hallway."
"Y-ye-yes, I'm new here. Nice to meet you, Kim." Jacob then turns to Pyra. "Um, missus, do you mind if I take off my jacket, it is a bit hot." He is obviously very uncomfortable in it.
"Of course, it's no trouble, just make sure not to lose it," she said just before a bell rang. "Alright, class, line up. We need to pick up the rest of the class from the gym and head to music class. New students stay with me. I will take you to the office to sign you up properly while the rest of the students are at music. And I expect you all to be respectful to Mr. Buttercup today. He's subbing for Mrs. Sunwake while she is subbing for Mrs. Blackscales."
Aananda sighed and leaned against the wall after Fei left. And then her security system pinged. She swore and headed for the infirmary, following the trail of just the interference, which led her to where Mel and Arthur were talking.
"Exactly why we're you hacking into the security system? And the reason had better be good. I'm not having the kind of day that is conducive to much in the way of patience," she said, coldly.
When the bell rings, Mithros gathers his things and decides to walk to his next class since he already has his books. He turns the corner and looks up, and sees...her. He looks at Jessa wondering why she looks familiar...and recognizes the face from his nightmares. He stops, seemingly in a daze, staring at her, mind stuck trying to figure out how this is even possible.
Aananda sighed and leaned against the wall after Fei left. And then her security system pinged. She swore and headed for the infirmary, following the trail of just the interference, which led her to where Mel and Arthur were talking.
"Exactly why we're you hacking into the security system? And the reason had better be good. I'm not having the kind of day that is conducive to much in the way of patience," she said, coldly.
Mel had that deer in the headlights look, man they are good...
It is pretty obvious the culprit. Ahhh, I kind of just used the PA to call Arthur, I have a theory about using the Nanites to help figure out what happened to Ginni, and Arthur is kind of a nanite expert, at least that's what carl told me before he had to leave.
Mel looks apologetic, don't blame Arthur, I take responsibility. I'm sorry. Mel knows she is bound for a detention again. She gathers her things, I guess I'm off to detention then.
"I can help with the cleaning too," she offered hastily, finally daring to look up.She stayed in that deep bow, eyes never moving from the floor, but the long silence was starting to make her nervous.Finally, Mr. Dacamara speaks.
"Don't let it happen again. Michael, you'll be helping your mother clean up the remainder."
"Yes, Dad."
"No, that's not necessary. You seem like a fine young woman, so we're willing to bet it was Michael's idea to let them have free reign of the house like that."
"Well, the first part is easy. I worship the Traveler whose all about wandering, and transformation. He didn't want me sitting still. Opaque means not transparent, right? So something that isn't see through?" Ace muses aloud.
"That it does. You know, if the killer is hiding from divinations, yet remains in the school, scrying everyone in it might be your best option."
Aananda sighed and leaned against the wall after Fei left. And then her security system pinged. She swore and headed for the infirmary, following the trail of just the interference, which led her to where Mel and Arthur were talking.
"Exactly why we're you hacking into the security system? And the reason had better be good. I'm not having the kind of day that is conducive to much in the way of patience," she said, coldly.
Mel had that deer in the headlights look, man they are good...
It is pretty obvious the culprit. Ahhh, I kind of just used the PA to call Arthur, I have a theory about using the Nanites to help figure out what happened to Ginni, and Arthur is kind of a nanite expert, at least that's what carl told me before he had to leave.
Mel looks apologetic, don't blame Arthur, I take responsibility. I'm sorry. Mel knows she is bound for a detention again. She gathers her things, I guess I'm off to detention then.
"Sit down. That is not an explanation. Now, tell me from the beginning without skipping all the important parts. I want to know how and why. Believe it or not, I don't spend all my time glued to the security monitors. I can pull up the recordings, but right now that would be an inefficient use of time since you are going to explain everything."
"...?" Kedikai pauses. Sex? Stabbing agents of the Empire must be slang for getting it on around here, I'll have to remember that for the future. He thinks.
"Ah! Reading books, I think I forgot that one, I like that too! I just finished reading the epic The Cat in the Hat the other day, took me awhile but the happy ending was worth it."
"That's a good one. He's a good author. Maybe you can get into something a little more complex after some time here."
He walks along thinking for a moment.He's good looking, but doesn't appear to be much going on up there. Too keen on the stabbing thing too. Not quite high enough over the hot-smart line. Maybe there's a chance for him. This is a school after all.
"Forgot to mention I like to brew soda as well."
Just as he's saying that he stops at a door.
"This seems to be my room. Maybe I'll see you around?"
With a wide-if slightly tremulous-smile, Jacob shrugs off his jacket and pulls off his scarf, revealing a short-sleeved black tunic.
The young boy with the constantly-changing eyes then follows Pyra to get registered.
"No, that's not necessary. You seem like a fine young woman, so we're willing to bet it was Michael's idea to let them have free reign of the house like that.""I can help with the cleaning too," she offered hastily, finally daring to look up.She stayed in that deep bow, eyes never moving from the floor, but the long silence was starting to make her nervous.Finally, Mr. Dacamara speaks.
"Don't let it happen again. Michael, you'll be helping your mother clean up the remainder."
"Yes, Dad."
Kitty blushed. "Not exactly. They got loose while we were asleep. And then...well, Michael thought that Cait Sidhe would wrangle them, and we wanted a little privacy...umm...I didn't exactly argue against the idea. Neither of us thought they would make so much of a mess. I am as much to blame as Michael for not stopping Saffire and Nova earlier."
"Sir, if you disregard the anticondonation of this action, the next most preferable option is to closely watch the actions of the untested medical robot."
Archena checks her schedule and heads to her next class, art. Something she had always been eager to try. Can't go very far with stacking up rocks in the back yard.
The bell rings and Kevin is taken off guard.
Something everyone within a few rooms on that hallway is aware of...
His squishy blueness spikes up all over when the sound issues through his room as he violently falls out of his bed and into a pool on the ground. He bellows something between a roar and the sound of yelling underwater.
He quickly forms back up from the semi defined pool into a much more solid shape. His exterior has hardened into an almost exoskeleton like dragon scale, with more pointed edges.
His jaws and claws carry a similar, more hardened appearance.
He is much more like blue vulcanized rubber than liquid now.
He quickly surveys the room with a low, roiling growl and the same feral dragon eyes he had with the... unfortunate occurence earlier.
He finds nothing and calms down moderately fast, but no where near as quickly as he went into "defense mode."
As he closes his eyes and shakes his head, the pointed edges fade back in.
"Agh. Stupid bell."
"You should get up for class now." The orange ooze says sarcastically.
"Thank you, Captain Obvious."
He puts his coat back on and gets his data pad and orange ooze then heads for his next class, transmution.
"...?" Kedikai pauses. Sex? Stabbing agents of the Empire must be slang for getting it on around here, I'll have to remember that for the future. He thinks.
"Ah! Reading books, I think I forgot that one, I like that too! I just finished reading the epic The Cat in the Hat the other day, took me awhile but the happy ending was worth it."
"That's a good one. He's a good author. Maybe you can get into something a little more complex after some time here."
He walks along thinking for a moment.
He's good looking, but doesn't appear to be much going on up there. Too keen on the stabbing thing too. Not quite high enough over the hot-smart line. Maybe there's a chance for him. This is a school after all.
"Forgot to mention I like to brew soda as well."
Just as he's saying that he stops at a door.
"This seems to be my room. Maybe I'll see you around?"
"Mmmm soda..." Kedikai murmurs. "Yep! I'll see you around."
Waving farewell Kedikai wanders off down the hall, taking turns at random, looking for his room and wondering who else he might run into.
"Not exactly. They got loose while we were asleep. And then...well, Michael thought that Cait Sidhe would wrangle them, and we wanted a little privacy...umm...I didn't exactly argue against the idea. Neither of us thought they would make so much of a mess. I am as much to blame as Michael for not stopping Saffire and Nova earlier."
"Privacy?" Mr. Dacamara asks, keep his face conspicuously neutral. "what is more private than the room Saffire escaped from?"
"Not exactly. They got loose while we were asleep. And then...well, Michael thought that Cait Sidhe would wrangle them, and we wanted a little privacy...umm...I didn't exactly argue against the idea. Neither of us thought they would make so much of a mess. I am as much to blame as Michael for not stopping Saffire and Nova earlier.""Privacy?" Mr. Dacamara asks, keep his face conspicuously neutral. "what is more private than the room Saffire escaped from?"
"Ummmm....." Kitty blushed even brighter red, her face starting to match her hair.
"The lake? Because interruptions would have been...awkward....like this conversation..."
"And I'm sure whatever you did at the lake didn't take into account the fact it was less private out there?"
"And I'm sure whatever you did at the lake didn't take into account the fact it was less private out there?"
"Ummm.........no...... " she was blushing furiously, the blush having traveled down her chest now, and rather wishing the ground would open up and swallow her before things got even more embarrassing.
"You can go help Michael now, Kitty." He says, chuckling. "Ninja training or no, kids can't hide much from parents."
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ok, step one, get self out of trouble seems to have been done for me, next is step two, get friends out of trouble,hmm time to turn on the charm, and if that dosn't work, distraction a plan flashes through his mind and he has to suppress a grin as he steps foward and gives his best Honest Smile, as he says it's nothing serious, all that was done was a little unauthorized access of the intercom, she wanted my help with a project to help her friend, and she just got a little impatient, I'm sure she'll go through the proper channels next time
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Kitty scrambled off, relieved to be done with that horrifically awkward conversation. Here blush hadn't faded by the time she caught up to Michael. She hurried to help with the cleaning. "I told you they'd see right through me," she muttered.
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ok, step one, get self out of trouble seems to have been done for me, next is step two, get friends out of trouble,hmm time to turn on the charm, and if that dosn't work, distraction a plan flashes through his mind and he has to suppress a grin as he steps foward and gives his best Honest Smile, as he says it's nothing serious, all that was done was a little unauthorized access of the intercom, she wanted my help with a project to help her friend, and she just got a little impatient, I'm sure she'll go through the proper channels next time
She fixes him with a glare. "I have children, Mr. Barren. Try that line on someone who doesn't know better. Now, sit down. Miss Waverider, the whole story. Now, please."
"What happened?" Michael asks, looking worried.
"What happened?" Michael asks, looking worried.
"I insisted on helping with the cleanup...it went downhill from there. I tried to circle around the subject, but your dad saw right through it. I got a mini lecture on how the lake was a much less private place for ...things....than your bedroom was."
Mel takes a seat, she is definitely nervous but she takes a few deep breaths.
Ok, So it all started when Vai was in pain, but I think you know all about that stuff, How is vai doing anyway, tell her I'm thinking about her.
she smiles, Oh right, what happened, well next there was this new kid that had some sort of Time-Space connection to some sort of creature, Seed of destruction thing. Well I realized that this bond was acting like a homing beacon for multi-dimensional travelers, Which I believe was how the evil Vai made her way here. Anyway, I worked with Phaeze, and managed to break the connection. He is resting comfortably now.
Mel looks around hoping she is explaining things clearly. Well then everything went crazy, Ginni was brought in, Ace was freaking out, apparently, Ginni was the latest victim of this crazy killer, assassin, which by the way, I wonder if its the same guy that left those severed hearts in my room right after I arrived here. Anyway, one of the nurses here. did something I really don't quite understand, and brought Ginni back.
Mel looks to Arthur, It's been a real busy morning. she adds with an innocent smile.
looking back to Aanandareavekki, Well, when Ginni woke up, she really freaked out, started screaming and she had no idea who any of us were. At that moment my head went into pain overload, You see Ginni and I, have this Psychic bond and I feel much of her mental anguish in the form of pain, and well, it was at that time that I, kind of, did something really gross, but that part really isn't important.
after a bit, Mel realizes she is going on way to long, I guess by now you are wondering about the security hole I did? Well after Ginni was sedated so we all can figure out what to do, my pain started to go away. but to be safe I stayed here in bed. anyway I started to play with some files in my datapad, and I found some data on the time Fei exploded. It had information that we got from the burned up nanites that we used to program the rejuvenation pod. That when it hit me, Well not literally, If Fei had nanites with him when he left the school and exploded, I thought, What if Ginni had nanites around her. then I figured well, If that was the case, there might be a chance that some of those nanites interacted with the killer, which, being bioscanning and bio repair nanites, may have gathered information about the killer.
Mel seems really excited about this part. that's When Carl came with cake, and I asked him about Nanites, He said Arthur was the expert. so I used my sonic device to temporarily override the PA system and paged for Arthur to come to the infirmary. which he did. so we ate more cake and Carl had to leave, and we were just about to discuss nanites when you came in.
Mel takes another deep breath, whewh that was more than I thought, I sure have been busy today. So if you would like, I can discuss the rest of my nanite theory about finding Ginni's attacker. But, if you thinks its a dumb idea, I'll understand.
adon rather excitedly enters light blades, and sees Sadie teaching again, at witch point he quickly stifles his excitement.
"Still stuck teaching here?"
adon says as he walks up, holding his hands behind his back, looking around as uncaring as possible.
"Scrying each and every student would take forever though. There's got to be a way to narrow it down. This killer is unable to be divined himself, but what about his footprints? Maybe I could do a reading on them?"
"You're welcome. And thank you. As I said, I am trying to return some of the kindness that was shown to me here. I know what it's like to not be able to trust anyone, and what it's like to do terrible things to protect yourself, even when there is no threat anymore. It's hard to turn that off. But well worth the effort. You don't have to be alone here. You can have friends. If I can manage it, anyone can," she added with a self-deprecating smile.
She seemed to be calming as she spoke, her footprints no longer leaving frost patterns on the floor. She stopped walking when the bell rang. "It's going to get crowded in this hall in just a moment. We should move to the side of the hallway."
Jessa nods and moves to the side with Nala. As the passing period flood fills the hallway and flows past, one boy has a more profound reaction to JEssa standing by the wall.
When the bell rings, Mithros gathers his things and decides to walk to his next class since he already has his books. He turns the corner and looks up, and sees...her. He looks at Jessa wondering why she looks familiar...and recognizes the face from his nightmares. He stops, seemingly in a daze, staring at her, mind stuck trying to figure out how this is even possible.
Jessa looks at the boy staring at her. His face is familiar, but trying to remember from where is like trying to remember the details of a dream hours after waking. She offers a shy smile as she waits with Nala for the hallway to clear. Her smile falters as he continues to stare at her, and she finally speaks after a quick glance at Nala, "Hello, is something wrong? Do...Do I know you?"
Jessa looks at the boy staring at her. His face is familiar, but trying to remember from where is like trying to remember the details of a dream hours after waking. She offers a shy smile as she waits with Nala for the hallway to clear. Her smile falters as he continues to stare at her, and she finally speaks after a quick glance at Nala, "Hello, is something wrong? Do...Do I know you?"
Her speaking seems to give him a start...then a multitude of emotions play accross his face...
"Yeah...I'm...How!?..." He stammers, looking torn between hugging her or running.
Her speaking seems to give him a start...then a multitude of emotions play accross his face...
"Yeah...I'm...How!?..." He stammers, looking torn between hugging her or running.
Jessa's smile remains, but she looks confused and shoots a quick look at Ryuzo and Nala before responding, "I am sorry, I don't know what you mean. How, what?"
"How are you standing there...? I mean I'm glad you're ok, beyond glad! But...you were in so many pieces..." He offers a very awkward smile as well, looking neverous and concerned all at once.
"Umm...are you still...sick?" He looks at Ryuzo and Nala...
Watches the exchange, his posture changes to one who is guarding the girl, wondering how this student knows her.
"She regenerated." is all he offers up.
"Are you the one who brought her to the school after she crash landed?" Nala asked pleasantly. She'd read the report when she first went to the isolab, and she'd seen the injuries. She had a fair idea of why the young man was upset, and was trying to smooth things over. She didn't want to upset Jessa. It might lead to more...unpleasantness. "She is not contagious anymore, no. I wouldn't have released her from the isolab otherwise. It may be some time before she is well enough to venture outside the school however."
He shakes his head
"No, I think Krays brought her remains in. He preserved them...I, uh..."
he gets nervous again.
"I...uh...gotta get to class...I'm really glad you're ok! What's your name?" he asks Jessa
adon rather excitedly enters light blades, and sees Sadie teaching again, at witch point he quickly stifles his excitement.
"Still stuck teaching here?"
adon says as he walks up, holding his hands behind his back, looking around as uncaring as possible.
She sighed. "Yeah, at this point I'm starting to despair of ever catching up with my class work for my other classes...the ones I'm actually supposed to be learning in. Want to help out with some demonstrations? I'm trying to show the class some basic parry and riposte techniques and they just aren't getting it."
He raises an eyebrow.
::He is genuinely happy she is alive and well, but he's hiding something...:: he sends to Nala