"Maybe you were at my execution." Ardiente says, with just the barest hint of bitterness about him when he says that. "Sorry. Pleasure to meet you Asha, and you Rena." Silently he curses. He had hoped the guy would re-introduce himself. Ardiente was still drawing a blank for a name. "All is good and safe, yes. You as well?"Carefully keeping his eyes off of Rena, Ardiente stops looking to Asha and back to Tryko'Sam. "I still have alot of work to do today. I've got to at least keep going until the Sun is destroyed... after that time won't be such a factor. I do need some breakfast though, and I figured I could spare a few mintues to come talk with you."
"No...although you're looking very good for someone who was executed. I was locked in a tower until yesterday. I've never been anywhere. But I probably heard some of the others talking when we were standing in line waiting for the shuttles."
"If you want, Rena and I can go and get her some more practical clothes while you talk to this guy, Tryko'Sam. You can catch up with us when you're done."
Wyrd stares at you for a moment, his face blank, "I did not say I would not mine. I said I only retrieve the metals and gems when they are needed. When I need them I get them. If they are needed I get them. Case in point, the diamonds from last night. Is this confusing to you?"
"Well there are some rare earths that ya can't on world lad, ya have to get off inta the rocks in space, and they are needed, I'm just saying with some one like you along, we could get them faster for the ship building"
"Maybe you were at my execution." Ardiente says, with just the barest hint of bitterness about him when he says that. "Sorry. Pleasure to meet you Asha, and you Rena." Silently he curses. He had hoped the guy would re-introduce himself. Ardiente was still drawing a blank for a name. "All is good and safe, yes. You as well?"Carefully keeping his eyes off of Rena, Ardiente stops looking to Asha and back to Tryko'Sam. "I still have alot of work to do today. I've got to at least keep going until the Sun is destroyed... after that time won't be such a factor. I do need some breakfast though, and I figured I could spare a few mintues to come talk with you."
"No...although you're looking very good for someone who was executed. I was locked in a tower until yesterday. I've never been anywhere. But I probably heard some of the others talking when we were standing in line waiting for the shuttles."
"If you want, Rena and I can go and get her some more practical clothes while you talk to this guy, Tryko'Sam. You can catch up with us when you're done."
Nodding at the girls, he says, "How's about we regroup in the Cafeteria, just in case once you two are set with clothing. If you register, and nab a room, eventually we'll meet, I suppose? Or just come leave a note here. Hopefully writing English is as easy as speaking it is."
Looking back at Ardiente, he stepped out side and let the door shut.
"Someone executed you, and yer still alive? This place is nuts. What did you have to do in such a rush?"
Despite the difficult night and lack of sleep, Vai is at her and Fei's usual spot on the green that morning. She still looks tired, but she's there and smiling at her meldanya. "There's always another dawn. Fei... can you.. teach me? To do your obeisances? I... I think Lathander is a very worth god. I want to follwo him, like you do."
Taking the only break from his vigil over the remainder of the night, Fei went out to the green for his morning obeisances.
The young monk considers Vai's question for a moment, then smiles.
"If that is the way you wish to follow Lathander, if that is what calls to you, then I will be glad to teach you, Vai."
He proceeds to give her some introductory instruction as whoever had been playing the violin the other morning apparently had returned. After that, they stop in the Cafeteria for some breakfast, then return to the Infirmary for Keme.
Smelling somebody coming near him, Silinrul instinctively flexes his hands, making his claws appear. When a voice quietly whispers something about an entrance he responds "Perhaps there is, but I prefer the forest."
Renkai remains out of sight, but there is a whisper of leather on steel (if your senses are that sensitive)
"well this particular time isn't great for you......" Rustle of movement in a tree "because we are on alert for suspicious person or persons who sneak in the back entrance"
Treisdan opened his eyes to white. Lots off white. And surprisingly quiet. Except for the occasional whirr or beep.
"Can you hear me? You're in the infirmary. I know...it's a bit different. Takes some getting used to. Are you still in pain?" the freckle faced young healer asked anxiously.
Treisdan groans, "wha? Ugh......everywhere hurts...."
His skin is mostly purple from bruises and he only cracks one eye open....
"No it was I who let my insticts run away with me." Hew looked back into Midori's eyes. "Please don't think it's your fault." He dropped his head so he was looking at the floor. It was then he realized his attire. Quickly he grabbed the sheet off the bed and covered his lower half. His face turned beat red. "M- maybe I should get dressed. Would you mind turning around?""Oh... of course Hew-kun. Gomen nasai." Midori turns around, and smiles at the cat that was sitting there. She goes over to it, keeping her back turned away from Hew. "Did you follow me, neko-chan?" she asks and scratches the kitty under his chin.
It's horizontally oriented pupils in electrical blue irises regard her as a friend and the cat purrs Loudly
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addressing carl Mel at first looks confused, probably as to why he was asking her, then it dawned on her, oh yeah Arthur.
I'm sorry about that Carl. everything has been so crazy lately and at times when I get real focused on something I tend to mentally shut off everything else. I'll get on these when I can, but unfortunately I have a job to do here, so thses pads are really gonna have to wait a little bit.
Mel looks to him apologetically I hope you didn't need them right away.
"Well, for one, I'm one of a kind. I eat emotions. My mother really has odd kids. Heh."
"Odd isn't the word I would use for it, I'd use unique to describe you"
"Hi guys."
Sara is in the cafeteria.
"Hello, little one."Repp replies cheerfully, his eyes watching Lewis just a little wary - perhaps just a touch paranoid, but he doesn't shy away from the conversation. Instead, Repp pats the seat next to him. "Come sit. Are you a student here?" As always, Repp's manner is charming and easy - full of an unbravado'd confidence. He is indeed very easy to like because of that, though he does occasionally seem a little distant.
He climbs up the chair and sits much like a gargoyle.
"I'm in the little class. I haven't had a class yet though. Are you a student?"He likes this person. He's easier to talk to than other people. Closer to his size too.
"Yes. I do not require anything else."
"No...although you're looking very good for someone who was executed. I was locked in a tower until yesterday. I've never been anywhere. But I probably heard some of the others talking when we were standing in line waiting for the shuttles."
"If you want, Rena and I can go and get her some more practical clothes while you talk to this guy, Tryko'Sam. You can catch up with us when you're done."
Ardiente gets a little bit of chill at that. People were talking about him... the refugees. They were probably cursing him name. He wasn't sure he wanted to know, but... "...Do you remember what they were saying.. about me I mean?" Well /that/ certainly sounded selfish.
Nodding at the girls, he says, "How's about we regroup in the Cafeteria, just in case once you two are set with clothing. If you register, and nab a room, eventually we'll meet, I suppose? Or just come leave a note here. Hopefully writing English is as easy as speaking it is."
Looking back at Ardiente, he stepped out side and let the door shut.
"Someone executed you, and yer still alive? This place is nuts. What did you have to do in such a rush?"
"Yeah... luckily I have friends who are willing to risk themselves for me, else I would still be dead." Ardiente grimaced at the task of explaining firebird politics to an outsider, but nods. "Well, how much has Asha told you about what's going on?" he does wait for an answer before carrying on.
"Yeah, so the Firebird ancestral home is being destroyed, and the council has been overthrown. During the long, long years that the council has ruled, they'd been obsessed with racial purity, and they pretty much only had one punishment for breaking their rules. Exile, stripped from the records. Anyone who even slightly crossed the line... they were seperated from their family, friends, and cast out from the Sun. They would also do this to their political enemies, and any Firebirds that might have developped weird abilities. They wanted to avoid change as much as possible. So.. with the overthrow of the council, all the exiles should end. Here at the school I found a list of all the Firebirds that have ever been exiled, and I'm going around Agartha looking for them. I hope to reunite friends and families by finding the exiles."
He pauses in his explanation and looks down the hallway. "Do you mind if we walk to the cafeteria while we talk? I'm starving and I haven't eaten since last night. It's been a long night."
"Anyway, the council decided to stop abjuring people, and start killing them outright, apparently. Starting with my family and myself for not being pure-bloods, at a public execution. The people didn't want to stand for it anymore, and all hell broke loose."
As the pair walk along, Ardiente looks a little thoughtful, though perhaps it's stoicism. He does seem to be attempting to distance himself emotionally from the events he described, but given their nature... probably still a fresh wound, under all his upright soldiery. "Hopefully that answers alot of your questions, but please feel free to ask. I hope you understand why I'm doing what I'm doing."
"Alright, now that that is out there, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Hi guys."
Sara is in the cafeteria.
on his way to get his breakfast, Lang notices Sara.
stopping over and having a seat, Hi Sara, I'm glad to see you, I was wondering, is everything alright? I got your message and it sounded serious, but when I got here, well nothing seemed really wrong, I just wanted to be sure you are really alright, Sun and I worry about you, I kinda feel like a big brother to you.
Taking the only break from his vigil over the remainder of the night, Fei went out to the green for his morning obeisances.
The young monk considers Vai's question for a moment, then smiles.
"If that is the way you wish to follow Lathander, if that is what calls to you, then I will be glad to teach you, Vai."
He proceeds to give her some introductory instruction as whoever had been playing the violin the other morning apparently had returned. After that, they stop in the Cafeteria for some breakfast, then return to the Infirmary for Keme.
Vai is a quick learner, as always, listening closely to Fei teach her, and matching his graceful movements.
As Kezzin plays his tune, Vai notices the marked increase in skill, and as the pair return inside, Vai briefly searches for their musical benefactor.
He climbs up the chair and sits much like a gargoyle.
"I'm in the little class. I haven't had a class yet though. Are you a student?"
He likes this person. He's easier to talk to than other people. Closer to his size too.
"Yes, I am a student, though like you I have not had a class yet either. My name is Repparyn, though if you wish you may call me Repp. I have a more full name, but most do not have the patience to listen to it. " he shrugs at that, seeming not terribly bothered. He is quite cheerful this morning, looking around the cafeteria as he is. "What's your name?"
"I give up with this! I didn't even want to wear it anyway. If people want to look, that's fine with me." Rena says, clearly exasperated with the top, stripping it off and throwing the make-shift bra-like thing which Settro had made for her into the fire.
It's horizontally oriented pupils in electrical blue irises regard her as a friend and the cat purrs Loudly
Midori is squatted down, a pose that would enable her to fight quickly if needed. Not that she feels threatened... just seemingly always prepared for danger. She smiles at the kitty's reaction. "Do you have a preference for a name, neko-chan?" Midori asks, though she is truly mostly talking aloud to herself.
It's horizontally oriented pupils in electrical blue irises regard her as a friend and the cat purrs LoudlyMidori is squatted down, a pose that would enable her to fight quickly if needed. Not that she feels threatened... just seemingly always prepared for danger. She smiles at the kitty's reaction. "Do you have a preference for a name, neko-chan?" Midori asks, though she is truly mostly talking aloud to herself.
it says nothing
"Well there are some rare earths that ya can't on world lad, ya have to get off inta the rocks in space, and they are needed, I'm just saying with some one like you along, we could get them faster for the ship building"
Wyrd nods, "Depending on this work that Jiminy has for me, then yes."
"Bad people were attacking the school when I sent it. By the time you got here they were gone.
I never had a brother before."
She hugs Lang and then Sun.
"Have you seen anyone else today?"
Vai is a quick learner, as always, listening closely to Fei teach her, and matching his graceful movements.
As Kezzin plays his tune, Vai notices the marked increase in skill, and as the pair return inside, Vai briefly searches for their musical benefactor.
Perched high up on part of the roof is the winged kobold who flashed between Vai and Fei and through the door a couple of mornings ago. What he is playing is doing a not too terrible job of capturing the feeling of the morning.
"I'm Lewis. I got a long name too."
He looks down at Repp's plate.
"Watcha eatin?"
He shakes himself off sending a scattering of purple static down his chair.
Hermes winds the snake up his arm and attaches the other prototypes into various slots he has redesigned for himself.
The bird in his right shoulder, rope coiled into a housing on his wrist and the glove across his right hand.
He stands and follows Arthur out.
"I understand Mel, don't need um upgrading till a go out to the belts, ill come an see ya then with em, if ya got stuff ta do now "
He takes them back,
"If ya taking a shuttle up to the fake sun ill follow ya just in case, I'm doing runs all to day as well"
Wyrd nods, "Depending on this work that Jiminy has for me, then yes."
"Good lad, i find ya when we have a trip sorted all right"
"Good lad, i find ya when we have a trip sorted all right"
Wyrd does not make any response.
Perched high up on part of the roof is the winged kobold who flashed between Vai and Fei and through the door a couple of mornings ago. What he is playing is doing a not too terrible job of capturing the feeling of the morning.
Vai smiles at the kobold, gives him a thumbs up and beckons him to follow if he wants... but still proceeds to follow Fei inside, to continue his vigil over Keme.
Perched high up on part of the roof is the winged kobold who flashed between Vai and Fei and through the door a couple of mornings ago. What he is playing is doing a not too terrible job of capturing the feeling of the morning.Vai smiles at the kobold, gives him a thumbs up and beckons him to follow if he wants... but still proceeds to follow Fei inside, to continue his vigil over Keme.
There is also a very battered Treisdan in a bed
"I'm Lewis. I got a long name too."
He looks down at Repp's plate.
"Watcha eatin?"
He shakes himself off sending a scattering of purple static down his chair.
Lewis will probably note that Repparyn's dish has no a scrap of meat on it - perhaps he's a vegetarian, or simply didn't feel like meat this morning. "Just a healthy breakfast of steamed vegetables and high-energy grains and cereals, Lewis. Are you hungry? What does your manner of creature eat?" Repp does not seem the least bit afraid of the little dragon, despite the sudden static discharge.
When Fei arrives in the infirmary, there is a small bird sitting on the edge of Keme's gurney. It hops up on Fei's shoulder and says in Genosuke's voice:
"I am still recovering from last evening. If and when anyone attempts to revivify my grandson, please insist I be notified so that I may be there for it."
After that the bird shakes it's head, and flys off.
"We just ate whatever we could find. Sometimes I'd get birds. Sometimes we found fruit. I like the red ones. I could never tell what green stuff would be good. Flowers don't taste good. . . . Flowers flooooweeers flowererers. . . ."
His stomach growls and he looks down at it.
"Maybe I should get something. If I go get food will you stay here?"
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"I understand Mel, don't need um upgrading till a go out to the belts, ill come an see ya then with em, if ya got stuff ta do now "
He takes them back,
"If ya taking a shuttle up to the fake sun ill follow ya just in case, I'm doing runs all to day as well"
Mel smiles at Carl's offer. that would be great. and...if you can swing it, I wouldn't mind taking that trip with you up to the belts. unless of course I have a concert then.
"Bad people were attacking the school when I sent it. By the time you got here they were gone.
I never had a brother before."
She hugs Lang and then Sun.
"Have you seen anyone else today?"
Lang and Sun hug her back.
I was going to get some breakfast to go and see how Ignace is doing and Sun was going to take some food for Simba. If you want to meet Simba, Sun can take you
Lang then whispers to Sara and make sure they don't fight too much, Simba like to pick on Sun sometimes
"Ooh. Yes please." :)
"I'll try. He might not listen if he's big enough for you to ride, though. Big animals don't like when smaller ones tell them what to do."
She takes Sun's hand.
"Ready?"
She picks up a bowl of shelled sunflower seeds and takes it with her.
"Ooh. Yes please." :)
"I'll try. He might not listen if he's big enough for you to ride, though. Big animals don't like when smaller ones tell them what to do."
She takes Sun's hand.
"Ready?"
She picks up a bowl of shelled sunflower seeds and takes it with her.
Sun takes Sara's hand.
Ok, I'm ready. Lang tell you keep an eye on me? Well as long as that big Bird brain doesn't start anything we will be fine. its always his fualt
Sun takes Sara down to where Simba is stabled.
Simba is a Gigantic white Owl (size Huge..but at the larger end of that size category) Simba screeches when Sun appears.
Great, its Sun. I heard he got fleas, I'll peck that monkey till he cries for his mommy if he gives fleas to me
Lang waves to them as they leave and then takes his breakfast and heads to Ignace's family apartment.
knocking at the door waiting, and hoping she is feeling better today.
"It'll be fine. I'll take care of you."
She says as they walk.
When she arrives she immediately returns a noise much like the one the owl made.
"Sun doesn't have fleas. And you aren't making a good first impression. Now apologize."
Vai smiles at the kobold, gives him a thumbs up and beckons him to follow if he wants... but still proceeds to follow Fei inside, to continue his vigil over Keme.
Kezzin does not react right away, but the music fades as Vai and Fei cross the threshold into the school. A few seconds later there is a familiar thudding sound of wings breaking a dive, and Kezzin settles to the ground near the door. With quick steps, he catches up to them. His voice is somewhat subdued, "Good morning. I hope my playing was not disruptive. I tried to keep it quiet. That is just the best perch on for watching the sunrise, but I can move to a different spot tomorrow if you like."
"I do not care if the timing is good or not. I have arrived as the winds brought me." He tenses a bit at the comment of suspicion. "Why are you on alert?"
Assuming Renkai can see him, the young man is rugged looking, with slightly primal features. His eyes are golden, ears a bit pointy, but not elven. He carries a plain, yet well crafted quarterstaff and is wearing simple leather armor.
"I do not care if the timing is good or not. I have arrived as the winds brought me." He tenses a bit at the comment of suspicion. "Why are you on alert?"
Assuming Renkai can see him, the young man is rugged looking, with slightly primal features. His eyes are golden, ears a bit pointy, but not elven. He carries a plain, yet well crafted quarterstaff and is wearing simple leather armor.
"then have the winds lead you to the front gate...so nobody accidentally kills you..."
Ardiente gets a little bit of chill at that. People were talking about him... the refugees. They were probably cursing him name. He wasn't sure he wanted to know, but... "...Do you remember what they were saying.. about me I mean?" Well /that/ certainly sounded selfish."No...although you're looking very good for someone who was executed. I was locked in a tower until yesterday. I've never been anywhere. But I probably heard some of the others talking when we were standing in line waiting for the shuttles."
"If you want, Rena and I can go and get her some more practical clothes while you talk to this guy, Tryko'Sam. You can catch up with us when you're done."
She shook her head. "I don't know. There were too many guards between me and them. But my parents didn't look happy so it probably wasn't all bad. They would have looked smug if it was. Well, bye," she said as Tryko'Sam took the conversation out into the hall.
"I give up with this! I didn't even want to wear it anyway. If people want to look, that's fine with me." Rena says, clearly exasperated with the top, stripping it off and throwing the make-shift bra-like thing which Settro had made for her into the fire.
"Hey, Rena, it's okay," she said soothingly, running her hands across Rena's arms. "We'll find you something that's easier to figure out how to put on and take off...and you are lovely to look at with or without clothes. And if you wrap your wings around you then it's almost like clothes anyway if it really does bother anyone, okay? Clothes aren't so bad when you have the right ones, but when you have the wrong ones, well, I totally understand why you threw that into the fireplace," she added with a smile, and kissed Rena on the lips before stepping back again. "So, let's go see what we can find for you in the lost and found okay?"
Lang waves to them as they leave and then takes his breakfast and heads to Ignace's family apartment.
knocking at the door waiting, and hoping she is feeling better today.
Chara answers the door looking cheerful. "Hi, Lang, did you come to eat breakfast with us?" she asks curiously.
Once they got to the loading area, Jiminy went into full work mode.
"Okay, Mel we're in shuttle four. Go wait for me there, but don't touch any of the controls until I get there. I have to go introduce Wyrd to Dennis so Dennis can explain to him about the mech program."
"It'll be fine. I'll take care of you."
She says as they walk.
When she arrives she immediately returns a noise much like the one the owl made.
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Sun just looks back and forth confused about the whole thing
Chara answers the door looking cheerful. "Hi, Lang, did you come to eat breakfast with us?" she asks curiously.Lang waves to them as they leave and then takes his breakfast and heads to Ignace's family apartment.
knocking at the door waiting, and hoping she is feeling better today.
Lang bows Hello Chara. Yes, if you will allow me. I would also like to see how Ignace is doing.
Once they got to the loading area, Jiminy went into full work mode.
"Okay, Mel we're in shuttle four. Go wait for me there, but don't touch any of the controls until I get there. I have to go introduce Wyrd to Dennis so Dennis can explain to him about the mech program."
you got it Chief Mel responds. acting as military as she think she can. wanting to just "be one of the guys".
Mel heads over the designated shuttle checking out all the controls and the systems trying to familiarize herself with just getting around and identifying areas and or components that might be important.
she was about to pull out her sonic device but after a second thought decided she better not, at least until she knows more about the shuttle's systems