"Just once around the school so I can get used to it. I want to know what to expect for the long ride."
She explains.
"He was an old monk. He raised Aananda. And I guess he spent a lot of time with the triplets when they were little too. Before he died of old age. Well, he was like two hundred years old, which is pretty impressive for a human," she said, making sure to lock the door behind them as they left the hatchery and headed for the teleportation room.
Ardiente seems to be a bit thoughful as they make their way out and down. "I didn't know humans lived that long. He must have been quite exceptional."
"Does this mean that James is trained in martial arts? I've been searching for a sparring partner." Obviously trying to distract himself from anything else with this talk of martial arts.
::Thank you Phaeze. I think we'll be alright for now. He's doing better.::
Vai stands there, holding Fei's hand and watching Keme slowly recover and begin to stand. "Do you want me to get you something to eat, Keme? What are you going to do now that you aren't a Champion?"
"Just once around the school so I can get used to it. I want to know what to expect for the long ride."
She explains.
Ok I'll help. I've help lang before, once.
Sun goes to get the saddle and drags it back to Simba.
Sun tries his best to remember how to hook up the saddle. but with Sara interpreting and Simba's assistance they can mange to put the Saddle on Simba.
Ok Sara just one or two laps around the school. don't leave school grounds please
"Okie dokie."
She climbs up and straps into the saddle.
"Let's go!"
She says, very excited to go flying.
Simba does not move at Sara's command.
despite understanding you, I still must respond to the proper commands.
Sun whispers to Sara say, Up Simba, that's what Lang says
Sara rolls her eyes, though with her directly behind him, Simba doesn't see it.
"Ok, then. Up Simba, please."
She holds on tight, now expecting him to take off.
Sara rolls her eyes, though with her directly behind him, Simba doesn't see it.
"Ok, then. Up Simba, please."
She holds on tight, now expecting him to take off.
also I didn't make an alias for Simba (not going to have enough scene time for that) so using Sun's alias for Simba
Simba Jumps up f and his huge wings spread out catching the air and with some rapid flaps he starts to gain some altitude.
Soon he (with Sara) are soaring just a few feet over the treetops the wind blowing all around even more so than when she was horse riding.
Simba glides around the gardens then as he approaches the school building Simba tells her to old tight.
with a sudden turn upward the Giant owl glides up along the side of the school toward the rooftop. then once above the school they level out and circle around high above the gardens.
"He was an old monk. He raised Aananda. And I guess he spent a lot of time with the triplets when they were little too. Before he died of old age. Well, he was like two hundred years old, which is pretty impressive for a human," she said, making sure to lock the door behind them as they left the hatchery and headed for the teleportation room.Ardiente seems to be a bit thoughful as they make their way out and down. "I didn't know humans lived that long. He must have been quite exceptional."
"Does this mean that James is trained in martial arts? I've been searching for a sparring partner." Obviously trying to distract himself from anything else with this talk of martial arts.
"Not exactly. I don't think any of the Sunwake kids trained with Master Quo that way. At least, not that they've told me. James probably could do martial arts, but of course he'd knock himself out if he pushed too hard. Reality bending isn't as great as you'd expect. But I bet he'd know who would make a good sparring partner...or would want to. Those are the kind of people he's trying to recruit for pilots."
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Vai stands there, holding Fei's hand and watching Keme slowly recover and begin to stand. "Do you want me to get you something to eat, Keme? What are you going to do now that you aren't a Champion?"
"No, that's okay."
He ran his hand through his hair. "Uh....honestly, I'm not sure. I don't really have any plans now...I should probably start with not throwing myself in front of every threat that comes along, though," he said with a sheepish smile.
Rather than leading the way to the white room, Aananda led the way to the SIM rooms.
"Okay, so I'm going to open a door from the white room to here. If you and your brother have to settle things with violence this is the best place for it. I'm setting things up for a supervised duel with myself as the referee. The rest of us will be separated from the two of you in a viewing gallery so no need to worry about any of the rest. And I'll be watching in case intervention is needed."
Jaiye nodded in acknowledgement and headed into the large room created by the program. It looked like a standard dojo program.
Aananda hit a button on her wristband and Silinrul sees a door open in front of him in the white room.
::I believe in you, Jaiye.:: Ehos says, pecking her lightly on the cheek before she heads over.
Standing with the two Professor, Ehos looks apprehensive at best, fidgeting as he watches his girlfriend go to fight her brother - at least in theory.
"No, that's okay."
He ran his hand through his hair. "Uh....honestly, I'm not sure. I don't really have any plans now...I should probably start with not throwing myself in front of every threat that comes along, though," he said with a sheepish smile.
"Really? I thought it was pretty much your only redeeming quality." Vai teased gently, her tone belying the fact that she didn't really believe what she said. "I really am glad you are alright Keme... but I should probably go find Anahita. I think she's still having trouble controlling her teleport."
Sara grips onto the harness tightly and let's Simba do his thing.
Ride
She laughs and yells all through the flight, much like a roller coaster.
"Not exactly. I don't think any of the Sunwake kids trained with Master Quo that way. At least, not that they've told me. James probably could do martial arts, but of course he'd knock himself out if he pushed too hard. Reality bending isn't as great as you'd expect. But I bet he'd know who would make a good sparring partner...or would want to. Those are the kind of people he's trying to recruit for pilots."
"Well, Mr. Callidus, those interests can be easily applied to your classes. How advanced are your spellcasting abilities? It will help determine wether you go into Basic or Advanced Arcana.""I don't really have an exact estimate of my abilities, but I specialize in illusion magics. The greatest I could do being Greater Shadow Evocation and the like. I can also disrupt someone's...what's the word I'm looking for? Being, I suppose, as well as make tattoos like the one on my forehead." he shows his Non-detection tattoo briefly is unsure of how to measure his abilities in the first place, but sums it up to the best of his ability.
"Let's put you in Basic Arcana for now and move you to Advanced if we need too. Physical Education is required, either the Basic class or the Advanced one, as well."
"Not exactly. I don't think any of the Sunwake kids trained with Master Quo that way. At least, not that they've told me. James probably could do martial arts, but of course he'd knock himself out if he pushed too hard. Reality bending isn't as great as you'd expect. But I bet he'd know who would make a good sparring partner...or would want to. Those are the kind of people he's trying to recruit for pilots."
"Let's put you in Basic Arcana for now and move you to Advanced if we need too. Physical Education is required, either the Basic class or the Advanced one, as well.""Well, Mr. Callidus, those interests can be easily applied to your classes. How advanced are your spellcasting abilities? It will help determine wether you go into Basic or Advanced Arcana.""I don't really have an exact estimate of my abilities, but I specialize in illusion magics. The greatest I could do being Greater Shadow Evocation and the like. I can also disrupt someone's...what's the word I'm looking for? Being, I suppose, as well as make tattoos like the one on my forehead." he shows his Non-detection tattoo briefly is unsure of how to measure his abilities in the first place, but sums it up to the best of his ability.
"That seems fair" Lyere looks at the headmaster for a moment "Settro said that the hu-I mean people here were more accepting, is this true?"
::I believe in you, Jaiye.:: Ehos says, pecking her lightly on the cheek before she heads over.
Standing with the two Professor, Ehos looks apprehensive at best, fidgeting as he watches his girlfriend go to fight her brother - at least in theory.
::Thanks. Let's hope I'm not too out of practice.::
She stood at the ready, a tonfa in each hand, waiting for Sil to come through the door. She only had one chance to convince him that she was still someone worth respecting.
"Really? I thought it was pretty much your only redeeming quality." Vai teased gently, her tone belying the fact that she didn't really believe what she said. "I really am glad you are alright Keme... but I should probably go find Anahita. I think she's still having trouble controlling her teleport.""No, that's okay."
He ran his hand through his hair. "Uh....honestly, I'm not sure. I don't really have any plans now...I should probably start with not throwing myself in front of every threat that comes along, though," he said with a sheepish smile.
"I'll have to find some other way to be endearing enough to not kill when I start in with the tricks," he said laughing. "Should be easier without having to worry about keeping people around me safe from her."
"Yeah, it's okay. She clearly needs a little assistance. The first couple of days can be rough. I'll be fine now."
"Great! Sheess is back too!""Ohaiyou Sorun-kun." Midori says brightly to their merfolk friend as he joins them. "Did Sheess go somewhere, Sorun-kun?"
Once again Asha could feel Rena's powerful strength coiled up in the womanly figure as Rena wrapped both arms and wings around her friend. Rena could definitely back up her claim of guarding her friend with that much power. "You don't have to thank me Asha. Just being your friend is enough thanks."
After they're done hugging in the hallway, Asha and Rena eventually do make their way to the room they share, and the two sort out who gets which side, though between the two of them there is precisely zero baggage. Rena seems absolutely delighted by the shower though, and the fact that she can fit inside. Little things are such a wonder to her - things that really shouldn't be. She even gets excited about the sheets and blankets on her bed, climbing in a thrashing about a bit, obviously greatly enjoying the sensation of blankets - after all, even last night she didn't sleep with them. And these are her own anyway, so it's probably different in her mind.
Vare frowns at Aananda's words, watching Jaiye go. His hand goes to his chin thoughtfully. "Is this really alright, Professor? Isn't our job as teacher to try and prevent conflict and injury to our students?"
"Not exactly. I don't think any of the Sunwake kids trained with Master Quo that way. At least, not that they've told me. James probably could do martial arts, but of course he'd knock himself out if he pushed too hard. Reality bending isn't as great as you'd expect. But I bet he'd know who would make a good sparring partner...or would want to. Those are the kind of people he's trying to recruit for pilots."
"Speaking of that, did you mention to him that I am willing to learn and be trained?" Ardiente asks, as they make their way into the teleporting room, and he nods to the dwarf there. "I need to keep my skills sharp, after all."
"I'll have to find some other way to be endearing enough to not kill when I start in with the tricks," he said laughing. "Should be easier without having to worry about keeping people around me safe from her."
"Yeah, it's okay. She clearly needs a little assistance. The first couple of days can be rough. I'll be fine now."
"Alright, just find me if you need anything. Are you gonna be around more often now?" Vai asks, and awaits an answer from Keme before smiling and nodding, reaching up on her tiptoes to give Fei a kiss on the cheek before closing her eyes and focusing her mind on Anahita, teleporting to her.
Mel sees to the unloading of her shuttle on her first trip. She looks to Arthur I know I'm not as good a pilot as you and Carl there, So thanks for not rubbing in, "so-to-speak"
Once the the shuttle is off loaded Mel does a quick check to make sure everthing is stored properly and to make sure nothing was left behind.
as she does so she looks out at the congregating firebirds.
some of the children look back then up to the sky a sad look in thier eyes.
Arthur, are we doing enough? she asks, looking at the child. I mean these pople, they are so majestic and beautiful, I wish there was more I could do. As she shares her thoughts with Arthur, she notices a small doll lying under a seat. picking it up she looks at it then looks outside for who it might belong to.
"Great! Sheess is back too!""Ohaiyou Sorun-kun." Midori says brightly to their merfolk friend as he joins them. "Did Sheess go somewhere, Sorun-kun?"
Sheess went with a lady dragon to a reef" he says smiling
Sheess went with a lady dragon to a reef" he says smiling
"Oh... just to play, like when we went to the beach?" Midori asks curiously, beginning to slowly eat her meal, feeling a little self-conscious for some reason.
"That seems fair" Lyere looks at the headmaster for a moment "Settro said that the hu-I mean people here were more accepting, is this true?"
"Yes they are. Mostly. There are some things a person can't get over easily, even here in Avalon Academy. I don't think you'll have any trouble though." He adds, smiling a bit.
"Now that's only three classes, Basic or Advanced Arcana, Basic or Advance P.E, and History of Agartha. You can have up to six classes, or five classes and a period to study if you don't think you can handle six." He hands over a sheet of paper, detailing the classes available. "This a list of the classes we have here, and a brief description. Look it over and let me know which interest you."
Sheess went with a lady dragon to a reef" he says smiling"Oh... just to play, like when we went to the beach?" Midori asks curiously, beginning to slowly eat her meal, feeling a little self-conscious for some reason.
"I thinks so" :) he grins happily
"That seems fair" Lyere looks at the headmaster for a moment "Settro said that the hu-I mean people here were more accepting, is this true?""Yes they are. Mostly. There are some things a person can't get over easily, even here in Avalon Academy. I don't think you'll have any trouble though." He adds, smiling a bit.
"Now that's only three classes, Basic or Advanced Arcana, Basic or Advance P.E, and History of Agartha. You can have up to six classes, or five classes and a period to study if you don't think you can handle six." He hands over a sheet of paper, detailing the classes available. "This a list of the classes we have here, and a brief description. Look it over and let me know which interest you."
"That seems fair" Lyere looks at the headmaster for a moment "Settro said that the hu-I mean people here were more accepting, is this true?""Yes they are. Mostly. There are some things a person can't get over easily, even here in Avalon Academy. I don't think you'll have any trouble though." He adds, smiling a bit.
"Now that's only three classes, Basic or Advanced Arcana, Basic or Advance P.E, and History of Agartha. You can have up to six classes, or five classes and a period to study if you don't think you can handle six." He hands over a sheet of paper, detailing the classes available. "This a list of the classes we have here, and a brief description. Look it over and let me know which interest you."
He looks the classes over"Well, here's hoping I don't either"
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Mel sees to the unloading of her shuttle on her first trip. She looks to Arthur I know I'm not as good a pilot as you and Carl there, So thanks for not rubbing in, "so-to-speak"
Once the the shuttle is off loaded Mel does a quick check to make sure everything is stored properly and to make sure nothing was left behind.
as she does so she looks out at the congregating firebirds.
some of the children look back then up to the sky a sad look in their eyes.
Arthur, are we doing enough? she asks, looking at the child. I mean these people, they are so majestic and beautiful, I wish there was more I could do. As she shares her thoughts with Arthur, she notices a small doll lying under a seat. picking it up she looks at it then looks outside for who it might belong to.
"nah, what use would that be," he grins, "I mean of course I could go to everyone about how I am so much more fantastic than them, but that's readily apparent so I don't bother" he grins and waits for her response before continuing "in all seriousness you're doing fine, especially for a first timer, Carl and I, we've been doing this kinda stuff for years, relax"
at her other statements he shrugs and says "what else do you suggest we do, I just got here last night, so I don't really know what the whole situation is about"
"Gods above..." Repp exclaims, completely shocked, one hand going up to his mouth. "Is she alright now? What about the animals? What kind of monster attacked us last night? I haven't heard any details."
"The kind that decided to look like me while it killed her and the animals." He explains quietly after stepping outside and closing the door. "If I could just find who did this, I'd..."
As soon as the door to the White Room opens, a raven flies out, and heads straight for the door to the SIM room, trying to escape.
Silinrul is seated inside, meditating. Noticing the entrance opened, he stands up and strides out into the SIM room. Looking around, he sees only Jaiye, wielding a pair of tonfas. He looks confused "Where is the Elven brat? It is he who I have a quarrel with, not you sister."
Sara grips onto the harness tightly and let's Simba do his thing.
1d20+4+3+1+2 Ride
She laughs and yells all through the flight, much like a roller coaster.
After a couple of laps around the garden Simba comes back and lands near where he took off from. he then lowers himself down as best he can to let her get off.
[owl speak] I do hope you enjoyed the flight If you do go with us back to the temple I am sure you see many wonderful sights. seeing the mountains from high in the sky trully is a wonderful sight[end owl speak]
"The kind that decided to look like me while it killed her and the animals." He explains quietly after stepping outside and closing the door. "If I could just find who did this, I'd..."
"The animals too? And why on Agartha would they appear as you? It must be someone who knows you in that case." Repp's tone had quieted to match Michael's, Repp obviously seeing that the alchemist was going to great lengths to see that Kitty was not further reminded of the horrors of last night. "I'm with you, Michael. The one who attacked us last night should be shown no mercy, as they showed no mercy to us." Repp still sounds a bit stunned, trying to grapple with the fact that at least one of his friends had been brutally murdered last night. "I... really should go to see my other friends in that case. Or maybe you can tell me: do you know if Ginni, Melody Waverider, and Dom Waverider are alright?"
"I thinks so" :) he grins happily
"Well, that is nice then. He missed the attack too. I'm glad. So Sorun-kun, after breakfast we're all gonna go with Hew-kun to make sure he doesn't hurt himself this time when he tries to give Zilla-chan a body. Do you want to join us?"
"I... really should go to see my other friends in that case. Or maybe you can tell me: do you know if Ginni, Melody Waverider, and Dom Waverider are alright?"
"I'm sorry, I don't. I pretty much focused on healing people yesterday until I found out about.. what happened, not names or faces."
"Well, that is nice then. He missed the attack too. I'm glad. So Sorun-kun, after breakfast we're all gonna go with Hew-kun to make sure he doesn't hurt himself this time when he tries to give Zilla-chan a body. Do you want to join us?""I thinks so" :) he grins happily
Sure he grins
Once again Asha could feel Rena's powerful strength coiled up in the womanly figure as Rena wrapped both arms and wings around her friend. Rena could definitely back up her claim of guarding her friend with that much power. "You don't have to thank me Asha. Just being your friend is enough thanks."After they're done hugging in the hallway, Asha and Rena eventually do make their way to the room they share, and the two sort out who gets which side, though between the two of them there is precisely zero baggage. Rena seems absolutely delighted by the shower though, and the fact that she can fit inside. Little things are such a wonder to her - things that really shouldn't be. She even gets excited about the sheets and blankets on her bed, climbing in a thrashing about a bit, obviously greatly enjoying the sensation of blankets - after all, even last night she didn't sleep with them. And these are her own anyway, so it's probably different in her mind.
Asha laughs as she watches Rena's enjoyment of the new room. Which happily had rafters she could use to keep in practice with the gymnastics. And an enormous fireplace. It was so big she could crawl inside it and curl up in the fire if she wanted to. Who needs a bed when there's a perfectly good fireplace to use instead? And the bathroom had a sauna! This was pretty much heaven.
She opened the closet and was surprised to find school uniforms. She could tell which closet was Rena's because the ones in that closet were designed to fit around her wings. "Huh. I guess it automatically gives us clothes for school days."
She jumped on her bed, reached up and grabbed a rafter, swung herself around it a couple of times before flipping up and landing on another rafter which she easily balanced on as she walked across it.
"So this place is definitely awesome so far." She flipped around and ended up hanging upside down from the rafter by her knees. "Ummm.....are you going to need help getting untwisted from those blankets?"
She hops off the owl and hugs him.
"I had fun. Thank you very much. I wish I could do that all the time. Mountains are the big tall things, right?"
She rubs Simba's belly and, of course, finds just the right spot.
Lewis holds his hand claws together and looks at the ground.
Perhaps this wasn't the best place to keep Tarka safe.
"Celestials are people too."
He responds with a smile.
"Th... Thanks."
"Alright, just find me if you need anything. Are you gonna be around more often now?" Vai asks, and awaits an answer from Keme before smiling and nodding, reaching up on her tiptoes to give Fei a kiss on the cheek before closing her eyes and focusing her mind on Anahita, teleporting to her.
Vai reaches out, focusing on Anahita's mind and through the power of the Patrons Championship, feels the connection made, and wills herself elsewhere.
That elsewhere, as it would immediately strike Vai, was literally, somewhere far and away from Avalon, in the wilderness, where nature clearly was rampant and rampaging, the sky was filled with a reddish hue and with her first gasp of breath, poisonous gases and temperatures that would slay a lesser being outright.
It was here, at an instant or two after appearing, that Vai is filled with alterations to her form, infusing her with the properties required by the natives to the setting, that her lungs draw breath and the once crimson illuminated atmosphere becomes 'native'.
Anahita stands there with hand grasping Vai's arm, smiling. She moves her hand in the tricky 'soup' of the atmosphere, which was the combined source of the crushing pressure and poisonous gases just a moment before.
With a gesture of a hand, Anahita literally sways the thick air in front of Vai, giving the motion meaning to highlight its non-standard quality, the a hand to cover her mouth, which was shut, and another to cover her ears, which, Vai would realize now, were protected against the pressure of the same thick air that most likely did not allow for normal methods of speech.
A moment more and Anahita points again, over her shoulder 'back and behind', non-vocally indicating a 'go back' with the curious expression on her face. Needless to say, the terrain and setting here was non-conducive to any near human life, and the teeming jungle like alien setting certainly did suggest there was much, save for the two girls.
A sudden look of understanding on Anahita's features and she leaned in, pressing an ear against Vai's and speaking without opening her mouth, letting the vibrations carry through.
"The air is impossible to breath without the boon of life or reality alteration for our species, shall we return to Avalon, or do you wish to stay and look upon this world? It has three stars."
Pointing up, it is obvious to Vai that the radiation from the three stars in their proximity and state, are red giants and similar, in various stages of stellar life, seemingly to hang in a stupendous marvel work of cosmic chance. Their combined illumination affording the jungle life around them the necessary sustenance to thrive.
Then she waited for Vai's response, if any.
Vare frowns at Aananda's words, watching Jaiye go. His hand goes to his chin thoughtfully. "Is this really alright, Professor? Isn't our job as teacher to try and prevent conflict and injury to our students?"
"That's what we're doing. We can't just steamroller over other cultures. But it's our job to keep our students safe. So this duel is taking place in a virtual reality where all damage is non-lethal. This is a way for students to resolve conflicts in a supervised and safe environment instead of actually hurting each other."
"Not exactly. I don't think any of the Sunwake kids trained with Master Quo that way. At least, not that they've told me. James probably could do martial arts, but of course he'd knock himself out if he pushed too hard. Reality bending isn't as great as you'd expect. But I bet he'd know who would make a good sparring partner...or would want to. Those are the kind of people he's trying to recruit for pilots.""Speaking of that, did you mention to him that I am willing to learn and be trained?" Ardiente asks, as they make their way into the teleporting room, and he nods to the dwarf there. "I need to keep my skills sharp, after all."
"Yeah, he wants to talk to you tomorrow probably. So far Mithros and Jeran are the sum total of pilots in this program so he's more than happy to consider more applicants. And if you know of anyone else who might be a good fit for it, let him know."
"Alright, let's get this over with and hope we can finish before things go boom."
"Alright, just find me if you need anything. Are you gonna be around more often now?" Vai asks, and awaits an answer from Keme before smiling and nodding, reaching up on her tiptoes to give Fei a kiss on the cheek before closing her eyes and focusing her mind on Anahita, teleporting to her."I'll have to find some other way to be endearing enough to not kill when I start in with the tricks," he said laughing. "Should be easier without having to worry about keeping people around me safe from her."
"Yeah, it's okay. She clearly needs a little assistance. The first couple of days can be rough. I'll be fine now."
He nodded.
After Vai left he hopped down off of the bed. "So I guess this is the time to be talking huh? Fei, you should probably hear all of this too. People might not always believe Ryuzo."