"Oh..."he looks embarrassed because he thought he had thought of something clever
"It was a little disappointing. It needs to be in perfect condition to see what I wanted to look for, and it's not going to be there for much longer." The young firebird says sadly. "But is still the most amazing thing I've ever seen!""Hi Pyry. This is Archimedes, a new student who arrived today.
Sorry to interrupt your reading. I was curious about your time at the observatory this morning. How was it?"
"Hello Pyry, I am Archimedes Iosus." He says while analyzing the boy.
"It was a little disappointing. It needs to be in perfect condition to see what I wanted to look for, and it's not going to be there for much longer." The young firebird says sadly. "But is still the most amazing thing I've ever seen!"
He nods
"I take it you wanted to see the firebird sun? A trip in a shuttle can fix that. Perhaps you and I and Tyrrin can go before it's too late..."
After everyone leaves and only Igni remains.
Mel turns to Igni. you don't have to stay here is you don't want to. but if you do want to stay maybe you can help me. can you get Nala I want to ask her something please
"Oh..."he looks embarrassed because he thought he had thought of something clever
Lang pulls grim aside,
What's wrong? I thought you had a pretty good idea. and maybe you being able to fly would be helpful. Maybe I could teach you the commands for Simba and you could help me and we swap out so we can carry more people.
"I will stay, Ehos, if you desire to be out this creatures presence. He does not scare me, and if he tries to mess with my mind, I shall flay his skin right off his body" Silinrul says evenly, without a touch of emotion in his voice. It would appear that he has at least sort of accepted the Elven boy, and thus wishes to help him.
Ehos turns to Silinrul as he spoke, and a bit of a despondant-but-attempting-cheer smile crosses his face, and he nods. He doesn't seem too off-put by the apparent brutality of the Lycan. Jaiye said similar things at times.. but she could also be tender too. Lycans were complex, more and more he saw that. 'Thank you Silinrul. I appreciate it.'
With that, Ehos moves to take Jaiye's hand and unless stopped, heads out of the Sim Rooms and into the hallway. Once he's out of Shaypeer's presence (and preferably anyone else too, but the hallways are a busy place), Ehos will turn around and fiercely hug Jaiye, a hand on the back of her head and one in the small of her back, pulling her in close and holding on for a long while.
Midori had been about to hug Hew-kun after they had made up, but then Lang had said 'would you two just hug already' and afterwards she had been too embarrassed to follow up at all. She did smile though, and a little happy-nervous giggle had escape her lips after all the grief of the afternoon slowly started to leave.
"I'm sorry I can't fly too." Midori says after a moment, but she doesn't seem too contrite, more just adding to the conversation. "Otousama has wonderful wings, but I have a horn instead." and she taps the pearly-white unicorn horn with her finger, before looking at Lewis with a smile. Her weapons are now all hidden, once again in her pouch.
"Sure, Mel. One moment."
igni walks off to find nala.
Ace smiles at Mel "Feel better my friend. See you tomorrow." He then lets Ginni drag him out.
"Ah, yea. Big fan of death by chocolate, chocolate cake, icing, filling, the more chocolate the better" He says with a big grin. "I still can't believe I forgot my own birthday!"
"Okay, so first things first, we go and ask the kitchen for a veeery chocolate cake," she said, smiling. "But make sure to keep the puppy away from it...chocolate is very bad for dogs. And wolves too I think."
"Your rumors were correct. In any case, what teaching position would you like?"
She watched him go and shook her head."That one is going to be trouble...mostly for himself I think," she said with a smirk before turning her attention back to the Headmaster.
"I'm sure you already know that the Amateru and Akuma clans are in the process of negotiating a truce, so I'm not needed at my post outside the grounds any more. But after hearing rumors of trouble here last night, Obaa-sama decided we needed to be guarding from a closer distance. So I'm here to apply for a teaching position, Antairus-sama."
She shrugged. "I'm good at covert intelligence gathering, seduction, and using sharp pointy objects," she said with a grin. "And of course the usual ninja skills of tumbling and not falling off of really high things. The question is, what teaching position do you have open that intersects with at least one of my skills."
Janie laughed. "That's what girlfriends are for, to keep you humble," she said with a wink."Oh, she does. Now if only she could keep herself as humble..."
"Well then I hope you don't mind that she's not humble at all since I don't think it's very likely that she'll ever keep herself humble....people rarely do. Even the ones who think they mess up everything usually subconsciously believe the world revolves around them. Not that I'm any different."
"Hey! I think I have an idea! There's this song I've been working on like forever, except it's not really a song. It's storm music. I can just about get the thunder right, but it doesn't sound like much by itself. Do you think you can get your violin to sound like wailing wind?"
"Maybe adding illusions of the people least likely to attack in? I don't know, I just know I never want you to get hurt like this again! To see you like this... I can't stand it."
She curled up on his lap, her face pressed against his shoulder. "I'm sorry," she whispered. "I'm trying to be stronger."
Zilla nods to Ignace as she finishes her quote. "Your right I missed so much while trapped in Hew's mind. I don't want to imprison my self. Ignace you are just so smart." Zilla reaches out toward Ignace to pull her in to the hug with Sara. "I love you girls."
"Eep!"
Ignace wasn't quite sure what to do with hugs. She definitely wasn't used to this. Well, other than from her family. It didn't seem too bad...she just had to be extra special careful to stay very, very calm.
Ehos turns to Silinrul as he spoke, and a bit of a despondant-but-attempting-cheer smile crosses his face, and he nods. He doesn't seem too off-put by the apparent brutality of the Lycan. Jaiye said similar things at times.. but she could also be tender too. Lycans were complex, more and more he saw that. 'Thank you Silinrul. I appreciate it.'
With that, Ehos moves to take Jaiye's hand and unless stopped, heads out of the Sim Rooms and into the hallway. Once he's out of Shaypeer's presence (and preferably anyone else too, but the hallways are a busy place), Ehos will turn around and fiercely hug Jaiye, a hand on the back of her head and one in the small of her back, pulling her in close and holding on for a long while.
"It's going to be okay," she whispered, holding him tight. "We're going to get through this. Somehow."
"Sure, Mel. One moment."
igni walks off to find nala.
Nala was in the middle of fixing the settings on a nanite programming machine that had been 'broken' by Dr. Wuxn.
"Is there something that you need Mr. Phoebus?"
"Melody would like to see you as soon as you are available."
igni stands at attention, hot sword held at his side.
::I have questions for you. What is your real name? And how long have you had your powers to bend reality? What is their source? It is entirely probable that those answers will clear you and you will be released. Providing you stop disrespecting professors. A few minutes of restraint is hardly punishment for being disrespectful to a teacher. Personally I think it's a shame they don't have you lot cleaning slurk cages anymore.::
"Melody would like to see you as soon as you are available."
igni stands at attention, hot sword held at his side.
"Alright. I'll be there as soon as I finish fixing this machine. No more than five minutes," she said, returning her attention to the job she was doing.
igni nods, then returns to melody.
"She will be here in a few minutes."
"It's going to be okay," she whispered, holding him tight. "We're going to get through this. Somehow."
Ehos is quiet while the hug goes on for several minutes, unable to answer verbally. The hug does eventually end, and Ehos pulls back slightly, datapad coming into his hands. He looks a bit grim, or perhaps simply sober and serious. It's not a good look for the typically happy-go-luck boy, but the content of the message on his datapad is a good hint as to why: 'Jaiye.. Since we want all cards on the table... What if what Kara said is true? About her... Carrying my child? Can we really kill her? Demon or no... The child will have done nothing wrong. I... Realize she might be bluffing to illicit exactly this kind of reaction from me... But if it is true...'
'I don't know I have it in me to kill an expectant mother, demon or no. I...' the datapad trails off and he looks to her, almost pleading. Hoping she understood. He knew he was just dumping more pain on her, and he hated himself for it, but he couldn't just leave it to fester.
"I believe Michael said something to Tanaka-senpai about taking her for a walk in the forest 'back home'. Where that is, I do not know. You should still try, the worst that can happen is that you fail." He offered, looking much happier now that he was talking with someone.
Jaiye grimaced. "I could. Obviously. You know my history. But...."
She sighed and looked away. "Fine. I'll see if I can semi-permanantly borrow one of those stones from the infirmary. We try to capture her. If she gets killed in the attempt, well, we tried to take her alive. If we succeed in capturing her alive then we use the stone to test whether she's telling the truth about the baby. If she isn't then I get to rip her throat out. If she is then we need a plan for long-term containment and after the child is born I get to rip her throat out. One way or another this does not end well for her."
As Miss Jones works, Rena will simply continue to both receive and give comfort with Asha, eager for this mess to be over. Honestly she was already much calmer than she had been, her anger having flared and burned away, leaving her feeling actually much better about all this. All she felt now was pity for Shaypeer.
Tyrrin understood exactly what had been said, but she was no biologist. She had no solution to this problem. She also realized that she would soon join whatever hive mind controlled these people. She had to act, but she did not have many options.
"If it's sentient, and it can adapt to magic, then it must be magical in nature. Perhaps we can at least block the hive mind with an anti-magic field. It may even kill it, if the virus is magical. Can anyone cast such a spell?"
"That, i can do... But it doesn't last very long."
"I can also cast such with a wish, but my store of diamond not part of my body is limited"
Amber looked at the group
"Thsts a teacher, I know her picture was in that school book. What are they doing ?"
Opel
"Any dim wit can see they are trying to work out what affecting the towns.folk. Something's making them become monsters"
Amber
"O I thought that was normal, you know like back home on all moons eve, in the Mugit lands"
Open
"Nope not normal, some thing nasty is doing this to them, my bets a Demon or god, you know what utter P$$$s that can be"
Amber
"So what do we do? Help?"
Opel
"No! What can we do, any we it's more fun to watch, once they have banished what ever is doing this, the shops will reopen and we can get some retail therapy, we so badly need. Until then we look on my dear sister and followers we look on."
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Given that Shaypeer hasn't said much since he'd closed his eyes and seemed to relax, or breath slower, there's little indication that he's paying any attention to his exterior at all.
::My real name is not relevant, I am no longer that person, I am Shaypeer. As for how long I have had these abilities, perhaps a month or so now, after a good half year or more of being ignored-- but no more. I am reborn by my own hand. I hardly see who I've been disrespectful too, considering the treatment I've endured today, for no justifiable reason other than ...fear, or lack of control someone else's part.::
He sounds confident and proud, though certainly not 'friendly'.
She curled up on his lap, her face pressed against his shoulder. "I'm sorry," she whispered. "I'm trying to be stronger."
"Maybe adding illusions of the people least likely to attack in? I don't know, I just know I never want you to get hurt like this again! To see you like this... I can't stand it."
"You are the strongest person I've ever known, Kitty. You're amazing and more than a alc nerd like me deserves..."
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"I believe Michael said something to Tanaka-senpai about taking her for a walk in the forest 'back home'. Where that is, I do not know. You should still try, the worst that can happen is that you fail." He offered, looking much happier now that he was talking with someone.
"Oh. Yeah, that's far..." He concentrates hard but ends up gasping and rubbing his eyes. "Oooowwww.... too far."
She shrugged. "I'm good at covert intelligence gathering, seduction, and using sharp pointy objects," she said with a grin. "And of course the usual ninja skills of tumbling and not falling off of really high things. The question is, what teaching position do you have open that intersects with at least one of my skills."
"Light Blades is a good choice, as well Physical Education. We always seem to run out of P.E. teachers for some reason..."
"Hey! I think I have an idea! There's this song I've been working on like forever, except it's not really a song. It's storm music. I can just about get the thunder right, but it doesn't sound like much by itself. Do you think you can get your violin to sound like wailing wind?"
"I don't know if I can. I've never down anything that wasn't a note on sheet music since I was just starting to learn. i could try, I guess. Play the beat of the drums for me so I can get the hang of it?"
"Hello Pyry, I am Archimedes Iosus." He says while analyzing the boy.
When Pyry notices Archimedes watching him, he seems to shrink away, not looking back at him.
He nods
"I take it you wanted to see the firebird sun? A trip in a shuttle can fix that. Perhaps you and I and Tyrrin can go before it's too late..."
He looks at Ghalen and shakes his head quickly.
"No! It's too warm and.. a-and it's not that important, r-really..."
Fearful, and cautious... Archimedes steps back when Pyry shrinks away, trying to look unintimidating
"Hello Pyry, I am Archimedes Iosus." He says while analyzing the boy.
When Pyry notices Archimedes watching him, he seems to shrink away, not looking back at him.
He nods
"I take it you wanted to see the firebird sun? A trip in a shuttle can fix that. Perhaps you and I and Tyrrin can go before it's too late..."He looks at Ghalen and shakes his head quickly.
"No! It's too warm and.. a-and it's not that important, r-really..."
"Oh, no, Pyry. I didn't mean land on it. We could do a flyby close enough for you to see it, and keep the temperature inside the shuttle tolerable for you. That's all I meant."
Lang smiles at the thought of everyone being friends again.
And a lovely horn it is Midori he adds with ar smirk.
Turning to lewis, I don't think i ever met your friend, Tarka? seeming a bit hesitant, not wanting to get the name wrong.
I guess I should explain what the trip is. You see Icome from the sky temples in the east. And I am to be honored in a ceremony and named as a "Sifu" which means master or teacher. This is a real important title in my culture, and i wanted to share that with my friends.
"That, i can do... But it doesn't last very long."
Tyrrin takes a small step back, glancing at her Wall of Force which protecting them from the greater part of the infected. "Do it quickly on me. Then at least we'll know and we can either work on a large-scale solution, or move on to other ideas."
"No because then they might adapt a more powerful connection, we need to hit them all with it at once"
Jaiye grimaced. "I could. Obviously. You know my history. But...."
She sighed and looked away. "Fine. I'll see if I can semi-permanantly borrow one of those stones from the infirmary. We try to capture her. If she gets killed in the attempt, well, we tried to take her alive. If we succeed in capturing her alive then we use the stone to test whether she's telling the truth about the baby. If she isn't then I get to rip her throat out. If she is then we need a plan for long-term containment and after the child is born I get to rip her throat out. One way or another this does not end well for her."
'Alright. Thank you' Comes Ehos' reply, after a slight hesitation. 'I just.... thank you for understanding Jaiye. I'm... not saying that I think you did wrong when you were younger I just...' there's a pause as Ehos looks away, a bit of a haunted look in his eyes right at that moment.
'I don't want more innocent blood on my hands. And if there's anything both of us should've learned at Avalon, is that even a half-fiend - even Kara's child - deserves a chance at life.' he finishes, really hoping that Jaiye understood where he was coming from. He looks back to her and meets her eyes, completely serious then, no hint of playfulness or lightheartedness.
settro drops the stupid infected he's been holding, and kicks it violently away from him. He walks to tyrrin, and then pauses.
"If this doesn't work, it may suppress my wish keeping my disease in check..."
** spoiler omitted **Given that Shaypeer hasn't said much since he'd closed his eyes and seemed to relax, or breath slower, there's little indication that he's paying any attention to his exterior at all.
** spoiler omitted **
Without opening her eyes Miss Jones begins to speak out loud.
"No outside interference appears to be present in the student's mind. The student was offered an opportunity to be released and exonerated of any willful wrongdoing in exchange for two pieces of information, his real name and a simple description of how long he has had his powers and what he thinks their source is. He refused. He is using his outrage over being restrained as a shield. Personally, I find this odd. This is no worse than the white room, but certainly more locationally convenient. I find it necessary to access this student's memories in order to at least find his name as we can't access his records without it. Once we have access to his records we can determine if it is necessary to retrieve the other piece of information as well. If he has always had these powers it is possible that he simply has some fiendish blood in his background that resonated with the effects on Mr. Denulia. How long do I have?"
Aananda checked the time. "About an hour and forty-five minutes before sundown. Should be plenty of time."
"Very well."
Miss Jones returned her concentration fully to Shaypeer's mind, beginning the search through his memories for his name, at present ignoring all other information.
Mel waits patently for Nala.
eventually she arrives a little longer than she said but Mel didn't mind.
Nala, I mean Mrs Zamarosok, I wanted to ask you some things. She pauses a bit looking for the right words to say.
What happened to me? I remember the shuttle, then a searing pain, next thing I know I am here? Everything else is a blank. I'm confused. I don't feel like I need to be here except for the pains in my chest, probably from the burns I had. But why are they not healed already? I mean, I know all about the nanites and stuff, what is going on?
Mel seems to barrage her with questions, not even realizeing she is doing it. A quirk she has, when she gets agitated about not knowing something.
"You are the strongest person I've ever known, Kitty. You're amazing and more than a alc nerd like me deserves..."She curled up on his lap, her face pressed against his shoulder. "I'm sorry," she whispered. "I'm trying to be stronger."
"Maybe adding illusions of the people least likely to attack in? I don't know, I just know I never want you to get hurt like this again! To see you like this... I can't stand it."
"Don't you dare put yourself down like that! Not only are you brilliant, but don't think for a second that I'd ever forget that you saw me when nobody else could! As if there were any question of you deserving my affection!" she said heatedly with at least a hint of her usual intensity.
"Light Blades is a good choice, as well Physical Education. We always seem to run out of P.E. teachers for some reason..."
She shrugged. "I'm good at covert intelligence gathering, seduction, and using sharp pointy objects," she said with a grin. "And of course the usual ninja skills of tumbling and not falling off of really high things. The question is, what teaching position do you have open that intersects with at least one of my skills."
She laughed. "Oh, that sounds like a challenge....I could teach either one, really. Depending on which one you need more. But I have to admit that I appreciate the challenge of trying to succeed where others have failed."
"Hey! I think I have an idea! There's this song I've been working on like forever, except it's not really a song. It's storm music. I can just about get the thunder right, but it doesn't sound like much by itself. Do you think you can get your violin to sound like wailing wind?""I don't know if I can. I've never down anything that wasn't a note on sheet music since I was just starting to learn. i could try, I guess. Play the beat of the drums for me so I can get the hang of it?"
"Sure, no problem!" she said cheerfully before turning all of her focus back to the drums.
The sound started off as a low rumble that gradually grew and grew before ending with a crash, as much like real thunder as drums could sound like. Then she paused for a moment before starting the process all over again.
'Alright. Thank you' Comes Ehos' reply, after a slight hesitation. 'I just.... thank you for understanding Jaiye. I'm... not saying that I think you did wrong when you were younger I just...' there's a pause as Ehos looks away, a bit of a haunted look in his eyes right at that moment.
'I don't want more innocent blood on my hands. And if there's anything both of us should've learned at Avalon, is that even a half-fiend - even Kara's child - deserves a chance at life.' he finishes, really hoping that Jaiye understood where he was coming from. He looks back to her and meets her eyes, completely serious then, no hint of playfulness or lightheartedness.
"It's not the child that's the problem, although yeah, this is painful. Especially for me. I don't think I made the wrong decision back then. But it's hard to be trying to save her child when I didn't even do the same for my own. You can say you're okay with it, but I can see that you're not," she said with brutal frankness.
"The real problem to me is that this gives us yet another handicap in our fight against her, and we really didn't need that."
"It's not the child that's the problem, although yeah, this is painful. Especially for me. I don't think I made the wrong decision back then. But it's hard to be trying to save her child when I didn't even do the same for my own. You can say you're okay with it, but I can see that you're not," she said with brutal frankness.
"The real problem to me is that this gives us yet another handicap in our fight against her, and we really didn't need that."
It was Ehos' turn to grimace a little, but after a moment's thought he slumps slightly, a little defeated. 'Which is of course exactly what Kara wants. She wants us to second guess ourselves and maybe even fight about this. Let's not. How about this: we'll worry about Kara and what to do with her when we find her, alright? There probably is no child anyway, and she's just trying play us.'
Still with a serious expression, the elf meets Jaiye's eyes again. 'I know I haven't earned the right back to say that I love you... but... well. Thank you for staying with me. I'm going to try my best to be worth it.'