Ace grins and closes his eyes "I wish I had an awesome girlfriend" He then turns and looks at Ginni, feigning surprise. "Oh look, it came true"
Ginni groaned. "That was beyond cheesy, darling."
"Birthday wishes should be taken more seriously," she said with mock sternness.
"Not really. I have no delusions of redemption."
he remains ever stern as he continues to sharpen his blade.
So tell then, why are you here with me? I am feeling much better and will probably be free to return to class in the morning.
She gets back into her bed and starts to organize her papers. Unless you feel some obligation or sense of duty.
Ace chuckles "Oh, that was just the wish I spoke aloud, I wished for a more serious one silently. Besides, I'm the birthday boy, I'm allowed some cheese." He says as he blows out the candle and cuts them each a slice.
"Thank you for being here to share this with me. My last birthday was quite lonely, as it was about a month after Taya, my last girlfriend died".
"Hit the nail on the head, melody. Hard to explain why i do, but i do. Probably because i saw you pretty much dead, and was told to keep some breathy thingy on you for a while. I can't just leave. Loyalty is the beset way to describe it."
he continues working on his blade, never looking at you or making eye contact.
Mel just looks at him, Well that does not make you any less deserving to have friends. So Tell me, what happened to you, where is the jovial and fun Igni I first met.
"No, that's not why I'm undeserving. Past transgressions are why. Anyway, I'm not sure what you're talking about... It's rare that i ever act "jovial". You may have got a wrong first impression. I was trained for leadership."
"Yeah, I've got time. The investigation of who killed Kitty is pretty well stalled. I already finished cleaning up the animal hospital..."
"Though I can't think what familial matter would need discussing with me," he added with a raised eyebrow.
Raises an eyebrow
"Another student was killed?" he hsakes his head."Well, keeping that in mind, read this..."
He hands Keme the letter.
He gently picks Tarka up and sets her in her place on his back.
"They said there was going to be a party and we fly with them to see a temple, but they said it was gonna be cold..."
He trails off, assuming she knows how they both feel about cold.
"I have friends now too. This one saved me from a plant."
"Well, if that's how you feel, I might suggest heavy blades. I heard we just got a new teacher there. And there are quite a few students interested in crafting weaponry in their spare time. You may find a student that could upgrade your... stick..."
"Sure, sounds great! It's been boring today, so let's go do... Anything!"
"Cool, i could use some better equipment. I just took this off a tree and made it more staff-like. It's decent for smashing things when i need to."
"That's great, we need to meet up with the rest of them in a half hour so get whatever supplies and cold weather stuff you need, ok?"
Mel has no response for Igni, apparently he has no desire to change or open up.
Whatever, I know what I saw Mel starts to get back to her song writing.
after a few minutes she glances to Igni. Look I don't know what obligation you have to stay here, but if all you are going to do is sit there and make whatever it is your making, you might as well go somewhere more comfortable.
Igni can tell Mel is a bit annoyed at the moment.
Having long hair, Sara is used to having wind blow through it and doesn't think this out of the ordinary.
"OK. I think I need to get ready to go. Thank you very much for making Cariban's dress!"
She gives Ignace a hug and let's her leave unhindered.
Once she is out of ear shot, Sara looks over to Zilla.
"Are you going to Lang's party? I think we need to leave soon, I hope he isn't gone already."
igni doesn't hesitate to leave silently.
"OK. Where are we going to find warm stuff, though? They said it was going to be cold. How will we stay warm on the way there?"
::I spoke with Phaezeriel earlier. About helping me. With the memories. To make them fade like normal memories. I know it won't make everything suddenly better, but it will help I think. Maybe someday...with some luck...I might be able to not panic over a hug.::
::Oh...I didn't realize there was something actively preventing those memories from fading, I jsut thought they were that vivid... That's...just horrible, and sadistic.:: A low growl issues from his throat...
::More crimes to heap upon your mother's head. If I had the means, she'd never have the chance to do this to anyone else...::He settles back down...
::I hope that Phaez can do this, to help you with this. But even if it doesn't work as hoped, I'm not going anywhere. Moles can be quite stubborn...:: He gives an amused squeak, and nuzzles some more.
Ignace catches sight of Lang and turns away uncomfortable.
"I think I should maybe head back to the sewing room now."
If Ignace does make her way to the Home Ec room, she finds her ninja friend in there, apparently rummaging through one of the closets, and pulling out a yukata from near the back. For once, Midori doesn't appear to be on edge, and unless Ignace is overly loud in her entrance, Midori doesn't seem have noticed her, engrossed with what she is doing.
"Well, anything is possible," she said with a shrug and the first real smile he'd seen from her in a while. "Tyrrin was even irresponsible yesterday. That happens about as often as I do homework."
There was a tugging at Ehos' heart when Jaiye actually broke into a smile, and he grinned even wider, slipping an arm around Jaiye and kissing her lightly on the cheek. 'Should we get some dinner then? A little break from all the crazy?'
Vai is simply in shock at the moment, the ghost of a girl she knew from the village being strapped to the machine. But then her sword is back in it's sheath, and her body is bulging and growing, blue scales erupting across her face. Clothing melds into her draconic body, and in just a few moments, there is a full formed juvenile blue dragon standing in the cave.
A juvenile blue dragon who's roar shakes the cavern, a deafening crack of thunder acoompanies the roar as a bolt of lightning streaks out, striking the nearest target.
Belsayv - Rear Guard (Adon and Belyu)
The sound of a loud roar echoes up the tunnel to meet the pair and the creature clinging to the wall. The creature almost seems to start, and is momentarily frozen, seemingly unsure if it wants to flee down or up the tunnel.
"It should be easy to find a replacement. Now about doing that. This school is heavily magical and one of the enchantments it has is so that it is self rearranging. The rooms and halls move and are created as needed. It also has a system we call the arrows. If you place your hand on the wall and request a place to be taken, an arrow will appear and take you on the most direct route there."
"But... I'm not done filling out the forms yet..."
"I realize that. Just more information you'll need." He smiles.
"Alright... Hmm. Anything else you recommend?"
"What do you have so far?"
"Basic arcana, heavy blades, advanced PE."
"Well, as you said, you haven't had much formal education. Could you give me an idea about where that stands? How are you on history?"
"It's kinda a waste of time if you ask me."
"What I'm hearing is that you don't know it. So, I do suggest you take it. I feel that because we require it for those that don't know it because they aren't local, we should require it because you haven't been given the chance to know it. So if we add that, you need two more. How are your language arts skills, obviously you can read and write enough for this. Just give me an idea of what your 'nonformal' education entails." He really seems comforting and supportive. It's hard to not agree with him. Comes with the territory of his job.
"Geez, what a waste of time. What good does a bunch of dead people do us? Anyway, I've learned most everything i know at a temple of Desna. I can read and write well, I'm alright with math, and i never plan to hold a formal job."
"And why is that?"
"My life is about traveling. I make do with what i find, kill and skin my own animals, that sort of thing."
Royston walks thought the Canteen, he is carrying a very long and complicated Sniper rifle. Pointing up-woulds. He walks out the door into the gardens.
Ace chuckles "Oh, that was just the wish I spoke aloud, I wished for a more serious one silently. Besides, I'm the birthday boy, I'm allowed some cheese." He says as he blows out the candle and cuts them each a slice.
"Thank you for being here to share this with me. My last birthday was quite lonely, as it was about a month after Taya, my last girlfriend died".
She squeezed his hand. "That must have been hard. I'm sorry that this year wasn't able to be more special...that so many bad things happened on your actual birthday. I hope that this makes up for that a little....and I'm glad I get to be here to share this with you, too," she said with sincere sympathy.
"Yeah, I've got time. The investigation of who killed Kitty is pretty well stalled. I already finished cleaning up the animal hospital..."
"Though I can't think what familial matter would need discussing with me," he added with a raised eyebrow.
Raises an eyebrow
"Another student was killed?" he hsakes his head.
"Well, keeping that in mind, read this..."
He hands Keme the letter.
He took the letter, but didn't read it yet.
"Kitty Tanaka. My best friend...probably the only real friend I've ever had. Which was why I was avoiding her. Esperanza was feeding on her. Because Kitty has such an optimistic personality. Staying away from her was the only way I knew to protect her from that. But last night during the chaos of the attack someone took advantage of the wards being down, manipulated Kitty's mind so she wouldn't resist, and slit her throat and then did the same to every animal in her animal hospital. That's how I found her when I went to check on her. They were able to bring her back when I took her to the temporary infirmary, but there was a lot of doubt about who had committed the crime since whoever did it messed with Kitty's memories....and Esperanza was angry with me because I didn't protect her favorite snack....that's what led to the rest of the events of last night...to my dying too.....anyhow....Kitty is traumatized, naturally, and now that I don't have to worry about staying away from her I'm trying to help. I'm trying to find out who did this. And I'm trying to be less of an a++~~&&. I'm still not exactly a normal kid, but hey, I'm normalish for Avalon," he said with a shrug.
He finally looked down at the letter. "Alys? Wait, which one is she? There's so many cousins I lose track. Is she one of the older cousins? Or the younger cousins? ......aaaand I'm guessing knowing that there's a psycho running around the school doesn't make you feel a lot better about having more family here...."
::I spoke with Phaezeriel earlier. About helping me. With the memories. To make them fade like normal memories. I know it won't make everything suddenly better, but it will help I think. Maybe someday...with some luck...I might be able to not panic over a hug.::::Oh...I didn't realize there was something actively preventing those memories from fading, I jsut thought they were that vivid... That's...just horrible, and sadistic.:: A low growl issues from his throat...
::More crimes to heap upon your mother's head. If I had the means, she'd never have the chance to do this to anyone else...::
He settles back down...
::I hope that Phaez can do this, to help you with this. But even if it doesn't work as hoped, I'm not going anywhere. Moles can be quite stubborn...:: He gives an amused squeak, and nuzzles some more.
::It's the nature of how a fey ritual works. The memory never fades. It's always as clear as if it were happening right now. And I went through a number of those rituals. Mother tends to go through knights rather quickly. I thought I could just wall them off somehow, put them in a part of my mind I never go....but it doesn't work like that. Little things remind me and then....then I panic. It's like I'm there and I blindly fight except there's no one here trying to hurt me. So I just end up looking like I'm completely crazy.::
::I hope it works too. I'm so tired of being held prisoner by my past. It feels like I'll never be really free....I just want to be able to be with you without fear. I know that you'd never hurt me. But sometimes it's hard to remember that when the other memories are so strong,:: she admitted, hiding her face against his fur. It was hard to admit so much weakness, even to Ryuzo.
If Ignace does make her way to the Home Ec room, she finds her ninja friend in there, apparently rummaging through one of the closets, and pulling out a yukata from near the back. For once, Midori doesn't appear to be on edge, and unless Ignace is overly loud in her entrance, Midori doesn't seem have noticed her, engrossed with what she is doing.Ignace catches sight of Lang and turns away uncomfortable.
"I think I should maybe head back to the sewing room now."
"Midori, that's not the right yukata," she said, as she saw which one Midori was pulling out. "That was a practice run. Here....this one is yours," she said, handing the neatly folded finished garment to Midori.
"I...I guess you're getting ready to go to Lang's ceremony? I'm....I'm not ready to face him yet, but....tell him I said congratulations, okay?"
"Well, anything is possible," she said with a shrug and the first real smile he'd seen from her in a while. "Tyrrin was even irresponsible yesterday. That happens about as often as I do homework."There was a tugging at Ehos' heart when Jaiye actually broke into a smile, and he grinned even wider, slipping an arm around Jaiye and kissing her lightly on the cheek. 'Should we get some dinner then? A little break from all the crazy?'
"A break from the crazy would be good," she said, leaning her head on his shoulder. For just a moment all of the big important stuff wasn't so big and important. She was just a girl spending time with the boy she loved. She wanted that moment to last as long as possible. "Let's go get some dinner then."
He took the letter, but didn't read it yet."Kitty Tanaka. My best friend...probably the only real friend I've ever had. Which was why I was avoiding her. Esperanza was feeding on her. Because Kitty has such an optimistic personality. Staying away from her was the only way I knew to protect her from that. But last night during the chaos of the attack someone took advantage of the wards being down, manipulated Kitty's mind so she wouldn't resist, and slit her throat and then did the same to every animal in her animal hospital. That's how I found her when I went to check on her. They were able to bring her back when I took her to the temporary infirmary, but there was a lot of doubt about who had committed the crime since whoever did it messed with Kitty's memories....and Esperanza was angry with me because I didn't protect her favorite snack....that's what led to the rest of the events of last night...to my dying too.....anyhow....Kitty is traumatized, naturally, and now that I don't have to worry about staying away from her I'm trying to help. I'm trying to find out who did this. And I'm trying to be less of an a@~#!%+. I'm still not exactly a normal kid, but hey, I'm normalish for Avalon," he said with a shrug.
"That poor child. After it took her so long to be noticed..."
He finally looked down at the letter. "Alys? Wait, which one is she? There's so many cousins I lose track. Is she one of the older cousins? Or the younger cousins? ......aaaand I'm guessing knowing that there's a psycho running around the school doesn't make you feel a lot better about...
"She is my sister's fourth, and I believe only a year or two younger than you. Yes, it concerns me greatly that my family is put at risk here, but it also is one of the better options for higher learning. I would like you to help me keep an eye on her and out for her. At least until this threat is neutralized.
It seems that Avalon is the flame to which the moth of tragedy is drawn..."
She squeezed his hand. "That must have been hard. I'm sorry that this year wasn't able to be more special...that so many bad things happened on your actual birthday. I hope that this makes up for that a little....and I'm glad I get to be here to share this with you, too," she said with sincere sympathy.
"Its ok Ginni, I decided myself to wait to celebrate my birthday, because all of the bad that's happening. I want all of my friends to attend, or at least as many as possible and hopefully be in better spirits."
He looks into her eyes then, "Being with you, having this little cake, more than makes up for it. I uh, I think I might be falling for you, hard" He says with a shy smile.
::It's the nature of how a fey ritual works. The memory never fades. It's always as clear as if it were happening right now. And I went through a number of those rituals. Mother tends to go through knights rather quickly. I thought I could just wall them off somehow, put them in a part of my mind I never go....but it doesn't work like that. Little things remind me and then....then I panic. It's like I'm there and I blindly fight except there's no one here trying to hurt me. So I just end up looking like I'm completely crazy.::::I hope it works too. I'm so tired of being held prisoner by my past. It feels like I'll never be really free....I just want to be able to be with you without fear. I know that you'd never hurt me. But sometimes it's hard to remember that when the other memories are so strong:: she admitted, hiding her face against his fur. It was hard to admit so much weakness, even to Ryuzo.
He licks her cheek
::It'll be all right, Nala...::He continues to listen and cuddle...
igni doesn't hesitate to leave silently.
As he goes to leave Mel calls out Igni wait, I'm sorry, I just remember when I first met you, you and Kai seemed to be working together as a team, and you even tried to play the guitar. You were even joking about bowing because of your nobility and stuff. that's the Igni I remember. Not so stuffy or so...stiff.
Mel looks disappointed i just want to see that Igni again. If you want to talk, I'm not going anywhere, and I'm ready to listen
Mel gives him a sympathetic look.
"Midori, that's not the right yukata," she said, as she saw which one Midori was pulling out. "That was a practice run. Here....this one is yours," she said, handing the neatly folded finished garment to Midori.
"I...I guess you're getting ready to go to Lang's ceremony? I'm....I'm not ready to face him yet, but....tell him I said congratulations, okay?"
At Ignace's somewhat sudden speech while Midori was focused on something else actually causes the ninja girl to jump slightly, head bonking on one of the shelves and her horn gouging a little bit out as well. Her weapon-hand had twitched momentarily, instinctively towards the pouch, but that instinct had been suppressed. "Itai!" comes Midori's cry as the weapon hand instead goes to rub the bonked spot. The girl herself backs out and turns to face Ignace, a rueful smile on her face.... and just a hint of rose-colour on her golden cheeks. She glances at the yukata she is holding. "Ah... thank you Ignace-chan."
It's just the adrenaline... just ignore how your heart keeps beating quickly. That's what Blackscales-sensei meant - just ignore it. Midori takes the offered yukata and smiles and bows slightly out of politeness. "Thank you." she says happily. "I... I will tell Lang-kun. He... he thinks that he ruined everything, and I think I helped to cheer him up."
After a slight awkward pause, Midori suddenly seems to remember something and eagerly blurts out: "Have you seen the yukata that Cariban-san made with my help?"
"A break from the crazy would be good," she said, leaning her head on his shoulder. For just a moment all of the big important stuff wasn't so big and important. She was just a girl spending time with the boy she loved. She wanted that moment to last as long as possible. "Let's go get some dinner then."
'You don't have any more siblings, right? As fun as it is to be punched awake in the morning...' he says with a smile, obviously not upset about it and just poking fun as the pair make their way down the hallway towards the cafeteria, arm in arm.
He finally looked down at the letter. "Alys? Wait, which one is she? There's so many cousins I lose track. Is she one of the older cousins? Or the younger cousins? ......aaaand I'm guessing knowing that there's a psycho running around the school doesn't make you feel a lot better about..."She is my sister's fourth, and I believe only a year or two younger than you. Yes, it concerns me greatly that my family is put at risk here, but it also is one of the better options for higher learning. I would like you to help me keep an eye on her and out for her. At least until this threat is neutralized.
It seems that Avalon is the flame to which the moth of tragedy is drawn..."
"You do remember that I'm younger than I look, right Gramps? The last time you thought a cousin was younger than me they turned out to be ten years older," he said with a shrug. "But whatever. I'll try to keep an eye on Alys."
"Its ok Ginni, I decided myself to wait to celebrate my birthday, because all of the bad that's happening. I want all of my friends to attend, or at least as many as possible and hopefully be in better spirits."He looks into her eyes then, "Being with you, having this little cake, more than makes up for it. I uh, I think I might be falling for you, hard" He says with a shy smile.
She smiled back and kissed him tenderly. "That makes me happy because I know I'm falling for you," she whispered.
He licks her cheek
::It'll be all right, Nala...::
He continues to listen and cuddle...
After a long silence, Nala pulls away and sits up.
"One of us should probably go and talk with the Headmaster...let him know that I've hit my limit and someone else needs to be put in charge of the infirmary for a while. At least for the night shift."
At Ignace's somewhat sudden speech while Midori was focused on something else actually causes the ninja girl to jump slightly, head bonking on one of the shelves and her horn gouging a little bit out as well. Her weapon-hand had twitched momentarily, instinctively towards the pouch, but that instinct had been suppressed. "Itai!" comes Midori's cry as the weapon hand instead goes to rub the bonked spot. The girl herself backs out and turns to face Ignace, a rueful smile on her face.... and just a hint of rose-colour on her golden cheeks. She glances at the yukata she is holding. "Ah... thank you Ignace-chan."It's just the adrenaline... just ignore how your heart keeps beating quickly. That's what Blackscales-sensei meant - just ignore it. Midori takes the offered yukata and smiles and bows slightly out of politeness. "Thank you." she says happily. "I... I will tell Lang-kun. He... he thinks that he ruined everything, and I think I helped to cheer him up."
After a slight awkward pause, Midori suddenly seems to remember something and eagerly blurts out: "Have you seen the yukata that Cariban-san made with my help?"
Ignace grimaced a little when Midori mentioned what Lang thought. It wasn't too far off the truth.
"He broke my trust. That hurts. It's going to take time to get past that...it doesn't mean I hate him."
Ignace gladly grabbed onto the change of subject. "No, I didn't even know Cariban could sew! Sara never mentioned it even though we were just making a yukata for Cariban...I'm sad that we never got to have our tea party after all. Next weekend, I guess. But first let me see what you guys made."