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"There's that. And my friend Rena will be in that class too. She's sometimes a giant winged snake, and sometimes a winged girl. But she needs magic to do the second and it's a recent thing. So she doesn't know how to do things like reading and writing either....Maybe if there's enough of us they'll let us be in a separate class instead of sitting in with the little kids? Well...either way, it won't be so bad. At least we have a chance to learn now, right?"
"A winged snake girl?" He couldn't imagine that. "it might not be bad, being with younger students... We never got to when we were younger, did we?"
"Do you want me to go with you to get you properly enrolled? I will and gladly. I don't mind. Umm...and if you want we can stop at the lost and found. There's a whole area for clothes that you can just take what you need...and that outfit looks like it's seen better days..."
"They have... I do my best to keep them in good shape, but there's only so much minor spells can do. It doesn't help that I've had to try and make them bigger too. It.. It's not the best. I'm no good with cloth. I can make stuff out of ice and snow and make it into cloth though, and it doesn't melt either."
She stopped what she was doing, setting down the knife she'd been using, and her eyes got wide. "Really?" she asked, excited, before nearly tackling Michael with an enthusiastic hug. "Thankyouthankyouthankyou.""Should we let my mother know? I do believe I tricked my parents into wanting to come too. I remember being pretty mad at first, too." He adds,hugging her back. "besides, sooner or later I'm going to have to dodge stuff being thrown at me, it might as well be your family doing the throwing, right?
"Oh! Yes, definitely, we need to tell your parents...I guess we can talk about it over dinner," she said, all smiles. "I should probably finish preparing the food."
"And I'm pretty sure they won't throw anything too sharp...besides you've gotten much better at dodging."
"There's that. And my friend Rena will be in that class too. She's sometimes a giant winged snake, and sometimes a winged girl. But she needs magic to do the second and it's a recent thing. So she doesn't know how to do things like reading and writing either....Maybe if there's enough of us they'll let us be in a separate class instead of sitting in with the little kids? Well...either way, it won't be so bad. At least we have a chance to learn now, right?""A winged snake girl?" He couldn't imagine that. "it might not be bad, being with younger students... We never got to when we were younger, did we?"
"Do you want me to go with you to get you properly enrolled? I will and gladly. I don't mind. Umm...and if you want we can stop at the lost and found. There's a whole area for clothes that you can just take what you need...and that outfit looks like it's seen better days...""They have... I do my best to keep them in good shape, but there's only so much minor spells can do. It doesn't help that I've had to try and make them bigger too. It.. It's not the best. I'm no good with cloth. I can make stuff out of ice and snow and make it into cloth though, and it doesn't melt either."
"Yeah, you're probably right. It might be good for us to see how normal children act."
"Alright, then, let's go and get you some new clothes that fit and then we can find someone to get you properly enrolled....and then if you want we can go to the SIM rooms and you can show me how you make stuff from snow and ice," she said cheerfully.
"Oh! Yes, definitely, we need to tell your parents...I guess we can talk about it over dinner," she said, all smiles. "I should probably finish preparing the food."
"And I'm pretty sure they won't throw anything too sharp...besides you've gotten much better at dodging."
"Only if I know it's coming at me, like the boulders did in class. Somehow I doubt I, the most unperceptive of Elven kind, will know when I'm about to have sharp metal bits thrown at me." He jokes a little. "Don't worry, I'll bring Cethru and bring healing potions, just to be safe. And antidotes. Antitoxins."
"I will follow, as you like. Perhaps it is well considering the recent attacks. Analysis of you both has concluded with little evidence of combat experience. I am capable of defending you both, should there be another attack."
He stands and puts away the tools and is ready to follow.
"Only if I know it's coming at me, like the boulders did in class. Somehow I doubt I, the most unperceptive of Elven kind, will know when I'm about to have sharp metal bits thrown at me." He jokes a little. "Don't worry, I'll bring Cethru and bring healing potions, just to be safe. And antidotes. Antitoxins.""Oh! Yes, definitely, we need to tell your parents...I guess we can talk about it over dinner," she said, all smiles. "I should probably finish preparing the food."
"And I'm pretty sure they won't throw anything too sharp...besides you've gotten much better at dodging."
"Hmm...antitoxins are a good idea. They won't use anything deadly on you, but my cousins do like to play pranks. And some poisons have very humorous effects."
"I am so happy! I can't wait to show you all of my favorite places...it's a good thing you're not afraid of heights."
"I will follow, as you like. Perhaps it is well considering the recent attacks. Analysis of you both has concluded with little evidence of combat experience. I am capable of defending you both, should there be another attack."
He stands and puts away the tools and is ready to follow.
"I hadn't thought of that...you're right, on my count anyway. Although I think I'm pretty hard to hit when I get scared. On account of falling through the walls or floors."
"Alright, let's go!" she said bouncing a little as she led the other two out into the hall, touching the wall to light up the arrows to lead them to the place where they could get new clothes for Pyry.
"It would be very said for someone from Anderail to be afraid of heights.."
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"I was told I'm actually kind of dangerous if I want to be... I had to be if I was gonna survive on that mountain. Especially when the fire worm things showed up." He follows Asha closely, not wanting to get lost or separated. Attacks? Sounded like things weren't safe here either. "it helps if they can see you but you can see them, I guess."
"It would be very sad for someone from Anderail to be afraid of heights.."
"True....it would be hard to get around."
"Alright, I'm almost done making dinner, so you go tell your mom and we can talk about the trip while we eat." She kissed him quickly. "And thank you again. I love you, you know."
"I was told I'm actually kind of dangerous if I want to be... I had to be if I was gonna survive on that mountain. Especially when the fire worm things showed up." He follows Asha closely, not wanting to get lost or separated. Attacks? Sounded like things weren't safe here either. "it helps if they can see you but you can see them, I guess."
"The mountain was that dangerous? I'm glad you survived it,Pyry....I guess the cold must have helped you with that, huh? I bet Embre would be pissed if he knew that he accidentally did something almost kind."
When she arrives back, Lim-Môr is sprawled out on his bed, sleeping soundly with all of his winged elvenness on display.
riviarti goes to bed herself, having had enough for today.
::Yes, Dear:: he sends, with a twinge of humor.
Krays casts Message, sending it to Phaeze: "needed in infirmary, mind related, please". He then ports into the infirmary, looking for staff, and waits for the others to arrive...
Phaezeriel, having returned to his interrupted meal, lifts his head, narrows his eyes, and disappears from the cafeteria. Reappearing in the Infirmary, he glances around for one of the other infirmary staff.
"Yes. It was them or every other living thing. As I said, it was necessary. Are you aware that other than you, when they took over a host, it was only a matter of days before the host died, and that the virus needs a host to live? Based on the rapid spread of the virus, they would have died within a week anyway. I didn't see the need to let them take the rest of the planet with them," she said crisply.
There is no response from inside the shell, just the quiet sounds of grief.
"Yeah, let's."
adon eats his food gladly, and very quickly.Belyu joins in and starts eating, clearly enjoying the food.
"Might try this with that spicy mango sauce next time."
"Hunh. Might try that myself. I've got to say, I'm looking forward to being able to sleep tonight without starving."
Walking eventually leads them to a door labeled "Baneko De'Foul."
The door is closed, but sounds can be heard inside.
"Sir's suit tracker is in this room."
"This isn't the room I went to before," she said, confused. "The arrows are acting weird tonight...well, it's worked out so far," she said with a shrug and knocked on the door.
"The locators that are in both this power suit and the one Sir wears track each other's proximity."
Tybalt's ears flick up as he hears another knock on the door.
Still too light to be him. This is gonna kill me if I do thus at every knock. I'm popular tonight too...
He pops into the bathroom and grabs a towel, wiping his face off.
He opens the door.
"Oh, hey guys!"
He looks back into the room.
"Mel, your metal friend is here with Pyry and Asha."
Back to them.
"Come in, come in. You guys want some cake? It's mostly been ammo so far, but it's good too. What can I do for you?"
::Hello, Phaeze. She has not arrived yet. It is a young woman from Ephebe's class. She was murdered by an assailant that had the appearance of one of ther classmates. We think this is related to a similar attack on Kitty Tanaka while the wards were down. This girl was attacked away from the ward's influence.::
"Agreed. You can come along if you want. If you don't have anything better to do."
He puts his coat back on, planning on drying it out later.
He reaches into his top pocket to check on Jello.
He pulls it out and then looks confused.
He reaches back in and pulls out another one the same size.
"Oh, I forgot you were near your split time. Shouldn't have gotten you wet."
The second orange ooze jumps at his face and tries to get at his mouth.
"No. Bad."
He pulls it off.
"What to do with you. I have no more test to run. I've done everything with you guys that's possible."
He looks to Roel.
"Amber oozes are bred to climb into people's guts and bond there, poisoning them slowly. If that doesn't work, they start getting burned by stomach acid. They try to climb back up and get away. This one doesn't know it won't work, but if I let it go, it could keep splitting and turn into a big problem. Ideas?"
"I Donno."
"Good evening, Sir. This is Pyry, the source of the disturbance on the firebird sun, and this is Asha. They recently discovered that they are siblings."
Tybalt wags his finger at Pyry jokingly.
"It's not made for that kind of thing. Let me take a look."
He takes the amulet from it, rubbing it with his thumb.
"Looks like it just got scorched a bit. It should still work."
He hands it back to Pyry.
"And it's not my amulet. It's yours now. Just take good care of it, OK? No more trying to melt it."
He winks at him.
"Anyways, ya. Asha and I met with Tryko'Sam and Rena earlier today."
He gets the cake Mel made.
"Anyone want any? It's got ice cream, so I'm not sure you should try it without melting it first Asha."
Tybalt reaches over and tilts his chin up until their eyes meet.
"Hey no. No sad faces. There will be no sad faces with a cake in the room."
He's crossing his eyes and exaggerating his jaw movement in an attempt to get Pyry to smile a little bit.
"Maybe I co- hurk!"
He is stopped abruptly as it jumps into his open mouth.
"Forget it. You can stay in there if you're going to be stupid."
It works its way down his long throat and into his belly.
It gets there and moves rapidly trying to move back up, but is stopped by his tightened control on it.
It stays there thrashing around, trying to get out.
"Heh. Kinda tickles."
"Umm...no thanks, on that cake, Tybalt. Water-based food would make me sick even if it were warm enough," she said politely, huddling into her hoodie as much as possible.
"Actually, we were trying to find the lost-and-found to get some new clothes for Pyry...but the arrows sent us here. They've been acting weird tonight. Not that I'm complaining. I wouldn't have found out I have a little brother if they hadn't led me to him." ^.^
"You guys kinda look alike. I should've noticed before. Maybe the hair threw me off. But I'm also not that great with faces."
He shakes his head.
"I can make you some clothes, if that's what you were looking for. I left a bunch of basic stuff in the lost and found, so people weren't stuck with stained hoodies and single socks if they needed clothes. I can put together something real nice for you.
He takes out his funny yellow tapemeasure with the strange language on it.
"This is going to take your measurements. If it tickles too much, I can do it."
He sets the tape measure down to slither over and do its thing.
"Now, were you looking for fashion stuff, comfortable, casual, any combination of those."
He unfolds the table and sets it up in the corner.
Alreenneesha shines her light around the ones seeking to go back to the school,
The is a waves of light then they are all standing in the infermiry .
"We are here, if you need any thing more please you need only ask
When the students port into the infirmary, Krays shields his eyes from the light, then walks up to them
"Were you just with Mrs. Blackscales?"
"I can try."
He begins to look around on the ground, at the trees, looking for any sign of passing other than his own...
"If you have the skill to track the events in order, who came to who say, that would greatly help Al'rqyq, most of all did the attacker leave tracks at all."
Royston stays where he is off to one side, not contaminating the crime scene.
"Thank goodness it's gone. The sun already lords over the day, i don't need that thing messing up the night."
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"Um.. Casual and comfortable, I guess. What I'm wearing now is pretty much all I have anymore, and I know it doesn't look good. After this I'm going with Asha to enroll and then to some kind of room to show here how I can make clothes from ice and snow. They don't last very long though, so it's more like emergency stuff..."
"Ooh, ice clothes. Show me." He grins.
"Favorite color's blue, right?"
He starts taking out fabric and a little machine he attaches to the side of the table.
looking to Midori. Lang gives her a smile as she knows a bit about Lang's view on violence. then he leans over whispering to her told you she forgave us.
Midori smiles slightly at that... right up until Blackscales-sensei says that Kitty was the other person murdered, and another chill rolls up her spine. Both times... it had been her friends.
"Tanaka-senpai mo?" Midori says worriedly, gripping the flap to her weapon pouch. "Why her and Zilla? They're the least likely to..."
Something seems to click in Midori's mind. "What if that kisama is only attacking people who don't like to fight?"
"Well, perhaps Casil will know the answer to that question. Go check on your friends. I need to head back to my lab now. But don't hesitate to interrupt me again if you need me," she added with a smile.
"Okay Mom, thanks." she says, finally releasing the hug. "We're going to have to figure out something for them to do once they're recovered." Vai says, obviously speaking of her birth parents.
"And if you need me, don't hesitate either alright? I might not be up to James' level, but I am in Advanced Mechanics after all."
With that as farewell, Vai goes looking for Ace...
"It's certainly possible. I intend to find out for sure though," he said, examining the caged man. "I'd hate to dispatch this guy only to find out later he was part of some organization. Better to learn all the facts, right? I'm guessing you want to be here while I question him?"
Tyrrin holds her tongue on the fact that they could've simply used divinatory spells on his body to discover or interrogate him, without nearly so many precautions required to hold him. Jiminy was the authority here, and Tyrrin knew that nothing good came from direct questioning of said authority during a crisis.
"Yes, I would like to remain. Thank you." is all she says, and somewhat coldly at that.
Midori smiles slightly at that... right up until Blackscales-sensei says that Kitty was the other person murdered, and another chill rolls up her spine. Both times... it had been her friends."Tanaka-senpai mo?" Midori says worriedly, gripping the flap to her weapon pouch. "Why her and Zilla? They're the least likely to..."
Something seems to click in Midori's mind. "What if that kisama is only attacking people who don't like to fight?"
tarka appears behind midori.
"Well, that would make for an easy target. Helpless targets, at that."
"Maybe I co- hurk!"
He is stopped abruptly as it jumps into his open mouth.
"Forget it. You can stay in there if you're going to be stupid."
It works its way down his long throat and into his belly.
It gets there and moves rapidly trying to move back up, but is stopped by his tightened control on it.
It stays there thrashing around, trying to get out.
"Heh. Kinda tickles."
"Uh... I don't know what to say to that."
"I can try."
He begins to look around on the ground, at the trees, looking for any sign of passing other than his own...
Leading up to the bloodied murder site are a pair of shuffling tracks, the weight roughly matching the victim's, but the pace is all wrong. The person who made these tracks was dragging their steps. As far as Al'ryq can tell, there's no other set of prints...
Except for a single print about halfway back to the school alongside the shuffling steps. The print is about the size of a print for a 12-13 year old boy, though there isn't any tread pattern in their boots/shoes.
Mel simply cleans herself up. and when introduced, she simply waves hi.
as they talk Mel heads to the door.
Tybs, looks like you have work to do, I guess I'll leave you to it. I'll send you some song samples for the party.
She waves bye to those in the room and slips out.
Mel heads to the cafeteria to pick up her usual nightly supplies before heading to her room.