"It is exactly[insert correct time here] localized planetary time, and 87:23:29 Imperial Interplanetary time."
Mel finishes up her taco and pulls out her guitar. she takes a comfortable seat and begins to play.
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Phaedra rolled her eyes. "I thought the baby of the family was supposed to be the spoiled one," she said sarcastically."Mother says that complaining is not dignified," Phaedra said primly.Lily sniffed at that, just a little haughtily (okay, a lot haughtily). "I'm not complaining, I'm stating facts. If it sounds like complaining to you Phaedra, then maybe you're projecting."
"Phaedra, Lilly, cease your petty squabbles, they are unbecoming of us, we should be presenting a more united front, in the face of the others, signaling our strength, if we fight amongst ourselves the others will write us off" his eyes glow dark and his voice hardens "I will not allow that"
"So you're pretty much saying you just anticipate where they're going to be and where they're going to shoot and use fancy trick shots to blow holes in anything that moves?""add to your comment "some fancy foot work as well" and you have it"
Royston says simply in reply.
"Explosives are an art form, much like your gun-kata. For example," from his bandolier he pulls a grenade with an insect on it, "This little beauty is what I like to call the Hornet's Nest, each one of those plates morphs into a sphere upon detonation, also," he taps it on the table and pulls it open as one would an egg, "It's filled with buckshot and black powder, the buckshot is meant to injure, not kill so it's my weapon of choice against large groups of enemies."
In the firebird camp, Sorchan had brought a large skimmer with him and was talking with the adults.
"Obviously it's your choice, but I am offering to take any children that you wish to enroll at the school over this morning and get them enrolled. It will allow them to stay in a more comfortable environment and will keep them occupied rather than sitting around here being bored. Once you know where you mean to go and have homes set up you are of course free to withdraw them from the school at that time if you wish. I'm just trying to offer you an option that will make life easier in the meantime."
vis silently stands up from his meditation and walks near scorchan.
"Of course I meant the real sun you dolt! Its so freezing bright!!" Again her voice is never all that loud, but still intense.
"OK. Whatever. Just get some glasses things or something, geeze. Warm up a li- Ooh! Me first!"
She stops immediately in mid statement to answer Scorchan's request.
Archena hears his announcement from the tent and grabs her badly packed suitcase, sprinting for the skimmer.
Her parents outside talking to other nobles simply put a hand over their eyes and hopes no one recognizes the family resemblance.
Her physical deformity means that she could never be of use to them. It was just their luck they had a large back yard she could run around in and stay out of the way.
They had found an opportunity to get rid of her and she went of her own free will, so they had no intentions of stopping her.
"It is exactly[insert correct time here] localized planetary time, and 87:23:29 Imperial Interplanetary time."
"Oh," she said, appearing calmer. "It's earlier than I expected. We still have a couple of hours...time to shower and change and maybe even get some breakfast...which means I need to go back to my room now...ummm....Good morning, and I'll see you again in a little bit at breakfast?" she says, giving Ardiente a quick kiss on the cheek and still blushing as she steps back.
"Umm....where did my shoes go? And Mel's stuff? I know I set it on top of my sweater..."
Serrin lashes out with her shadow whip, attempting to trip her annoying cousin.
The whip grabs her by the ankle and the speed she was running has her feet yanked out from under her. She falls with an ungraceful thump.
"Ow! What the f%&* is your problem?!"
She kicks the whatever it is off of her ankle and stands back up, going back to running for the skimmer.
Not that she couldn't retaliate... she knew she could... there were just more important things right now than her b!+¢#y cousin.
Like getting as far away from her parents as possible.
"Explosives are an art form, much like your gun-kata. For example," from his bandolier he pulls a grenade with an insect on it, "This little beauty is what I like to call the Hornet's Nest, each one of those plates morphs into a sphere upon detonation, also," he taps it on the table and pulls it open as one would an egg, "It's filled with buckshot and black powder, the buckshot is meant to injure, not kill so it's my weapon of choice against large groups of enemies."
Royston looks at it,
"I see, very affective, a fragmentation grenade I think they call them. I have been on the wrong end of one more than once. If you don't mind me asking, that one looks live Advaran. What safety procedures you have adopted now your a teacher at the school, it would not be good if that to detonated In here say. You see there are students at this school that can strip away magic and manipulate probability in a negative way. We have to be carful here. So if do you made me suggesting, I think you could ask the school to supply you with a bandolier of holding. In that way your devices could be kept safe in pocket dimensions."
He places his hand on the table palm up. There is a small crystal on his inner wrist. it glows for an instant and from a hidden dimensional space a black hand gun slips into being in the blink of an eye. Royston holds it for a moment, then it's gone.
He takes his hand away.
"In this way a am always aimed, yet safely.
He looks very intrigued, "That does sound quite useful, and it is live, but I haven't lit the fuse yet so it won't go off." He thinks a moment, then grins wickedly, "Think they could make a matchbook like that?"
"You would have to find a teacher with the skills to make one, but yes I do not see why not."
He takes out a staff data pad and pulls up a list of names.
"Students and staff listed as capable of making such a device, sent a call out, lets see who shows up"
He hands the pad over to Advaran,
"If you don't have a data pad Advaran keep that one, it will keep you up to date on school events. I have put it in image and sound mode. I know some Goblins don't like written text."
"I hail from Azaroth, where Goblins are the rulers of trade and kings of rare metals." He sounds offended, "I am quite literate, have to be or I would have been blown up by now," he says as he takes the datapad and fiddles with it, "I don't understand how this works, far more advanced than I am used to."
"Pad show help"
Royston brings up the help on the data pad,
"This should help, there is a voice activation function. as I said It's linked to the school how ever, off world it would be useless. So really it's the school that's advanced more than the data pad itself. Clever when you think about it. So what other types of explosive device have you perfected?"
Dave stays quiet for a bit and thinks over what he should and shouldn't say "well I'm glad that pyrev's adjusting and making friends, though I figure I'd be disqualified from an ice people club, given my tendancy to ignit... And Tybalt... Be careful, ok?" His voice dripping with concern and worry.
"You keep it really well in check when you're around me and I appreciate that."
He wraps his tail around Dave's waist."I will. And if anything happens, I know I can call on my knight in diamond armor to help..."
He says this in an affectionate way as opposed to the sarcasm one might expect.
Eventually they make it to the cafeteria. Tybalt seems content to stay on Dave's back until instructed otherwise.
Fei makes his way back to the Materials and Supplies building after a short while. While the building itself had been (for the most part) restored, there was still much work to be done if the school was going to return to any semblance of 'business as usual'.
The young monk spends the rest of the night helping the warehouse staff prepare for the beginning of the week. Once that is done, he leaves for his morning katas a bit earlier than is his norm. The green is empty, the stillness of the predawn hour covering it like a blanket against the atrocities of the last two days.
With a centering breath, Fei rises into the air. He does not stop his climb until he reaches an altitude where the sun's first light is already touching Agartha's atmosphere. From that lofty height he slowly descends, taking in those first rays of dawn as he silently returns to the earth...
"Pad show help"
Royston brings up the help on the data pad,
"This should help, there is a voice activation function. as I said It's linked to the school how ever, off world it would be useless. So really it's the school that's advanced more than the data pad itself. Clever when you think about it. So what other types of explosive device have you perfected?"
"The flash and splash, which creates a blinding flash followed by a splash of sticky fire; the tanglewing globe which prevents flight of any sort; the singustick which brings all targets inside it's blast radius together and coats them in super sticky glue; and the custardimizer, which converts all air in the radius into custard, a very tasty prison."
"Good thinking. I have a tendency to freeze things when I get overly hungry during work. Although I confess to some regrets about the lack of doughnuts," she admitted sheepishly, dressed in a clean work uniform now with her hair clean and neatly pulled back from her face. "I need to check in with the main infirmary to make sure they haven't blown anything up while I was gone. And let Dara and possibly Ignace know they need to go to class today since I won't be staying in the nurse's office with them. And then it's back to dealing with little miss sunshine down in the isolab."
"Well, I hope it hits the spot. I grabbed Vasya a couple pieces of not so cooked bacon. She doesn't seem to mind." he feeds the fox a piece while she's still on his shoulder.
He reaches out and gives Nala's hand a light squeeze, one of the few ways he can show affection without causing problems...
"You look beautiful, by the way."
He nods as she talks about her agenda for the day...
"I have my first unarmed class this morning. It should be interesting.
Do you want me to have a clone with you while you deal with her? Just in case?"
Vai was a little concerned at Fei's apparent absence when she arrived at the green that morning, and delays her new morning practice for a moment or two to look around the green. She hadn't ever known him to be late. Though... maybe he'd actually decided to sleep. She briefly wondered if she should go find him... but the dawn waits for no one.
And so she began to move through the forms to greet the dawn. She knew them well enough from many months of watching Fei, though her memory isn't perfect, and the movements themselves are still unfamiliar to her.
If Fei looks down at any point during his decent, he'll see Vai awkwardly working through the forms, her unfamiliarity plain. She's only performed them herself once before after all. It lacks the grace and uniformity of Fei's own flawless practice... but it's heartfelt, and that's the most important part.
Vai greets the dawning sun with a final bow, her expression serene in the warm light of the morning. For a long moment after the bow is finished and she's straightened, she seems to get lost in the moment, observing the red-orange glow spilling across the cloud near the horizon. Thus does she fail to notice Fei descending nearby.
"I need to speak with Professor Reading, see how she is managing." There's a slight sigh there, but she looks up to Ghalen, and a smile makes it's way onto her lips. "I must say, I had thought weekends were supposed to be a time for us to relax. Seems I was once again mistaken."
She does take the time to actually sit up though, glancing at the breakfast. "You'll have to give Thel my thanks."
"They usually are, Tyrrin. But there are unfortunately exceptions to that rule. I'm glad you were able to lend aid to Kuros. You didn't make that situation sound like there would be a satisfactory end. I must say I am beyond relieved that you are safe and unhurt, and here." he says as he gently strokes Tyrrin's cheek and looks into her eyes, making sure she is ok. Then he sits up with her.
"Well, let's give the breakfast a look?" he pulls the tray closer and lifts the lid, revealing a tray of fruit and bit of bread, with juice and cofee. He hands Tyrrin a cloth napkin with silverware rolled into it."I seriously could get used to this..."
Vai was a little concerned at Fei's apparent absence when she arrived at the green that morning, and delays her new morning practice for a moment or two to look around the green. She hadn't ever known him to be late. Though... maybe he'd actually decided to sleep. She briefly wondered if she should go find him... but the dawn waits for no one.
And so she began to move through the forms to greet the dawn. She knew them well enough from many months of watching Fei, though her memory isn't perfect, and the movements themselves are still unfamiliar to her.
If Fei looks down at any point during his decent, he'll see Vai awkwardly working through the forms, her unfamiliarity plain. She's only performed them herself once before after all. It lacks the grace and uniformity of Fei's own flawless practice... but it's heartfelt, and that's the most important part.
Vai greets the dawning sun with a final bow, her expression serene in the warm light of the morning. For a long moment after the bow is finished and she's straightened, she seems to get lost in the moment, observing the red-orange glow spilling across the cloud near the horizon. Thus does she fail to notice Fei descending nearby.
As he finally focuses his attention back toward the ground, Fei realized that his introspection has cost him more time than he thought. Hopeful that the Morninglord would indulge him in that slight change in obeisance, he calls out to Vai from about ten feet above and behind her.
"Good morning." (^-^)
"The flash and splash, which creates a blinding flash followed by a splash of sticky fire; the tanglewing globe which prevents flight of any sort; the singustick which brings all targets inside it's blast radius together and coats them in super sticky glue; and the custardimizer, which converts all air in the radius into custard, a very tasty prison."
Looks at the goblin qwizicly
"custard, that I have to see"
As he finally focuses his attention back toward the ground, Fei realized that his introspection has cost him more time than he thought. Hopeful that the Morninglord would indulge him in that slight change in obeisance, he calls out to Vai from about ten feet above and behind her.
"Good morning." (^-^)
Vai starts out of her contemplative mood, looking up at her love floating above her. "Fei! Good morning!" she beams up at him. Even though it had been less than 24 hours since she'd seen him last, her heart still soars. Her wings emerge swiftly from her back as she leaps up, beating her wings hard to stay next to him. "I thought you might be sleeping for once." she says, tentatively and slowly closing the distance between them, though she stops within an arm's length, the earlier contemplation gone and replaced with a joyful smile.
"They usually are, Tyrrin. But there are unfortunately exceptions to that rule. I'm glad you were able to lend aid to Kuros. You didn't make that situation sound like there would be a satisfactory end. I must say I am beyond relieved that you are safe and unhurt, and here." he says as he gently strokes Tyrrin's cheek and looks into her eyes, making sure she is ok. Then he sits up with her.
"Well, let's give the breakfast a look?" he pulls the tray closer and lifts the lid, revealing a tray of fruit and bit of bread, with juice and cofee. He hands Tyrrin a cloth napkin with silverware rolled into it.
"I seriously could get used to this..."
"I couldn't do anything but help. The whole planet might've been wiped clean otherwise, and I'll gladly risk my own life for the sake of so many. I must say though, I am also relieved that such sacrifice wasn't necessary." she replies, serious and intense, though as Ghalen's hand cups her cheek she can feel her lightly press into his palm. She's obviously still the same headstrong young woman she was the previous day... but a little more affectionate, as if cherishing the moments together just a little more.
"You had better be used to it by the time we're ready to leave Avalon, as overzealous servants are the norm at home. They tend to scold you if you leave the food untouched." she replies with a wry grin that tells Ghalen that there's been many an occasion where she's been on the receiving end of such scoldings.
Mel finishes playing. she looks back to Florence, well? what do you think? I know it isn't super great, but I was just kind of winging it here, just letting the music take control there
Mel finishes playing. she looks back to Florence, well? what do you think? I know it isn't super great, but I was just kind of winging it here, just letting the music take control there
"It was very nice, thank you for playing. I can't wait to hear your whole band."
Vai starts out of her contemplative mood, looking up at her love floating above her. "Fei! Good morning!" she beams up at him. Even though it had been less than 24 hours since she'd seen him last, her heart still soars. Her wings emerge swiftly from her back as she leaps up, beating her wings hard to stay next to him. "I thought you might be sleeping for once." she says, tentatively and slowly closing the distance between them, though she stops within an arm's length, the earlier contemplation gone and replaced with a joyful smile.
"No," he replies with a smile. "I just....had a need to feel the morning sun for a bit longer this morning. I am sorry for not coming back sooner."
He motions to the ground as he finishes his descent to the green.
"But I am happy that you were here to greet the dawn for me," he adds with honest pride. ^^
Dave stays quiet for a bit and thinks over what he should and shouldn't say "well I'm glad that pyrev's adjusting and making friends, though I figure I'd be disqualified from an ice people club, given my tendancy to ignit... And Tybalt... Be careful, ok?" His voice dripping with concern and worry."You keep it really well in check when you're around me and I appreciate that."
He wraps his tail around Dave's waist.
"I will. And if anything happens, I know I can call on my knight in diamond armor to help..."
He says this in an affectionate way as opposed to the sarcasm one might expect.
Eventually they make it to the cafeteria. Tybalt seems content to stay on Dave's back until instructed otherwise.
"of course, I care about you and you got a phobia of the stuff," after hearing the "diamond armor" comment he snorts "dude that was soo cheesy," when they walk into the cafeteria he opens his wings slightly, gently and non verbally indicating he'd prefer to be unencumberd by Tybalt "so who should we sit with today, Mels?"
"It was very nice, thank you for playing. I can't wait to hear your whole band."Mel finishes playing. she looks back to Florence, well? what do you think? I know it isn't super great, but I was just kind of winging it here, just letting the music take control there
Yeah that may be a while, I have great band mates, but with almost half of them suffering from severe stage fright, it makes it difficult. But I'll probably think of something, like I always do.
Mel suddenly looks like an idea popped into her head Hey, what class schedule do you have? maybe we are in some of the same classes she asks rather excitedly.
"I couldn't do anything but help. The whole planet might've been wiped clean otherwise, and I'll gladly risk my own life for the sake of so many. I must say though, I am also relieved that such sacrifice wasn't necessary." she replies, serious and intense, though as Ghalen's hand cups her cheek she can feel her lightly press into his palm. She's obviously still the same headstrong young woman she was the previous day... but a little more affectionate, as if cherishing the moments together just a little more.
"You had better be used to it by the time we're ready to leave Avalon, as overzealous servants are the norm at home. They tend to scold you if you leave the food untouched." she replies with a wry grin that tells Ghalen that there's been many an occasion where she's been on the receiving end of such scoldings.
"I would have missed you terribly, were that the case..." he says as he kisses her gently, just a smidgen of the worry and relief leaking through his tone.
"Well, everyone has a duty, servants no less than anyone else. But I fear I will enjoy them exercising that duty a little too much." he says with his trademark grin.
"That having been said, I am not certain 'Thel will accompany us back to your homeland. He seems hesitant to commit to such. I will not press him on it, for now, though. He is good council and great teacher of Elven ways."
Yeah that may be a while, I have great band mates, but with almost half of them suffering from severe stage fright, it makes it difficult. But I'll probably think of something, like I always do.
Mel suddenly looks like an idea popped into her head Hey, what class schedule do you have? maybe we are in some of the same classes she asks rather excitedly.
"Basic arcana, history of agrarthia, heavy blades, advanced PE, and care of magical creatures."
Lang smiles You could never offend me. let me help Lang concentrates and channels his ki. in a move akin to Tai Chi. and about half the water in the bucket if now floating between lang's hands.
come on lets finish this and get back.
Lang smiles every time he looks at her hoping his cheerfulness rubs off on her.
She's now managing much easier with the bucket, with a good portion of the weight gone. "Thank you, Lang-kun." she says brightly, watching with something akin to wonder as the water floats in between his hands.
"Mina-saaaan!" she calls to the group as they near the campsite, waving with her free hand.
"Lang-kun and I brought some water for washing!" she calls loudly, stealth and decorum forgotten for a moment.
She kissed him back. "I know we need to work on our relationship being about more than the physical, but...I miss that aspect of it. I don't really want to lose that entirely. But I'm kinda scared that if we do you'll be thinking about....and my usual strategy to deal with fear is to just jump in and face my fears. So unless you have any big objection...I'm inviting you to join me in the shower."
Ehos answers by letting his pad fall onto the bed, and gently turns around so they're cuddling belly-to-belly. There's a tender kiss - nothing about this kiss is dispassionate though. Instead of throwing himself into it, every motion is slow and deliberate, savouring every sensation. A different kind of passion.
He smiles and tilts his head silently towards the bathroom after the kiss breaks. Words were overrated anyway.
He smiled. "I was about to say we could do this any time you wanted, but more accurately we can do this any time you want as long as its reasonably practical. There are some times when we're supposed to be doing other stuff after all."
"You are so beautiful," he said, just staring at her.
"You are beautiful too." she coos, her body laying alongside his. She puts her nose into his neck and 'nuzzles' for a moment. "Hey... you haven't had any accidents all night. That's always a good thing."
"Don't know about your shoes, but Mel's
Stuff was returned"
"You took it back to her?" she asked, on hands and knees to look under the bed in case her shoes had gotten kicked under there.
"Phaedra, Lilly, cease your petty squabbles, they are unbecoming of us, we should be presenting a more united front, in the face of the others, signaling our strength, if we fight amongst ourselves the others will write us off" his eyes glow dark and his voice hardens "I will not allow that"
Lily glares slightly at Phaedra but then, holding her head high, turns away from her siblings and back to her meager luggage - she had only been allowed to bring two bags, which was hardly enough for a decent wardrobe, but she would have to make do. "I need to change, Lucas." she says flatly. She's still wearing her sleeping clothes, after all.
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The whip grabs her by the ankle and the speed she was running has her feet yanked out from under her. She falls with an ungraceful thump.
"Ow! What the f%&* is your problem?!"
She kicks the whatever it is off of her ankle and stands back up, going back to running for the skimmer.
Not that she couldn't retaliate... she knew she could... there were just more important things right now than her b!+¢#y cousin.
Like getting as far away from her parents as possible.
"Uh..." he stopped, a bit surprised at the enthusiastic response.
"Well, that's at least one child who would rather go to school than sit around being bored, I guess."
"As I was saying, things are likely to get a bit difficult over the coming days for the children. Being cooped up in tents tends to leave children irritable and hyper. So sending them to the school, even temporarily, will offer a respite for both them and you."
"Well, I hope it hits the spot. I grabbed Vasya a couple pieces of not so cooked bacon. She doesn't seem to mind." he feeds the fox a piece while she's still on his shoulder.
He reaches out and gives Nala's hand a light squeeze, one of the few ways he can show affection without causing problems...
"You look beautiful, by the way."He nods as she talks about her agenda for the day...
"I have my first unarmed class this morning. It should be interesting.
Do you want me to have a clone with you while you deal with her? Just in case?"
She smiled at the compliment. "Thank you."
"Well, all I can say about the class is good luck. You're going to need it. You know what the students can be like."
"Yes, I think having a clone with me would be a good idea. If nothing else it should put the girl at ease. She seems uncomfortable around women. I presume that the researchers she interacted with were female."
"No," he replies with a smile. "I just....had a need to feel the morning sun for a bit longer this morning. I am sorry for not coming back sooner."
He motions to the ground as he finishes his descent to the green.
"But I am happy that you were here to greet the dawn for me," he adds with honest pride. ^^
Vai lands next to Fei, though oddly she doesn't retract her wings. She returns his pride with a note of her own. "It's a new day. A new beginning." there's something a bit odd in her voice too. A kind of zest. She bites her lip and looks him in the eye. "Would it be alright if I kissed you?" she asks, obviously not throwing all caution to the winds quite yet. "I... want to try pushing our boundries a little."
"I would have missed you terribly, were that the case..." he says as he kisses her gently, just a smidgen of the worry and relief leaking through his tone.
"Well, everyone has a duty, servants no less than anyone else. But I fear I will enjoy them exercising that duty a little too much." he says with his trademark grin.
"That having been said, I am not certain 'Thel will accompany us back to your homeland. He seems hesitant to commit to such. I will not press him on it, for now, though. He is good council and great teacher of Elven ways."
She returns the kiss, but says nothing more on the matter, deciding it wasn't a coversation for the breakfast 'table'.
"Did he advise you on the decor the other evening, I wonder? Is he native to Laeren?" Tyrrin asks, taking a small bite from an apple.