"I'll tell you." He whispered in her ear. "In that poor town. Everything seems to rain down upon it. Some sort of plague that killed the populace, then raised them as zombies, had the town in a panic. Understand as their friends and family were dieing and then trying to kill them. When we arrived everything was already bad. The puddles where made of water and blood. It was horrible."[/b]
Tears started to roll down his cheek. "We eventually tricked all the plagued to gather in one puddle and I used my bending to cure them. It was too late for all of the townspeople that had been infected. As they all collapsed dead."
"While this part is horrifying it the next I hope you don't think different of me." He paused and looked to see if Tami had anything to say before he continued.
"I'll tell you." He whispered in her ear. "In that poor town. Everything seems to rain down upon it. Some sort of plague that killed the populace, then raised them as zombies, had the town in a panic. Understand as their friends and family were dieing and then trying to kill them. When we arrived everything was already bad. The puddles where made of water and blood. It was horrible."[/b]
Tears started to roll down his cheek. "We eventually tricked all the plagued to gather in one puddle and I used my bending to cure them. It was too late for all of the townspeople that had been infected. As they all collapsed dead."
"While this part is horrifying it the next I hope you don't think different of me." He paused and looked to see if Tami had anything to say before he continued.
Her eyes shone with unshed tears at the description of what happened to the town. "I will love you regardless, melnestae," she whispered. "Tell me."
He nodded before continuing. "An assassin attacked a man that was organizing the townsfolk. This Jiminy man was trying to help put the town's lives back, but this assassin tried to put and end to that." Dom voice showed a rage building inside of him. "We all sprang into action to try and stop this man. I didn't care about his life anymore I just wanted to stop him for hurting anyone else again. I tried to kill the man will my bending. It was Tyrrin and Dave who managed to capture him. I sealed him in a prison of ice so that he could be interrogated. Truthfully I just wanted this man dead. He had caused so much pain already I didn't want him to live another second. The man end up poisoning himself during their interrogation." Dom took a breath. "I could have saved this man. He was already under the influence of my waterbending. It would have been simple to removed the poison before it killed him. Even if I would not have been fast enough to do that. I still could have returned him to life with my bending. Am I a horrible person that I didn't save that man?" He breaths out and held his head in shame.
There was a long pause as Tamina considered her words carefully. "I do not think that it makes you a terrible person. It is a perfectly normal reaction to some very traumatic conditions. At the end, to you, this man embodied everything that filled you with grief and anger through the whole terrible experience. I have some thoughts to share on the subject, but let me ask you first...did it make you feel any better when he died? Did it lessen the grief and rage at all? Or did it just add to it?"
"As I said, we were debating the merits of accepting this offer to enter the school...it might be a good opportunity. Otherwise we're somehow expected to sit around being good all day...in tents....somehow I don't see this as a practical solution for our family in particular," he added, rolling his eyes a little as he could hear Lily screeching at Phaedra for lacing her dress too tightly.
Cindra's eyes flick back over her shoulder for a moment and a small giggle slips out before she regains some of her composure, "No, I do not think trying to be good would be very successful for most of us. Do you think you will go?" As she talks she begins walking toward where Lucas is standing.
Cindra seems to be in a surprisingly good mood this morning. Better than Solus can remember in a very long time; she actually giggled!
marcell got a few sausages.
"I'm marcell. See this symbol on my back?"
marcell has an insanely complicated symbol on his back, in a language you don't know. It reminds you of inevitable script, though.
"That's me. Well, not really, but it's the only thing that stays the same so far."
marcell tears at her sausages, trying to get used to eating like this.
Kezzin looks over at the symbol for a moment, then speaks around a mouthful of hash browns, "That is pretty interesting, where did you get it?"
Kezzin looks over at the symbol for a moment, then speaks around a mouthful of hash browns, "That is pretty interesting, where did you get it?"
"It appeared on my back after i had a spell cast on me. No-one knows why yet. After it appeared, the next day i transformed into a mermaid, and the day after that a human-like dog, and today a dragon."
"He's not going to try to kill anyone, trust me, he's just a massive prankster."
Kezzin looks over at the symbol for a moment, then speaks around a mouthful of hash browns, "That is pretty interesting, where did you get it?""It appeared on my back after i had a spell cast on me. No-one knows why yet. After it appeared, the next day i transformed into a mermaid, and the day after that a human-like dog, and today a dragon."
"What spell was it? Do you know what it means?"
"What spell was it? Do you know what it means?"
"Well, the spell was some sort of enchantment spell that allowed someone to control my dreams. I was a willing subject- it was due to a theory that exposing me to higher tier magic would allow me to use my blood to a fuller potential."
marcell keeps tearing at her sausage, almost done with one.
"What do you mean, 'use your blood to fuller potential'?"
Loki circled the cafeteria, looking for a target for one of his potions. "Who to mess with today hmmmm?"
"That's almost worse here. Dead we can fix. I can do that. Destroying a reputation, not so much..."
"If My Lady would like some assistance, I could be of use with the repairs."
"That would be very helpful Ghalen. Shall we make it a date for after classes?" she says with a raised eyebrow and that wry smile she gets when she thinks she's being funny.
"I do appreciate being able to breathe, Phaedra." Lily reprimands her little sister sternly, her ribs glad that the lacing hadn't stayed as tight as Phaedra had made it at first. She did quite like the way this dress emphasized her bosom in a way which was classy rather than trampy. "I'm sure you'll get better at it with more practice though."
Lily spends another few moments with a pocket mirror, ensuring her hair was sitting just so, and that everything was proper and in place with her ensemble.
Loki circled the cafeteria, looking for a target for one of his potions. "Who to mess with today hmmmm?"
There's a somewhat-disheveled looking blonde-haired elf standing in the lunch line, looking quite pleased with himself - a perfect target for a prank.
"Yeah, no problem. I'm looking forward to it," she said, relieved that this time her tendency to see things all weird was taken in a positive light.
"I should get going now, though. I'll see you at breakfast in a little bit?" she asked Ardiente, biting her lip as she tried to not think about how much she wanted to kiss him.
Presuming he answers in the affirmative she will hightail it to her room in her stocking feet since the shoes could not be located and quickly shower and change into her school uniform.
There was the tiniest pang of jealousy in Ardiente's stomach at Arthur's offer for her to join him, but he pushes it away, dismissing it as paranoia.
Ardiente almost moves in to kiss her when she bites her lip so cute was she, but then he remembers that they have, y'know, roommates. He settles on smiling cheerfully instead. "Yeah, that sounds good. See you there."
"Alright, I'm going to shower too. Back in a bit." Ardiente says to Hermes and Arthur, stepping into the bathroom. After a few minutes, steam begins to flow freely from cracks around the door. His shower must be hot.
A catfolk and an aasimar made of gold and diamond are looking around, making seating decisions.
Both are well dressed.
Asha was awakened by the slight tremor that was the earthquake, and she was up in the rafters before she realized that whatever it was it did not appear to be any danger to her. She climbed down and proceeded to sort through the clothes Tybalt made for her to find something to wear, humming cheerfully to herself as she did so.
While she's busy selecting her outfit for the day, she can hear the door open behind her and the soft padding sound of barefeet coming in. The door shuts behind Rena, who appears to be in a very good mood... and also completely nude. She unfurls her wings from around herself now that she's in private with Asha.
"Good morning!" Rena says happily, spreading her wings wide and floating over to Asha, wrapping her friend up in a hug. She really could smother with those things, geez.
When she reaches the source of the quake she sees Vai and fei.
Mel siply smiles, and looks to Florence, Well its not a complete loss, look, Earth shaking love
Mel speaks loud enough for them Vai to hear.
Vai glances over to Mel, hearing what she said and blushes slightly. "Morning Mel!" she says with a wave,
"Sorry about the tremors. I got a bit carried away I think." she beams, apparently full of joy on this fine sunny morning. The sunlight catches her hair, making it seem for a moment like spun gold.
"What do you mean, 'use your blood to fuller potential'?"
"Magic's in my blood. My family are all capable of magic. Not much, but some. I wanted more, so i came here."
"This is almost too perfect," he says as he looks through his vials of alchemical brews. "Let's see how the little kitty cat and bird boy like being switched in body," he says lobbing two identical potions into their drinks. "Elfy can have," he looked through his vials again, "his hands stuck to the next thing he touches," he said as he poured a generous amount of sovereign glue onto the elf's hands after turning invisible.
A pale skinned girl with dark, spiky purple hair, walks over to Sorchan and the adults. The lighting around them drops a bit, as in often the case where ever Serrin goes. Just as she's about to inquire about this enrollment offer, the tremor hits, and she's so totally taken by surprise that her form falls apart as she becomes a swarm of shadowy bats. The swarm swirls and circles around the other firebirds, in a bit of a crazy, frantic fashion.
Dave walks thorough the line taking some of the serving trays as plates "nah not enough time to eat and get a good jam session going, plus I don't know where Dom is , we should just wait for melody, or track her further, either one""I don't know. It wasn't then, but she'll do something and then say that she learned about just then, and I don't get it. I don't know. Just forget about."
He looks around for a place to sit.
"I dunno. Mel could be gone for a while. We could wait for her maybe. And if classes start before she's back I can take care of her stuff. And with Dom I meant just to set one up for later. I'm sure we'll see him though. While you were doing whatever it was that was really loud, I popped out and changed my unarmed combat class to beginning healing. I might see him then."
He thinks for a moment.
"If we eat outside, can you do the thing where you make it cold again? I liked that time..."
"really loud? what was I doing that was especially loud? Are you talking about where I do a heat transferral?"
"No the grinding. What where you doing?"
With the trays floating behind him animated by his magic, he doesn't notice the invisible trickster putting something into his sugared milk.
"no I mean the making it cold part, I suppose that was unclear"
When she reaches the source of the quake she sees Vai and fei.
Mel siply smiles, and looks to Florence, Well its not a complete loss, look, Earth shaking love
Mel speaks loud enough for them Vai to hear.
Vai glances over to Mel, hearing what she said and blushes slightly. "Morning Mel!" she says with a wave,
"Sorry about the tremors. I got a bit carried away I think." she beams, apparently full of joy on this fine sunny morning. The sunlight catches her hair, making it seem for a moment like spun gold.
Mel smiles at Vai Morning Vai, she then bows to fei, trying to best represent his culture but she is little off on a proper bow. morning Fei.
Vai, this is Florence, I met her this morning. introducing her new friend.
Florence this is my, roommate, Vai, and her boyfriend Fei
you noticed a hesitation at the word roommate, something is bugging Mel, but she doesn't want to ruin anybody's mood.
"Hello everyone. Nice to meet you."
Florence spaces out for a moment.
"Good point."
Florence snaps out of it abruptly and looks at vai.
"You... Apologized for those tremors? How did you cause them?"
There was a long pause as Tamina considered her words carefully. "I do not think that it makes you a terrible person. It is a perfectly normal reaction to some very traumatic conditions. At the end, to you, this man embodied everything that filled you with grief and anger through the whole terrible experience. I have some thoughts to share on the subject, but let me ask you first...did it make you feel any better when he died? Did it lessen the grief and rage at all? Or did it just add to it?"
"I don't know. If anything it added because of feeling like a terrible person." He thought to himself for a moment. "Thank you for listening. I don't know what I would do with out you." He reach out to take Tami's hand.
There was a long pause as Tamina considered her words carefully. "I do not think that it makes you a terrible person. It is a perfectly normal reaction to some very traumatic conditions. At the end, to you, this man embodied everything that filled you with grief and anger through the whole terrible experience. I have some thoughts to share on the subject, but let me ask you first...did it make you feel any better when he died? Did it lessen the grief and rage at all? Or did it just add to it?""I don't know. If anything it added because of feeling like a terrible person." He thought to himself for a moment. "Thank you for listening. I don't know what I would do with out you." He reach out to take Tami's hand.
She squeezed his hand back and smiled. "Well, that was the answer that proves you're not a sociopath...I'm glad, because I think it would be very awkward being in love with a sociopath," she said, her tone lighthearted, but her expression sincere.
"One of the duties of the Speaker is to sit in judgement on legal cases. In particular the cases of a severe nature. I've watched countless trials and even had to preside over a few when my mother was otherwise occupied with matters of state. So I've seen more than my fair share of horribleness. And the one thing that never changes is this desire for vengeance. As far as I can tell it's universal. We convince ourselves that the world will be a better place if only this one monster isn't in it. But the pain is still there after they're gone and nothing can change the past. You've experienced this for yourself now. Sometimes it's necessary to sentence a monster to die for the good of all, but in the future you'll remember this feeling and act for justice instead of vengeance. I know this because you are not a terrible person. You are the one I love and I believe that you are capable of great good...but that doesn't mean you never make mistakes. We all do. That's how we learn," she said, gazing into his eyes.
A pale skinned girl with dark, spiky purple hair, walks over to Sorchan and the adults. The lighting around them drops a bit, as in often the case where ever Serrin goes. Just as she's about to inquire about this enrollment offer, the tremor hits, and she's so totally taken by surprise that her form falls apart as she becomes a swarm of shadowy bats. The swarm swirls and circles around the other firebirds, in a bit of a crazy, frantic fashion.
"What in the...well, I'm pretty sure she should come to the school," Sorchan said, trying to make light of such a startling development. "We have classes to help learn control of random bursts of arcane energy like that."
While she's busy selecting her outfit for the day, she can hear the door open behind her and the soft padding sound of barefeet coming in. The door shuts behind Rena, who appears to be in a very good mood... and also completely nude. She unfurls her wings from around herself now that she's in private with Asha.
"Good morning!" Rena says happily, spreading her wings wide and floating over to Asha, wrapping her friend up in a hug. She really could smother with those things, geez.
"Well, that's a pleasant way to start the day," she said, enjoying the naked hug. Rena really did have amazing breasts. "Good morning to you too....I take it things went well with Bradley? At least I was assuming that you stayed there since that was the last place I knew you went."
A pale skinned girl with dark, spiky purple hair, walks over to Sorchan and the adults. The lighting around them drops a bit, as in often the case where ever Serrin goes. Just as she's about to inquire about this enrollment offer, the tremor hits, and she's so totally taken by surprise that her form falls apart as she becomes a swarm of shadowy bats. The swarm swirls and circles around the other firebirds, in a bit of a crazy, frantic fashion.
vis steps back, eyes wide when he sees the sudden swarm of bats, sits down legs crossed. He begins drawing on a piece of paper and a quill-shaped ink pen, both drawing out of a pocket in his robe.
"I will if you and Hestia will...I think Lily certainly will and she'll drag Lucas and Phaedra with her. Pyrrhos will go along just so he doesn't have to be alone. But I'm not planning on leaving anyone behind all by themselves," Solus said. He was happy to see Cindra in such a good mood...she didn't laugh nearly often enough.
Cindra seems to hesitate for a moment, then nods, "Yes, I think I will. Perhaps I can find some use for my special talent."
As they draw near to the other group, Cindra seems to draw inconspicuous around her like a cloak.
A pale skinned girl with dark, spiky purple hair, walks over to Sorchan and the adults. The lighting around them drops a bit, as in often the case where ever Serrin goes. Just as she's about to inquire about this enrollment offer, the tremor hits, and she's so totally taken by surprise that her form falls apart as she becomes a swarm of shadowy bats. The swarm swirls and circles around the other firebirds, in a bit of a crazy, frantic fashion.
Alreennshe stops to let the girl pass, her light aura seeming to dim as she passed, then the ground moves under her. She being made of light dos not seem to be affected, but she is when a swarm of shadowy bats seem to come out of the girl now gone and fly around. Alreennshe is transfixed by the event.
Carl stops on his way out to top up his coffee.
Spotting this newcomer to his domain, Loki grins and slips off to add a few drops of his change sex extract to the coffee of the dwarf.
Carl feels odd for a moment but he had been drinking most of last night so put it down to a hangover starting. He picks puts his coffee down and head to the WC for a pee, not long after going in the whole canteen can hear a high pitched scream from the Gentlemans room.
The language like no other comes out the WC door.
"*#&@%*&#^ O(@*(&# @*&#*@^#@&(@*#& kill the (@#@&^(@*& (@&@(#* who I#@&@^& rip off there &^@%*@^ and make them eat them, the *&@*&@^ )*@(@@)*@& son of a ^@*@&^@(& (@&^@(@* (@&^@*&@^("
Before the dwarf decides to return Loki doses the drink with both slow and reduce person.
"Well, that's a pleasant way to start the day," she said, enjoying the naked hug. Rena really did have amazing breasts. "Good morning to you too....I take it things went well with Bradley? At least I was assuming that you stayed there since that was the last place I knew you went."
"It was wonderful. He is wonderful." Rena says somewhat breathily, enjoying the feel of Asha nestled in the hug. It wasn't like before though, where she felt driven to touch and feel, but she certainly did enjoy it. She didn't think she would ever tired of the feel of skin-on-skin. She doesn't let go of the hug quite yet. "What did you do with the rest of your night?"
Vai gives Mel a slightly questioning look as she introduces her and Fei to Florence, but she doesn't push any further than that. She could talk to Mel a bit later, in private.
She curtsies properly to Florence after the introductions are done. "Pleased to meet you Florence."
She blushes slightly at Florence's questions about tremors. "Well... yeah. We kinda caused them. Sorry again. I'll let Fei explain if he wants to."
"no I mean the making it cold part, I suppose that was unclear"
"I dunno. You did it one day after we lost at gym. And we were on the lawn and you made it cold all around... and then you were petting me... and it was nice..."
He does the cute thing where he blushes blue, staggers his speech, and looks away that he does when he's being bashful about things.
Vickory smiles at the unexpected form of introduction and raises her own weapon in similar fashion, "I am Vickory of the Dragon clan, fourth clan of Sorenson's children, and born of Trinity's Rope and the blood of Sorenson herself, goddess of war, magic, honor, and knowledge."
Vickory lowers her weapon, "An interesting form of introduction, well met Kodjack. Shall we join the others?" Vickory gestures towards the room where everyone else is eating. "So what classes do you go to?" Vickory smiles in a friendly manner, but her eyes hold the confidence and self assurance only blooded warriors, or the overly arrogant, ever have.
Kodjack just smiled as Vickory gave her introduction, not one to ever call someone out on embellishing a little during their introductions, no matter how absurd; it was all part of the deal, after all. He still had to twitch his eye slightly after he heard her say that sore son or whatever was involved with both war and magic, a concept that he just could not quite grasp. Not about to ruin any sort of bond he could ever have with a fellow warrior in such a place, though, he didn't mention the obvious contradiction, and instead just nodded and would follow her into the lunch room.
"I don't remember what classes are," he then said in response to her question, "but I do remember I'm supposed to go to some parts of the village with different stuff in them." He furrowed his brow as he tried to remember the word that was given to him, then he slowly spoke out, "Ree--mee-dee-al, or whatever it is. Supposed to be for people who don't know magic stuff or whatever. I'm gonna be in heavy blades and advanced PE, though. Still don't don't what PE means, but sounds like my kind of place to be, getting even stronger and all that."
Kodjack just smiled as Vickory gave her introduction, not one to ever call someone out on embellishing a little during their introductions, no matter how absurd; it was all part of the deal, after all. He still had to twitch his eye slightly after he heard her say that sore son or whatever was involved with both war and magic, a concept that he just could not quite grasp. Not about to ruin any sort of bond he could ever have with a fellow warrior in such a place, though, he didn't mention the obvious contradiction, and instead just nodded and would follow her into the lunch room."I don't remember what classes are," he then said in response to her question, "but I do remember I'm supposed to go to some parts of the village with different stuff in them." He furrowed his brow as he tried to remember the word that was given to him, then he slowly spoke out, "Ree--mee-dee-al, or whatever it is. Supposed to be for people who don't know magic stuff or whatever. I'm gonna be in heavy blades and advanced PE, though. Still don't don't what PE means, but sounds like my kind of place to be, getting even stronger and all that."
adon silently follows behind, as he has been.
Vickory listens politely, though she is mostly observing at the moment. Kodjack's lack of education certainly does not go unnoticed, but doesnt seem to mind, after all knowledge can be taught, though she notices the tag along rather quickly. After a moment she turns to Adon, "Hello. I don't believe you have introduced yourself yet."
Vai gives Mel a slightly questioning look as she introduces her and Fei to Florence, but she doesn't push any further than that. She could talk to Mel a bit later, in private.
She curtsies properly to Florence after the introductions are done. "Pleased to meet you Florence."
She blushes slightly at Florence's questions about tremors. "Well... yeah. We kinda caused them. Sorry again. I'll let Fei explain if he wants to."
Mel pulls vai aside for a bit
I really need to talk to you tonight. can you make some time for me?
Mel does not keep Vai from her love for more than a minute.
"I'm adon. I was with the group on that other planet, helping vai. I believe you were there."