Vickory played with a gem on her cloak and several words appeared in the air in front of her, as she was manipulating these words, causing many to disappear and new to appear, (a prominent phrase being "Humanoid Studies"), Vickory responded absent mindedly, "Yes, cause humanoid bodies are constantly decaying and thus need the constant intake to maintain themselves, versus reaplings like me who have more stable forms and only need food to heal significant injuries. Ah here it is, hunger, the feeling one gets when one has gone to long without food. Applies generally to species that require regular food intake." Vickory reads the last part from the words hanging about her.
As the words appeared and started to float in front of Vickory, Kodjack instinctively jumped back, drew his axe, and yelled "Deceiver!" one of the larger words that he actually knew the meaning of. The rest of Vickory's words meant nothing to him after that, not like he would have understood them, anyway. It was one thing to say that one was a warrior and it just not be true, but to say it and then follow it up with magic tricks?! Was there no honor?!
About to lose it, Kodjack's muscles tensed and flexed, veins starting to become visible in his neck. His axe went behind his back, ready to be swung as his eyes started to glow a faint red, and his vision clouded into the colors that reminded him of that fateful day he awoke from his tribe's destruction. It lasted for just a second, maybe even less, before he snapped to his senses, remembering his tribe and why he was even there. Still feeling the need to defend the honor of all true warriors both past and present, he let out a loud growling noise before he strapped his axe behind his back. "Must...endure..." he said with strained words. "Must...remain...in...control..." A few deep, struggling breaths later, and he seemed to be much more controlled, though still angry. Grunting, he chose not to explain himself and instead just started to walk behind the don and Vickory to the lunchroom.
Vickory reacted quickly to Kodjack's sudden reaction, shifting grip on her blade and ready to parry his strike, when it didn't come, she looked at Kodjack questioningly, though still ready for any more outbursts, "Deceiver? What makes you think I'm a deceiver? I have not lied to you. These are just notes from my earlier studies. What exactly is wrong with them?"
"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?"
"Well, Tryko'Sam ditched me pretty early on. I guess he doesn't want to be my friend? Honestly, I just don't understand him. But I met some other people who seemed to be nice, and even better I met someone really important. It turns out that I have a younger brother I never knew about. He's got a mutation too, one that makes it so that fire hurts him and cold heals hims. I guess he was sick all the time as a baby cause it was so hot on the sun. And then they abandoned him on a mountain top somewhere. He was brought to the school just yesterday. He's going to be in classes with us...he didn't exactly get much education either," she said happily, words practically bubbling out as she was so excited to share her news with Rena.
He nodded to show he understood. After he looked into Tami's eyes to show his sincerity. "Thank you my love. You always know what to say. You really are the most remarkable person I have ever met. How did a wretch, like me, ever get lucky enough to have a goddess fall in love with them?" He tells her while pulling her hand to his lips to kiss.
She laughed at that. "I am not nearly capricious enough to be a goddess, melnestae," she said, eyes twinkling with amusement.
She leaned in close and whispered in his ear, "And you won my heart simply by being yourself. Ve tae."
She pulled back enough to look into his eyes. "However, if we don't go and get some breakfast we are likely to collapse from so much...athletic endeavor," she added with a wink.
"You should just go cool your head before you end up in detention!" she yelled at Dave before turning her attention to Ace.
"And you!" Her eyes were starting to well up with tears as she yelled. "You had to do this today? Of all the times you could have picked a fight, you thought this morning at this time was the place to do it? You can hate him all you want, but why exactly is it that you can't do so quietly out of consideration for others whose feelings are supposed to be important to you?!"
She hastily wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, but tears were still falling. "Just stay away from me! I don't want to see you for a few hours at least," she said before running off, crying.
Dave grins ferally and his draconic transformation recedes somewhat "and thus the reasoning I had behind, asking you to leave, or at least bring this to somewhere less public, hate to say I told you so, but, well actually no I don't, I feel almost vindicated really, now then, would you acquiesce, to my request of a little breathing room or do you need to make more people cry first"
Ace looks crestfallen at Ginni's admonishment, but then David responds the way he does, and that just reignites his anger, His staff transforms to his scimitar. "How about I make you cry, hmm? The last time we dueled, you kept whining about it being a draw or some such nonsense even though I clearly won, so how about round two? Unless of course you don't want your puppy here seeing you get get your ass whooped again." Ace sneers, pointing at Tybalt.
Royton takes from behind his back his hand, open handed he holds it out,
A small object fall from above into it. He dos this wile looking still keeping his eyes on Dave and Ace. Its there for a second or two, then with a Popping sound it expounds into a magical mist, that envelops for a second Himself, Dave, Ace and Tybolt
Calm Emotions
Enchantment (Compulsion) [Mind-Affecting]
Level: Brd 2, Clr 2, Law 2
Components: V, S, DF
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Area: Creatures in a 20-ft.-radius spread
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 round/level (D)
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
This spell calms agitated creatures. You have no control over the affected creatures, but calm emotions can stop raging creatures from fighting or joyous ones from reveling. Creatures so affected cannot take violent actions (although they can defend themselves) or do anything destructive. Any aggressive action against or damage dealt to a calmed creature immediately breaks the spell on all calmed creatures.
This spell automatically suppresses (but does not dispel) any morale bonuses granted by spells such as bless, good hope, and rage, as well as negating a bard’s ability to inspire courage or a barbarian’s rage ability. It also suppresses any fear effects and removes the confused condition from all targets. While the spell lasts, a suppressed spell or effect has no effect. When the calm emotions spell ends, the original spell or effect takes hold of the creature again, provided that its duration has not expired in the meantime.
After Royston looks up at Loki, and says, directing his voice at him.
"Very inventive Student, but a little under powered, How ever I'm going to give you a teachers commendation, A for effort."
He then looks at the students in front of him ready to rip each other apart and says in a calm level voice.
"If you two Gentlemen agree to duel then my understanding is you will need a supervising Teacher. I can be that supervision if you need it. Out of class times of course. You should both to understand that A SimRoom duel is far more preferable to what you are doing now. Which is scaring small children with your near violent show of emotions in the schools dinning hall"
around him kids as young as 5 moving tables to get away from the group, Royston looks at Dave and Ace to see their response.
Loki shrugs, "Best I could do, unless create water woukd be better."
Tybalt had teleported away from the explosion, unfortunately not taking Dave with him.
Going back, he stands between Dave and Ace.
"Dave, please don't. If you let him make you mad, you're giving him what he wants. And taking this challenge you're validating that this is an OK thing to do and it's not. Don't give him this power over you. Please just don't. You're better than this. You're better than him. You just need to show it. Don't let him manipulate you. Just stop now and He's already lost."
He looks at him with the same(slightly teary) pleadful eyes that begged Dave not to leave last night.
He first turns to The teacher "I would like to point out that I asked several times for him to leave or bring this to somewhere more private, and he was the one to instigate the encounter"
Tybalt had teleported away from the explosion, unfortunately not taking Dave with him.
Going back, he stands between Dave and Ace.
"Dave, please don't. If you let him make you mad, you're giving him what he wants. And taking this challenge you're validating that this is an OK thing to do and it's not. Don't give him this power over you. Please just don't. You're better than this. You're better than him. You just need to show it. Don't let him manipulate you. Just stop now and He's already lost."
He looks at him with the same(slightly teary) pleadful eyes that begged Dave not to leave last night.
His gaze then softens as Tybalt speaks his piece, he puts his hands on the cat's shoulders pressing his forehead together (with the bottom half angled away so as not to give him too many ideas) and projects to his mind ::I'm sorry but this is something I have to do, or he's just going to keep at it, last time he practically melted your face off, this time he was just badmouthing the both of us and spreading filth and lies, but who knows what he might do next, the man's unhinged, and this may be the only thing he'll respond to::
::This is just feeding the problem, though. If you just ignore it, he'll go away. You're playing right into it. You don't have to prove anything to him. If you ignore the troll it goes away. Your skin is made of diamond. I think that should be thick enough to ignore. I mean, doing this won't help. If you win he'll be bitter and petty about it, and if somehow you lose then he thinks he's better. You don't have to prove this, to me or anyone else. Win by being the bigger man, please Dave. Please...::
He closes his eyes and responds with the telepathy, his mental voice being more emotive than normal sound can carry.
::but if he can't hit me he'll come after those I care about and I won't let him hurt you again.. I can take him being bitter and petty, he's already bitter and petty, and he even already somehow thinks he's better than me, so really I have nothing to loose:: he says, ending in a joking tone.
::What's going to stop him from doing that if you do win? The only way this is going to pass is if you just ignore him until he goes away. Fighting him at all just says that he is worth bothering. And he's not. The only way to win his game is to not play it. Please Dave, if you care about me at all, just let it pass, Merpari.::
[ooc]what does that word mean again?[/oox] ::he already does that, this guy's ego is so bi you can almost smell it on him, it's only by knocking him down a peg that I think he'll back off,::
::he already does that, this guy's ego is so bi you can almost smell it on him, it's only by knocking him down a peg that I think he'll back off,::
::But, that's what he wants you to do. Don't go to his level. If you fight him, that makes you no better than he is. He obviously won't learn his lesson either way. Please. Just say no. Be better than him. Don't let him drag you to his level, Merpari.::
David's mental voice is firm ::you don't think my way will work, I don't think your way will work, and really both of them are rather unlikely to work, but my way, at least, involves me releasing a lot of pent up steam, and is what my instincts are screaming at me to do,::
::But my way means I don't have to see you get hurt...::
He hopes to change Dave's mind with one last flood of compassion, his mental voice accompanied by a wash of concerned affection.
::I'll be fine, you worry too much, I'm dang near indestructible,::
he releases Tybalt from his hold and firmly says to him "do you have a specific time or place you want to do this, or do you want to get this over with, me, I had wanted to eat my food in peace, I had a long night last night, helping to save the world, but if you need a fight to satisfy you, then by all means"
"Seriously kitty, go away, the adults are talking. David wants this, I want this. If nothing else, it lets the two of vent some massive pent up frustration and thankfully, in a way neither of us gets truly hurt. Now run along and make some snow cones for the other children"
Dave frowns "for someone who claims to value the freedom of choice as an absolute, you are extremely bossy, let him make his own choices,"
Dave can feel a large red color flare up in Tybalt.
"... OK. It is one thing if you want to attack me. And one thing if you want to be mean to people. I can't stop you from that. But I will not be patronized. If you two have to fight, I'll be there too. If you're going to antagonize us both, you can fight us both."
The room gets distinctly colder as frost creeps across the floor and up the gold of Dave's wings around him, and(if he wasn't immune to mind effects) Tybalt would seem terrifying(shaking aura).
She hastily wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, but tears were still falling. "Just stay away from me! I don't want to see you for a few hours at least," she said before running off, crying.
"Ginni?" comes a familiar voice as Ginni rushes out of the cafeteria. The concerned face of Repp is watching, empathy plain in his face. If Ginni keeps going, Repp will try to hurry after her. "Are you alright? What's wrong?"
Raelle had swiftly showered and dried her hair, and gotten dressed in the school uniform that Ignace had made for her. The fall one. The weather was starting to get a bit chilly. It actually made her uncomfortable to cover up her 'tattoos', but warmth was more important. She was able to get ready quickly after a lot of practice with running late all the time. She pulled her hair into a ponytail so it would be out of her face and grabbed her bookbag before heading to breakfast. She needed to find her friends and talk to them about some stuff before class.
He first turns to The teacher "I would like to point out that I asked several times for him to leave or bring this to somewhere more private, and he was the one to instigate the encounter"
"Noted Mr De Foul"
Is all that Professor Royston says.
She laughed at that. "I am not nearly capricious enough to be a goddess, melnestae," she said, eyes twinkling with amusement.
She leaned in close and whispered in his ear, "And you won my heart simply by being yourself. Ve tae."
She pulled back enough to look into his eyes. "However, if we don't go and get some breakfast we are likely to collapse from so much...athletic endeavor," she added with a wink.
He smiled and laughed at her comment. "Collapsing in your arms seems quite enjoyable to me." he devilishly smiled before continuing. "But you are correct. We should grab some breakfast before class." He crawls out of bed and stretches. After he turns back to offer a gentleman's hand to Tami.
Some of the other patrons of the Cafeteria are reacting to the drama unfolding in the area, their reactions vary by individual, but catcalls and various other comments emerge.
"Get a room."
"..but fur and scales? what? how? Never going to work."
"Again?!? Seriously?"
"I /knew/ it! You owe me 5 gold..."
The one empathic mute kid that can only communicate with minor images is unfolding a 'play' with caricatures of the three talkers, with big eyed manga equivalent images, mock fighting and such for his peers at one table.
Once the room gets cold, a Firebird in the room yell out, "Oooouch! Stop that! That's painful! Other people here!" Once they vanish, however, the Firebird mutters, "Good riddance, sheesh."
Another person starts a low yowl, the schizophrenic kid who's body changes in reaction to his emotional state, feeling fearful at something or another, here from a war torn part of the world.
One student looks to Royston and asks, "Hey, aren't you going to do something here?"
Dave can feel a large red color flare up in Tybalt.
"... OK. It is one thing if you want to attack me. And one thing if you want to be mean to people. I can't stop you from that. But I will not be patronized. If you two have to fight, I'll be there too. If you're going to antagonize us both, you can fight us both."
The room gets distinctly colder as frost creeps across the floor and up the gold of Dave's wings around him, and(if he wasn't immune to mind effects) Tybalt would seem terrifying(shaking aura).
"now hold on there Tybalt, this was a one on one duel, such a thing has precedent, it would be another thing entirely to fight two at once, how about you getting your shot afterwards if you still feel like it"
igni sighs briefly.
"I shouldn't get involved. I really, really shouldn't."
igni walks out of the lunchroom, passing behind ace. You can catch just a bit of disgust in his normally expressionless face as he walks out.
She hastily wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, but tears were still falling. "Just stay away from me! I don't want to see you for a few hours at least," she said before running off, crying."Ginni?" comes a familiar voice as Ginni rushes out of the cafeteria. The concerned face of Repp is watching, empathy plain in his face. If Ginni keeps going, Repp will try to hurry after her. "Are you alright? What's wrong?"
"A-Ace," she sobbed, "H-he wuhhhh..." She is crying to hard to talk coherently.
The room gets distinctly colder as frost creeps across the floor and up the gold of Dave's wings around him, and(if he wasn't immune to mind effects) Tybalt would seem terrifying(shaking aura).
As this starts Roystons hands come back from behind his back, in one is a staff data pad. He presses with his other hand on it.
One student looks to Royston and asks, "Hey, aren't you going to do something here?"
The four of them have moved befor the student gets to the end of his question.
In an instant the four, Royston, Dave Ace and Tybolt are ported to a SimRoom, it is there the Ice creeps across the Floor, and shaking aura expand out.
"I have moved us for the safety of others, please carry on"
On Screens across the school, where such things are shown, the scene inside the SimRoom is no displayed.
after vis finishes drawing, he holds the paper in the direction of the bat swarm, and seeing it's lack of reaction, relaxes a bit.
While seated in the Headmaster's office, Maya looks off as if hearing something briefly, then returns her attention to the Headmaster.
She studies him for his reaction to what she'd said earlier, and anything else he might share.
** spoiler omitted **
Raelle had swiftly showered and dried her hair, and gotten dressed in the school uniform that Ignace had made for her. The fall one. The weather was starting to get a bit chilly. It actually made her uncomfortable to cover up her 'tattoos', but warmth was more important. She was able to get ready quickly after a lot of practice with running late all the time. She pulled her hair into a ponytail so it would be out of her face and grabbed her bookbag before heading to breakfast. She needed to find her friends and talk to them about some stuff before class.
She'll see Mithros walking down the hall, eyes aglow with anger, coming from the cafeteria.
ahhh, Midori, I, ummm, I'm sorry I kissed you last night. I didn't mean to, ahhhh....
he seems a little lost for words, concerned that the same thing that happened with Ignace will now happen with Midori.
"That's okay Lang-kun. I know you just wanted to show me that you care. I care about you too." she replies with a smile. After a moment she tightens her hold on his stomach and scoots slightly closer. Careful of her horn, she lays her cheek on Lang's shoulder and kisses him on the cheek. "Ne?"
"Well, Tryko'Sam ditched me pretty early on. I guess he doesn't want to be my friend? Honestly, I just don't understand him. But I met some other people who seemed to be nice, and even better I met someone really important. It turns out that I have a younger brother I never knew about. He's got a mutation too, one that makes it so that fire hurts him and cold heals hims. I guess he was sick all the time as a baby cause it was so hot on the sun. And then they abandoned him on a mountain top somewhere. He was brought to the school just yesterday. He's going to be in classes with us...he didn't exactly get much education either," she said happily, words practically bubbling out as she was so excited to share her news with Rena.
"I think he get restless. I wouldn't worry about it Asha, I'm sure if you talked to him again today he'll be more than happy to be your friend."
Rena looks confused for a moment. She knew what a brother was, and why it might be important, but it was a bit foreign for her. The only person she could've ever really called family. But Asha seemed so excited, so Rena smiled happily, spirits high. "Well that was lucky he came here right as you came here. I'm happy for you Asha! Is he cute?" Rena asks happily, finally deciding to break the hug and go to begin getting dressed for the day. The school uniforms provided had wing holes for her, but the problem was going to be getting her wings through the wing sleeves. "Asha, do you think you can help me with this? I'm still pretty new to it."
Ehos frowns at the disruption in the cafeteria. Emotions were running high through the whole school after the attack. His good mood slightly dispelled, he continues to wait for the breakfast line to advance...
She'll see Mithros walking down the hall, eyes aglow with anger, coming from the cafeteria.Raelle had swiftly showered and dried her hair, and gotten dressed in the school uniform that Ignace had made for her. The fall one. The weather was starting to get a bit chilly. It actually made her uncomfortable to cover up her 'tattoos', but warmth was more important. She was able to get ready quickly after a lot of practice with running late all the time. She pulled her hair into a ponytail so it would be out of her face and grabbed her bookbag before heading to breakfast. She needed to find her friends and talk to them about some stuff before class.
"Hey, Mithros, what's wrong? Did something happen?" she asked, concerned.
Ardiente frowned at Arthur's insinuation. He didn't want to to be seen as some... harlot that would lift her tailfeathers so quickly. The implication bothered him quite a bit, even though he knew Arthur was just trying to be companionable. "We just cuddled. Well, and kissed a bit." He replies evenly, wanting to make sure Raelle's honour was clear.
"Ginni?" comes a familiar voice as Ginni rushes out of the cafeteria. The concerned face of Repp is watching, empathy plain in his face. If Ginni keeps going, Repp will try to hurry after her. "Are you alright? What's wrong?""A-Ace," she sobbed, "H-he wuhhhh..." She is crying to hard to talk coherently.
Repp's presence is soothing, his tone and body language one of comfort and openness, inviting Ginni to share. He moves a little closer and takes the tiefling's hand. "Do you want to go somewhere more private to talk about it? Maybe a walk outside? Whatever you wish, I'm here to listen."
"I think he get restless. I wouldn't worry about it Asha, I'm sure if you talked to him again today he'll be more than happy to be your friend."Rena looks confused for a moment. She knew what a brother was, and why it might be important, but it was a bit foreign for her. The only person she could've ever really called family. But Asha seemed so excited, so Rena smiled happily, spirits high. "Well that was lucky he came here right as you came here. I'm happy for you Asha! Is he cute?" Rena asks happily, finally deciding to break the hug and go to begin getting dressed for the day. The school uniforms provided had wing holes for her, but the problem was going to be getting her wings through the wing sleeves. "Asha, do you think you can help me with this? I'm still pretty new to it."
"Sure, Rena, no problem," she said, helping Rena wriggle her wings through the holes in her uniform.
"And I think he's probably cute...he's younger than me. But still old enough that he should be in the high school. He's pretty shy, too. He's still not used to being around people. He was all alone on that mountain for years."
Repp's presence is soothing, his tone and body language one of comfort and openness, inviting Ginni to share. He moves a little closer and takes the tiefling's hand. "Do you want to go somewhere more private to talk about it? Maybe a walk outside? Whatever you wish, I'm here to listen."
"A-Ace," she sobbed, "H-he wuhhhh..." She is crying to hard to talk coherently.
Ginni nodded as she tried to calm down enough to talk.
"Outside is good," she sniffled. "I don't want to be around a lot of people right now."
"Sure, Rena, no problem," she said, helping Rena wriggle her wings through the holes in her uniform.
"And I think he's probably cute...he's younger than me. But still old enough that he should be in the high school. He's pretty shy, too. He's still not used to being around people. He was all alone on that mountain for years."
"That sounds really lonely." Rena says thoughtfully, pulling her hair up and out on her shirt. "I'm glad he's here then. We'll keep him company. Is he going to come with us when we go with the younger students?"
Rena's mind wandered slightly in the direction of 'how would a cold boy feel...' before she finished getting the shirt all the way on. "Thanks!" she says happily, flapping her wings a few times to get the feel of the fabric on the joints of her wings.
Ginni nodded as she tried to calm down enough to talk.
"Outside is good," she sniffled. "I don't want to be around a lot of people right now."
"Okay, one moment." With a slight focusing, a furrowing of Repp's brow and the pair are outside, standing near to the lake as it softly lapped against the shore. The outside was pretty calm, given the early morning, and the sound of the small waves of the lake was calming.
"Is that better?" Repp asks, still very much showing his concern for her. "Tell me what Ace did."
Tybalt stops for a moment as if to listen to something.
His anger slows to a stop immediately after, turning a cool blue.
"I'm sorry. Forget it. I have to go."
He hugs Dave.
"Be safe OK? I can't stay and watch this. I'm going to go eat. I'll see you in class OK?"
The soft pink feeling comes back, replacing the blue and softly burning there.
He hasn't left quite yet.