"Technically it's the Headmaster, but most of the time you just end up talking to the secretary. Really, thank you. Now let's get you to the infirmary so they can make sure you're okay," she said, all smiles."Really?" she asked, excited. "You'd be willing to do that? Yeah, that would help immensely actually. I mean, it's not like I hate teaching. I'm just not ready to do it as a full time job. That would let me go back to taking at least some of my classes. Thanks, Adon," she said, giving him a quick hug in her excitement."Pfft. Yeah, but it's a nice change worrying about someone else's problems for a change," she said airily, walking along with him. "I mean, it's not like my problems change. My parents are dead, my little brother is so traumatized that he won't talk and is crazy paranoid towards everyone..."Heh. Well. I might actually be able to help with one of those things, if you like. I could very well drop off my magic related classes. It's not like I'm actually learning anything new- I know more structure of magic then most mages. And I could very well teach the light blades class for a while, so it doesn't only fall on you."adon starts a bit, at the hug. Trying not to look at akward as he feels.
"Yeah, it's... Really no trouble. Maybe once we're done going to the infermary we can go talk to... Whomever organizes these things."
adon nods, and turns to follow the arrows, still somewhat reeling from the hug.
Just then a dark-haired girl walked up to the table. "Hey, Igni, have you seen Raelle this afternoon? I was supposed to meet her by the lake after waterbending class, but she wasn't there."Lucas picks at his food this is not how it was supposed to go he thinks what am I supposed to do if he doesn't even give me anything to comment on.
When the sword is reached for he schools his features looking only vaguely interested, but to a former military man, his focus and the tensing of various muscles and churning of power within him.igni turns to look at morrivan, his hand running over his blade as it starts to heat up.
"No, I haven't. That is a little odd, though. Did you check and see if the school itself knows?""The arrows say that she's outside." She sighed, frustrated. "Normally I'd just assume that she was spending time with her boyfriend, but he's got some training thing he's at this afternoon, so that can't be it."
"I was hoping I could find someone who knew where she went before I asked her parents. You know they're gonna flip if they find out she was wandering the grounds alone after....you know, what happened to Ginni and all."
"That... Is a bit concerning, yes."
"If you would like, I could attempt to scry her, but that takes a frustratingly long time to prepare, alternatively, I can provide an extra set of eyes or two to look for her, but unfortunately I'm not aware of what she looks like"
"There's a first. I thought all of you guys knew what she looked like," she said, hands on hips. "About my height, grey eyes, dark hair, looks black until the light hits it and you can see that it's just that dark red, skin covered in what looks like tattoos. They move sometimes, so it doesn't necessarily help to know where they were. Not that you'd be able to see a lot of them if she's outside. You lot tend to bundle up the minute there's a slight breeze, and Raelle's no exception. She was wearing jeans and a red jacket last time I saw her. And she's got a clip in her hair. It looks crazy ugly. It's actually a psionic inhibitor. To keep her from writing equations on anything that stays still long enough, walls are a favorite, until she passes out. If for some reason she's switched into bird form her feathers are a mix of dark and light grey. Since most firebirds have bright plumage she tends to stand out. Like a lot. Is that enough info?" she rattled all of that off quickly, scanning the cafeteria for anyone else that Raelle knew.
igni looks back to his book, ill equipped to handle this sort of problem.
igni looks back to his book, ill equipped to handle this sort of problem.
Morrivan's hand came down on his book. "Seriously, Igni? This is Raelle we're talking about here! You'll go with her to the sun, but some total stranger is more willing to look for her than you are? I get that the whole sun thing was probably more about your brother. We all know he's got a major crush on her, even if she is dating someone else. But just imagine having to explain this to him later, cause you better believe that I'm not gonna keep quiet. If I'm overreacting then it's a little time lost. If I'm not...."
"A picture, some possession of hers or a bit of hair or plumage or some other body part would make it easier if we want to wait for me to set up a scrying spell, but that should be more than enough to get a birds eye view for her"
"Thanks. I appreciate it. I'm Morrivan by the way. So you know what name to yell if you find something. And if we're to the point of needing a scrying then we've probably already had to go to her parents."
SIM Roo 3
** spoiler omitted **...Andromeda laughed in delight. "This is amazing! Now I see why you've been put in charge of programming the SIMs."
She steps further into the SIM to make sure she has plenty of room from the door and her form stretches and elongates. It's hard to really see because the change happens so fast. One second there was a petite human girl standing there and the next there was a horse sized dragon, long and sleek with scales of pale lavender. They shimmer like gemstones as the light hits them. When her wings are folded tight near her body they don't look like the could possibly be big enough, but then she snaps them out and they unfurl like sails as she takes off.
She took a minute to gain altitude, but then she found an updraft that she could ride over the canyons. ::Aw, yeah! This is what I'm talking about! Nothing like stretching the wings in open skies!:: she said telepathically.
He slowly turns around, setting his unintentionly steely gaze upon Asha at the tap. Then seems to be happy? "Hello, there. No, I've been here for a few days, and I understand the lunch line. I am Al'rqyq..." he says with a bow "Who are you?"Wanders into the cafeteria looking for some food...Sees a newcomer just standing and watching the line as she gets into the cafeteria with Kezzin, and walks over and taps him on the shoulder.
"Umm....excuse me? Is it your first day? Only you look lost, and I remember that I had to have someone explain about the food line to me on my first day too. I can help if you want....uhhh....I'm Asha, and this is Kezzin," she said nervously.
"I'm Asha. This is Kezzin," she repeated slowly and a little louder to make sure he heard her this time. "Umm....if you understand the line why are you just standing there? Are you waiting for someone?"
igni looks back at morrivan.
"It's not a matter of willingness. This is far from my... Relevant skills. I suppose I can tag along, but I don't see any way I could be useful, here. My talents are basically "burn things" and "make swords"."
adon nods, and turns to follow the arrows, still somewhat reeling from the hug."Technically it's the Headmaster, but most of the time you just end up talking to the secretary. Really, thank you. Now let's get you to the infirmary so they can make sure you're okay," she said, all smiles."Really?" she asked, excited. "You'd be willing to do that? Yeah, that would help immensely actually. I mean, it's not like I hate teaching. I'm just not ready to do it as a full time job. That would let me go back to taking at least some of my classes. Thanks, Adon," she said, giving him a quick hug in her excitement."Pfft. Yeah, but it's a nice change worrying about someone else's problems for a change," she said airily, walking along with him. "I mean, it's not like my problems change. My parents are dead, my little brother is so traumatized that he won't talk and is crazy paranoid towards everyone..."Heh. Well. I might actually be able to help with one of those things, if you like. I could very well drop off my magic related classes. It's not like I'm actually learning anything new- I know more structure of magic then most mages. And I could very well teach the light blades class for a while, so it doesn't only fall on you."adon starts a bit, at the hug. Trying not to look at akward as he feels.
"Yeah, it's... Really no trouble. Maybe once we're done going to the infermary we can go talk to... Whomever organizes these things."
The infirmary is crazy, as always. Sadie wades through the chaos to the check in desk, dragging Adon behind her.
"What is the nature of your complaint?" the desk clerk asked without looking up.
igni looks back at morrivan.
"It's not a matter of willingness This is far from my... Relevant skills. I suppose I can tag along, but I don't see any way I could be useful, here. My talents are basically "burn things" and "make swords"."
"You've got wings, don't you? This guy figured it out in seconds. I mean, come on. Obviously with three of us looking we can cover the grounds a lot faster. If we can't find her on school grounds or close, then I'll go tell her parents she's missing. Fair enough? Pretty sure you can handle that much," she said, worry definitely bringing out her sarcastic side.
The infirmary is crazy, as always. Sadie wades through the chaos to the check in desk, dragging Adon behind her.
"What is the nature of your complaint?" the desk clerk asked without looking up.
"Besides the usual health problems, I can't sleep. Woken up by nightmares of horrible things I can't comprehend."
Cindra walks up with a tray loaded with charred and blackened foods. Her brows furrow as she sees the look on Lucas' face, "Hiya Lucas. Is something wrong?"
"I'm Asha. This is Kezzin," she repeated slowly and a little louder to make sure he heard her this time. "Umm....if you understand the line why are you just standing there? Are you waiting for someone?"
"Oh. I was looking for something familiar. I'm used to eating what I hunt...this prepared food doesn't look like anything I've eaten. What is that?" he asks, pointing to a meatloaf.
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"Lucas, Lucas Savrog pleasure to meet you. If I might ask what prompted you to worry, did you have plans to meat that she missed?"
"Thanks. I appreciate it. I'm Morrivan by the way. So you know what name to yell if you find something. And if we're to the point of needing a scrying then we've probably already had to go to her parents."
Cindra walks up with a tray loaded with charred and blackened foods. Her brows furrow as she sees the look on Lucas' face, "Hiya Lucas. Is something wrong?"
"a girl by the name of raelle is missing. Hopefully.. That is probably nothing's wrong but it doesn't hurt to make sure"
"I'm Asha. This is Kezzin," she repeated slowly and a little louder to make sure he heard her this time. "Umm....if you understand the line why are you just standing there? Are you waiting for someone?"
"Oh. I was looking for something familiar. I'm used to eating what I hunt...this prepared food doesn't look like anything I've eaten. What is that?" he asks, pointing to a meatloaf.
Kezzin smiles at the taller man, "That is meatloaf. Its a baked dish made from ground meat with spices and other things added into it. It is quite good, actually." He looks around the cafeteria then back to Al'rqyq, "The best thing to do is just try new things if you are not familiar with them. Go through the lines and take small amounts. If you like a thing go back for more."
"Lucas, Lucas Savrog pleasure to meet you. If I might ask what prompted you to worry, did you have plans to meat that she missed?"
"Thanks. I appreciate it. I'm Morrivan by the way. So you know what name to yell if you find something. And if we're to the point of needing a scrying then we've probably already had to go to her parents."
Cindra walks up with a tray loaded with charred and blackened foods. Her brows furrow as she sees the look on Lucas' face, "Hiya Lucas. Is something wrong?""a girl by the name of raelle is missing. Hopefully.. That is probably nothing's wrong but it doesn't hurt to make sure"
"This is not a good time for a girl to be missing! Do you need help looking for her? What does she look like?"
Phaezeriel takes a few deep breaths, then turns back to Ginni as the silver washes out the red in the glow of his eyes, ::Be swift. Be safe. I will care for Ginni.:: With that he sets the case on a nearby table and opens it revealing a kingdoms fortune in large flawless gemstones, perfectly cut and glowing each with an inner light.** spoiler omitted **...
Phaezeriel picks up a flawless sapphire almost three inches wide and moves over to Ginni. He looks up at Tamina and holds up the sapphire, ::If, or perhaps when, this turns the color of black tar, place the next one in my hand. I have split my mind, so I will still be aware of what passes out here. Try not to distract my other mind too much though. I will be taking the majority of my power into Ginni's mind with me, so I am going to activate the isolation protocols. If anyone can get in after that, either they have the authority to do so, or we are all in very deep trouble.:: He smiles gently, ::Do not worry too much, I know a thing or two about wrestling with a demonic nature. I will help her.::
Saying nothing further, Phaezeriel places one hand over Ginni's brow and reaches out to find Ginni's mind with his own.
"Hmm. Sounds like mental issues. Let me check...Healer Zamarosok hasn't clocked out yet. Let me check and see if she's available to see you now.""Besides the usual health problems, I can't sleep. Woken up by nightmares of horrible things I can't comprehend."
The infirmary is crazy, as always. Sadie wades through the chaos to the check in desk, dragging Adon behind her.
"What is the nature of your complaint?" the desk clerk asked without looking up.
adon nods, and puts his hands behind his back as he waits.
"This is not a good time for a girl to be missing! Do you need help looking for her? What does she look like?""Lucas, Lucas Savrog pleasure to meet you. If I might ask what prompted you to worry, did you have plans to meat that she missed?"
"Thanks. I appreciate it. I'm Morrivan by the way. So you know what name to yell if you find something. And if we're to the point of needing a scrying then we've probably already had to go to her parents."
Cindra walks up with a tray loaded with charred and blackened foods. Her brows furrow as she sees the look on Lucas' face, "Hiya Lucas. Is something wrong?""a girl by the name of raelle is missing. Hopefully.. That is probably nothing's wrong but it doesn't hurt to make sure"
"Yes, I do need help looking for her. She's a firebird. Mix of dark and light grey feathers in bird form. In girl form she's about my height, dark hair, looks black is actually red, grey eyes, tattoos all over, she was wearing jeans and a red jacket. She was supposed to meet me by the lake after classes, but she never showed." Morrivan pushed her hair back impatiently. "She wasn't allowed off the grounds to start with unless she was with her family. Cause her dad was worried cause I guess some of the old school types are blaming her for what happened. He thought they might hurt her. I mean, it's stupid, but I guess politics gets stupid sometimes," she said with a helpless shrug. "Anyways, more recently there's been a strong of murders. Girls lured away from the school, or the town, or the camp. Two of the victims were friends of ours. So, yeah, I'm worried about her, and I really hope I'm wrong."
Kezzin smiles at the taller man, "That is meatloaf. Its a baked dish made from ground meat with spices and other things added into it. It is quite good, actually." He looks around the cafeteria then back to Al'rqyq, "The best thing to do is just try new things if you are not familiar with them. Go through the lines and take small amounts. If you like a thing go back for more.""I'm Asha. This is Kezzin," she repeated slowly and a little louder to make sure he heard her this time. "Umm....if you understand the line why are you just standing there? Are you waiting for someone?"
"Oh. I was looking for something familiar. I'm used to eating what I hunt...this prepared food doesn't look like anything I've eaten. What is that?" he asks, pointing to a meatloaf.
"Well, it all looks undercooked to me," she said with a cheerful shrug. "But my food would be as bad for you as yours is for me."
That said, she made a beeline for the firebird section of the food line, heaping a tray high with various charred foods, and a generous amount of kerosene poured on top as well as a couple of carafes of oil. In fact she was struggling a bit under the weight of it all.
Phaezeriel picks up a flawless sapphire almost three inches wide and moves over to Ginni. He looks up at Tamina and holds up the sapphire, ::If, or perhaps when, this turns the color of black tar, place the next one in my hand. I have split my mind, so I will still be aware of what passes out here. Try not to distract my other mind too much though. I will be taking the majority of my power into Ginni's mind with me, so I am going to activate the isolation protocols. If anyone can get in after that, either they have the authority to do so, or we are all in very deep trouble.:: He smiles gently, ::Do not worry too much, I know a thing or two about wrestling with a demonic nature. I will help her.::Saying nothing further, Phaezeriel places one hand over Ginni's brow and reaches out to find Ginni's mind with his own.
Tami nods her understanding, waiting anxiously as Phaezeriel contacts Ginni's mind.
Inside Ginni's mind, Phaezeriel finds a now familiar landscape, except that there is one more pillar than there used to be. It is near the pillar that represents her connection to Melody, and it logically must be from her new connection with Ace. In the distance he can see that pillar that represents her connection to her murderer. Where before, when he was last here, there had only been a little bit of red fog near the pillar, now there are billowing, towering clouds of it spreading across the landscape of GInni's mind. He finds Ginni herself curled up in between the two pillars, knees clutched close to her chest as she tried to focus on staying calm.
adon nods, and puts his hands behind his back as he waits."Hmm. Sounds like mental issues. Let me check...Healer Zamarosok hasn't clocked out yet. Let me check and see if she's available to see you now.""Besides the usual health problems, I can't sleep. Woken up by nightmares of horrible things I can't comprehend."
The infirmary is crazy, as always. Sadie wades through the chaos to the check in desk, dragging Adon behind her.
"What is the nature of your complaint?" the desk clerk asked without looking up.
After about five minutes the click of high heels can be heard approaching the desk. It's followed by the appearance of a gorgeous woman with pale blonde hair and strikingly blue eyes. She pulls a datapad out of the pocket of her lab coat and glanced at it.
"You said you had a patient for me to see, Diana?"The clerk pointed to Adon. "That one."
"Ah. Thank you." She approached Adon. "Hello. I am Nala Zamarosok. If you wouldn't mind following me, please. There is an open exam room this way."
The tracks were annoyingly difficult to follow, wandering here and there, doubling back many times, and crossing so many other trails. But Keme wasn't about to give up. The tracks eventually led into the woods.
::He's headed for the boundary. He may already have another victim,:: he said grimly.
Kezzin smiles at the taller man, "That is meatloaf. Its a baked dish made from ground meat with spices and other things added into it. It is quite good, actually." He looks around the cafeteria then back to Al'rqyq, "The best thing to do is just try new things if you are not familiar with them. Go through the lines and take small amounts. If you like a thing go back for more."
"Ah, good advice. I can smell most of the spices, but couldn't identify the meat. Curses of a sensitive nose, I guess." he grabs the meatloaf, and a few random sampling of stuff around it. "Thank you for your help."
igni sighs, and stands.
"Alright."
and he simply takes the book, closes it, and turns into his bird form, flying towards the grounds.
adon nods, and puts his hands behind his back as he waits."Hmm. Sounds like mental issues. Let me check...Healer Zamarosok hasn't clocked out yet. Let me check and see if she's available to see you now.""Besides the usual health problems, I can't sleep. Woken up by nightmares of horrible things I can't comprehend."
The infirmary is crazy, as always. Sadie wades through the chaos to the check in desk, dragging Adon behind her.
"What is the nature of your complaint?" the desk clerk asked without looking up.After about five minutes the click of high heels can be heard approaching the desk. It's followed by the appearance of a gorgeous woman with pale blonde hair and strikingly blue eyes. She pulls a datapad out of the pocket of her lab coat and glanced at it.
"You said you had a patient for me to see, Diana?"
The clerk pointed to Adon. "That one."
"Ah. Thank you." She approached Adon. "Hello. I am Nala Zamarosok. If you wouldn't mind following me, please. There is an open exam room this way."
adon simply nods, and follows.
Nala led the way to the exam room, somehow careful never to touch anyone even in a crowd. Once inside the exam room she motioned for Adon to sit down on the chair. "If you can please have a seat, I'd like to start with a quick scan to rule out any obvious physical problems. How long has it been since you've been able to sleep?" she asked, her tone crisp and businesslike.
Meanwhile, Sadie settled herself in the waiting room. She looked uncomfortable in the crowd, but that was pretty normal for the infirmary waiting room. It wasn't a comfortable place.
Nala led the way to the exam room, somehow careful never to touch anyone even in a crowd. Once inside the exam room she motioned for Adon to sit down on the chair. "If you can please have a seat, I'd like to start with a quick scan to rule out any obvious physical problems. How long has it been since you've been able to sleep?" she asked, her tone crisp and businesslike.
adon plops himself into the chair.
"Basically three days without meaningful sleep. Always woken up by turning around and seeing some... Thing that makes me wake up and my eyes burn."
Nala led the way to the exam room, somehow careful never to touch anyone even in a crowd. Once inside the exam room she motioned for Adon to sit down on the chair. "If you can please have a seat, I'd like to start with a quick scan to rule out any obvious physical problems. How long has it been since you've been able to sleep?" she asked, her tone crisp and businesslike.adon plops himself into the chair.
"Basically three days without meaningful sleep. Always woken up by turning around and seeing some... Thing that makes me wake up and my eyes burn."
She makes a note of this information and then swings the portable scanner around, sliding it over Adon's body.
"I'm just looking at your scans now. It will only take a minute. If there is no physical cause for your sleep troubles, we will need to move on to a telepathic scan, which will only be done with your permission of course."
Nala led the way to the exam room, somehow careful never to touch anyone even in a crowd. Once inside the exam room she motioned for Adon to sit down on the chair. "If you can please have a seat, I'd like to start with a quick scan to rule out any obvious physical problems. How long has it been since you've been able to sleep?" she asked, her tone crisp and businesslike.adon plops himself into the chair.
"Basically three days without meaningful sleep. Always woken up by turning around and seeing some... Thing that makes me wake up and my eyes burn."She makes a note of this information and then swings the portable scanner around, sliding it over Adon's body.
"I'm just looking at your scans now. It will only take a minute. If there is no physical cause for your sleep troubles, we will need to move on to a telepathic scan, which will only be done with your permission of course."
"If you can manage to get through the antimagic, go ahead."
"I'm seeing some minor skeletal changes since your last scan on record. Possibly signs of some sort of transformation. That would certainly account for the nightmares. It's not uncommon for the subconscious mind to figure out what's going on before you do."
"Antimagic, huh? Well, I do like a challenge," she said, smiling for the first time in this conversation. "Just lay back and relax. I'm going to touch your temples because that strengthens the connection. And let's see what we can see," she said calmly, resting her fingertips lightly on his head.
Inside Ginni's mind, Phaezeriel finds a now familiar landscape, except that there is one more pillar than there used to be. It is near the pillar that represents her connection to Melody, and it logically must be from her new connection with Ace. In the distance he can see that pillar that represents her connection to her murderer. Where before, when he was last here, there had only been a little bit of red fog near the pillar, now there are billowing, towering clouds of it spreading across the landscape of Ginni's mind. He finds Ginni herself curled up in between the two pillars, knees clutched close to her chest as she tried to focus on staying calm.
Phaezeriel moves swiftly to Ginni's side, ::Ginni. How are you holding up?:: He holds out his hand to her. In it there seems to be a small blue star. Feeling almost like cool air pouring off a chunk of ice, the star radiates a soothing calm. ::Take this Ginni, it will buy us some time. Hold it close and try to imagine soaking in the calm that it is radiating.::
"I'm seeing some minor skeletal changes since your last scan on record. Possibly signs of some sort of transformation. That would certainly account for the nightmares. It's not uncommon for the subconscious mind to figure out what's going on before you do."
"Antimagic, huh? Well, I do like a challenge," she said, smiling for the first time in this conversation. "Just lay back and relax. I'm going to touch your temples because that strengthens the connection. And let's see what we can see," she said calmly, resting her fingertips lightly on his head.
"Skeletal? How... Whatever."
adon just lays back and relaxes as best he can.
"Yes, I do need help looking for her. She's a firebird. Mix of dark and light grey feathers in bird form. In girl form she's about my height, dark hair, looks black is actually red, grey eyes, tattoos all over, she was wearing jeans and a red jacket. She was supposed to meet me by the lake after classes, but she never showed." Morrivan pushed her hair back impatiently. "She wasn't allowed off the grounds to start with unless she was with her family. Cause her dad was worried cause I guess some of the old school types are blaming her for what happened. He thought they might hurt her. I mean, it's stupid, but I guess politics gets stupid sometimes," she said with a helpless shrug. "Anyways, more recently there's been a strong of murders. Girls lured away from the school, or the town, or the camp. Two of the victims were friends of ours. So, yeah, I'm worried about her, and I really hope I'm wrong."
Cindra looks at her tray, then unceremoniously sets it on a nearby table before looking back to Morrivan, "Where do you want me to look, how do I contact you if I find her, and how often and where should I check in if I do not?"
"Well, it all looks undercooked to me," she said with a cheerful shrug. "But my food would be as bad for you as yours is for me."
That said, she made a beeline for the firebird section of the food line, heaping a tray high with various charred foods, and a generous amount of kerosene poured on top as well as a couple of carafes of oil. In fact she was struggling a bit under the weight of it all.
Kezzin follows her through the line, beckoning at Al'rqyq to come along, though he does go through the non-firebird portion of the line. He comes out with an impressively heaped tray also. After they sit, Kezzin tucks in without a word.
Inside Ginni's mind, Phaezeriel finds a now familiar landscape, except that there is one more pillar than there used to be. It is near the pillar that represents her connection to Melody, and it logically must be from her new connection with Ace. In the distance he can see that pillar that represents her connection to her murderer. Where before, when he was last here, there had only been a little bit of red fog near the pillar, now there are billowing, towering clouds of it spreading across the landscape of Ginni's mind. He finds Ginni herself curled up in between the two pillars, knees clutched close to her chest as she tried to focus on staying calm.Phaezeriel moves swiftly to Ginni's side, ::Ginni. How are you holding up?:: He holds out his hand to her. In it there seems to be a small blue star. Feeling almost like cool air pouring off a chunk of ice, the star radiates a soothing calm. ::Take this Ginni, it will buy us some time. Hold it close and try to imagine soaking in the calm that it is radiating.::
"I'm scared," she said, taking the star and hugging it close. "I want to stay me. But the red mist is too strong. I don't know what to do."
As the calm hits her, Phaezeriel can see that the red mist has halted its advance, but it doesn't retreat any at all. It just sits there, waiting.
"I'm seeing some minor skeletal changes since your last scan on record. Possibly signs of some sort of transformation. That would certainly account for the nightmares. It's not uncommon for the subconscious mind to figure out what's going on before you do."
"Antimagic, huh? Well, I do like a challenge," she said, smiling for the first time in this conversation. "Just lay back and relax. I'm going to touch your temples because that strengthens the connection. And let's see what we can see," she said calmly, resting her fingertips lightly on his head.
"Skeletal? How... Whatever."
adon just lays back and relaxes as best he can.
Nala sends her awareness across Adon's surface thoughts first, looking for anything out of the ordinary.
"Yes, I do need help looking for her. She's a firebird. Mix of dark and light grey feathers in bird form. In girl form she's about my height, dark hair, looks black is actually red, grey eyes, tattoos all over, she was wearing jeans and a red jacket. She was supposed to meet me by the lake after classes, but she never showed." Morrivan pushed her hair back impatiently. "She wasn't allowed off the grounds to start with unless she was with her family. Cause her dad was worried cause I guess some of the old school types are blaming her for what happened. He thought they might hurt her. I mean, it's stupid, but I guess politics gets stupid sometimes," she said with a helpless shrug. "Anyways, more recently there's been a strong of murders. Girls lured away from the school, or the town, or the camp. Two of the victims were friends of ours. So, yeah, I'm worried about her, and I really hope I'm wrong."
Cindra looks at her tray, then unceremoniously sets it on a nearby table before looking back to Morrivan, "Where do you want me to look, how do I contact you if I find her, and how often and where should I check in if I do not?"
"Uh...I don't know....you can use telepathy right? Use that. My name is Morrivan. I'll wait by the lake so you all know where to find me. If you've checked an area and nothing tell me, and I'll pass that on when the next person contacts me and so on. You guys should be able to cover the school grounds in a matter of minutes. If she's not there, then I have to go tell her family."
Kezzin follows her through the line, beckoning at Al'rqyq to come along, though he does go through the non-firebird portion of the line. He comes out with an impressively heaped tray also. After they sit, Kezzin tucks in without a word."Well, it all looks undercooked to me," she said with a cheerful shrug. "But my food would be as bad for you as yours is for me."
That said, she made a beeline for the firebird section of the food line, heaping a tray high with various charred foods, and a generous amount of kerosene poured on top as well as a couple of carafes of oil. In fact she was struggling a bit under the weight of it all.
Asha also digs right into her food. She has terrible table manners. She doesn't even bother with silverware. She just devours her food as quickly as possible, like a starving person.
"I'm scared," she said, taking the star and hugging it close. "I want to stay me. But the red mist is too strong. I don't know what to do."
As the calm hits her, Phaezeriel can see that the red mist has halted its advance, but it doesn't retreat any at all. It just sits there, waiting.
Phaezeriel squats beside Ginni, his thoughts gentle, ::The reason it is so strong is because it is feeding off your fear, anger, and hate that is connected to the killer. It is also so strong because .. I do not know a gentler way to put this .. the demon is you, Ginni. But look at me and know this, one can be a demon and not be a monster.::
He looks up at the red clouds, his gesture taking in the whole of it, ::Ginni, this is kind of like another puberty for you. And like puberty, there isn't any way to stop it completely. What we have to do is slow it down a lot, and give you the strength to keep your self intact through the process. It is going to be hard, but you can do it.::
He glances down at the blue star, taking note of how fast it is dimming before he continues, ::I went through something similar not too long ago. When a demon gains a certain amount of power, it undergoes a metamorphosis, similar to what is happening to you now. I nearly lost myself to my demonic nature during that process, but I made it through with the help of a couple of very powerful allies. I will be that ally for you, Ginni, and if I am not enough, I will call in others. We will help you through this. Know full well that you will have the strength to survive this. Take that knowledge and hold it close; it will give you strength.::
"Uh...I don't know....you can use telepathy right? Use that. My name is Morrivan. I'll wait by the lake so you all know where to find me. If you've checked an area and nothing tell me, and I'll pass that on when the next person contacts me and so on. You guys should be able to cover the school grounds in a matter of minutes. If she's not there, then I have to go tell her family."
Cindra nods, "Okay. I will keep you posted."
With that she assumes her bird form and flies out of the cafeteria.
"I'm seeing some minor skeletal changes since your last scan on record. Possibly signs of some sort of transformation. That would certainly account for the nightmares. It's not uncommon for the subconscious mind to figure out what's going on before you do."
"Antimagic, huh? Well, I do like a challenge," she said, smiling for the first time in this conversation. "Just lay back and relax. I'm going to touch your temples because that strengthens the connection. And let's see what we can see," she said calmly, resting her fingertips lightly on his head.
"Skeletal? How... Whatever."
adon just lays back and relaxes as best he can.
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Nala sends her awareness across Adon's surface thoughts first, looking for anything out of the ordinary.
among his serface thoughts, there isn't much at all- he's quite tierd, and it's stopping him from thinking much about things. He's currently worrying about the skeleton changing thing.
Kezzin follows her through the line, beckoning at Al'rqyq to come along, though he does go through the non-firebird portion of the line. He comes out with an impressively heaped tray also. After they sit, Kezzin tucks in without a word.
He looks unsure for a brief moment, then follows Kezzin to the table and sits down. He mumbles a short prayer, then begins to eat.
"I'm scared," she said, taking the star and hugging it close. "I want to stay me. But the red mist is too strong. I don't know what to do."
As the calm hits her, Phaezeriel can see that the red mist has halted its advance, but it doesn't retreat any at all. It just sits there, waiting.
Phaezeriel squats beside Ginni, his thoughts gentle, ::The reason it is so strong is because it is feeding off your fear, anger, and hate that is connected to the killer. It is also so strong because .. I do not know a gentler way to put this .. the demon is you, Ginni. But look at me and know this, one can be a demon and not be a monster.::
He looks up at the red clouds, his gesture taking in the whole of it, ::Ginni, this is kind of like another puberty for you. And like puberty, there isn't any way to stop it completely. What we have to do is slow it down a lot, and give you the strength to keep your self intact through the process. It is going to be hard, but you can do it.::
He glances down at the blue star, taking note of how fast it is dimming before he continues, ::I went through something similar not too long ago. When a demon gains a certain amount of power, it undergoes a metamorphosis, similar to what is happening to you now. I nearly lost myself to my demonic nature during that process, but I made it through with the help of a couple of very powerful allies. I will be that ally for you, Ginni, and if I am not enough, I will call in others. We will help you through this. Know full well that you will have the strength to survive this. Take that knowledge and hold it close; it will give you strength.::
Ginni's face is very expressive as she struggles to accept this new information. He knows from putting her memories back together how often she was told that she was bad because of her demonic heritage. And how thoroughly she had always rejected it. She doesn't want to believe that she's becoming a demon in spite of the evidence in front of her. But the time he spent helping her process and move past some of her most negative memories is paying off now. Instead of running away and refusing to believe him she looks up at him uncertainly. "I'll still be myself when it's over?" she asked in a small voice.
among his serface thoughts, there isn't much at all- he's quite tierd, and it's stopping him from thinking much about things. He's currently worrying about the skeleton changing thing."I'm seeing some minor skeletal changes since your last scan on record. Possibly signs of some sort of transformation. That would certainly account for the nightmares. It's not uncommon for the subconscious mind to figure out what's going on before you do."
"Antimagic, huh? Well, I do like a challenge," she said, smiling for the first time in this conversation. "Just lay back and relax. I'm going to touch your temples because that strengthens the connection. And let's see what we can see," she said calmly, resting her fingertips lightly on his head.
"Skeletal? How... Whatever."
adon just lays back and relaxes as best he can.
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Nala sends her awareness across Adon's surface thoughts first, looking for anything out of the ordinary.
"I'm going to try to look at your memories now. Specifically your memories about your dreams," she said in a calm, soothing tone.
She attempts to find the relevant memories. It was difficult. His mind was slippery. It resisted contact at all. But she had been born fey. She was used to slippery minds.
He looks unsure for a brief moment, then follows Kezzin to the table and sits down. He mumbles a short prayer, then begins to eat.
Kezzin follows her through the line, beckoning at Al'rqyq to come along, though he does go through the non-firebird portion of the line. He comes out with an impressively heaped tray also. After they sit, Kezzin tucks in without a word.
"Why do 'oo talk to 'ur food?" Asha asked with her mouth full, curious because she'd never seen anyone pray over a meal before.