*facepalm* "Djalos, I was flirting with her because I like her. There was no technique involved," she admitted a little sheepishly, recognizing that she had mostly spent the time tripping over her own tongue. "The only motive was that I want to spend more time getting to know her. As in I have romantic interest in her. I certainly don't wish her harm. And no, it's not more efficient to spend all your free time trying to stop the rampaging because there's always, always more and it's like trying to empty the ocean with a spoon. Sometimes you just have to take time to have a life because that's the only way you get time. And I'm not trying to kill whatever is connected to Adon, because that might kill him too. I just want to make sure that my friend is safe and that this whatever isn't hurting him. Or others. That part matters too. Killing things is not always the first option. It's most often not an option at all. And if you're not sure if information is confidential, then ask, but don't just tell everything to anyone you happen to meet, okay?"
Dara scurried behind Sadie, terrified by Djalos's grimace-smile.
Asha laughed at Sil's antics as a raven, but when Lucas spoke to her she got quiet and took a step back. She shook her head and hoped he would get the hint already.
He bows to her and quickly walks off, giving her space.
Asha breathed a sigh of relief as the boy finally went away.
"Okay, let's get some breakfast then...you might want to change back for that. Pretty sure it's easier to carry the tray with hands then it is with wings," she joked to Sil.
"I... see." Djalos pauses. "Apologies. My knowledge of romance is limited to how to exploit it to get an assassination target alone. It appears that I still have much to learn about socialization. If that wasn't already apparent enough." He drops his terrifying smile, returning to his normal completely neutral expression.
"I... see." Djalos pauses. "Apologies. My knowledge of romance is limited to how to exploit it to get an assassination target alone. It appears that I still have much to learn about socialization. If that wasn't already apparent enough." He drops his terrifying smile, returning to his normal completely neutral expression.
"It's okay, Djalos," she said, giving him a pat on the arm. "You'll get there. You just need practice. And uh, don't take it personally, Dara is scared of everyone, but you really scared him with all that talk about assassinating people, so it may take him a while to er, warm up to you."
Djalos startled Sadie so much when he showed up, that she unintentionally put up a forcefield, pushing him back slightly. It took her a moment to get her bearings, but when Helena walked away, Sadie ran after her.
"Helena, wait! Um, the section you're looking for is over that way, two stacks in and one over. Also," she continued talking more quickly so she didn't lose her nerve, "there'sapartytonightintheSIMroomsIhopeI'llseeyouthere." She blushed again. "Umm....see you later...I hope," she added quickly before heading back to where she left Dara and Djalos.
Chasing her around the bend, Helena seems to have been whisked away by the library, as it's wont to do, as she's no longer there. The only thing she hears in response to her invitation is a quiet giggle from among the many shelves.
"Yes, I suppose." Djalos pauses. "If I am already going to this party, then I might as well tend to my bodily functions. Eat, and... other things." Giving a nod to Sadie - which is a conscious effort for him, as Sadie would know by now - he exits the library, and after a brief detour to the restroom, enters the cafeteria.
He loads up his tray with foods chosen for nutrient and caloric value, nothing else, then sits down and begins to eat mechanically.
"just coffee cake or is there a variety of things?" David is imagining challenging people to eating contests now. The thought amuses him.
"Oh, they have lots of stuff. Just an example."
An eating contest would certainly be interesting between these two and certainly many of the other more peculiar students at Avalon.They step into the cafe and up to podium which seems to be sans host, that is until they step up and a blue hologram fizzles to life as a pleasant looking hostess.
"Welcome to Pie in the Sky, Zero Gravity Cafe. Room for two?"
Tybalt gives an affirmative and they get directed down a hallway of doors, some with a red X and others a green O on the number for being occupied or not. The cafe seems to have private rooms like a Japanese Karaoke bar as opposed to open booths or tables.
The holo hostess directs to a green one that opens on its own as she gestures inside.
"Please see the central tower for a menu and to place orders. We hope you enjoy your dining experience."
And with that, she disappears, leaving the two to step into the room. As they do so, the door slowly closes behind them and a very subtle hum echos as they start to drift up from the floor.
The whole room is pleasantly decorated in the same soft color of the current sunrise, subtle shifting more and more towards blue as the sun rises. The entire back wall opposite the door is an enormous window to the endless crags and spires of diamond the world is made of. In the center of the room, a column with a few screens displaying the logo of the restaurant reaches from floor to ceiling.
Tybalt looks the place over before looking to Dave to see his reaction to lifting up into the air, entirely weightless as opposed to continuous inertia of flying or levitation magic.
"The column thing has touch screens that we order from. Almost everything here is automated."
silently, a strange girl appears on the school grounds. She looks around for a while, marveling at just how... Green this place is. That doesn't last long, though, as she starts to walk about the grounds, inspecting the place. She doesn't seem to act as if she was odd or unwelcome at all, walking confidently as if she had been here for ages. She watches the various other students on the grounds with a distant and slightly cold glance here and there, as the starts walking around the school, inspecting the building.
** spoiler omitted **
Having completely lost her way on her way down from the roof, Lyzzie had somehow ended up downstairs, but outside the school, and still no closer to pancakes, which was a tragedy. She was walking around the outside of the building to get to the cafeteria when she saw another girl walking the other direction. "Hello," she said cheerfully. "I'm Lyzzie. Who are you? Oh, wow, what is that thing in your forehead? It looks cool! Oops! I shouldn't have said that, should I? Like, duh, Lyzzie, where are your manners? Sorry about that! Hey, have you had breakfast yet? I'm just on my way to the cafeteria. Gotta get there while there are still pancakes left! You wanna join me? Unless you've already eaten, because, duh, of course it's no fun to just sit and watch someone else eat. Totally boring and I can understand why you wouldn't want to do that."
maya blinks a few times. She starts trying to talk several times, only to be inevitably quieted by the stream of words. "... I'm Maya Rego, the current ruling pharaoh. This stone on my head is my ka stone, a superior one then the one granted to the standard living monolith." she pauses, a moment, and mutters something in Sphinx.
"so the food just floats around? that sounds hilariously messy"
Andromeda grinned. "You're welcome. Although I'm not sure how much credit I really deserve since I had no idea this place would be so similar to your home. So, yay for coincidences," she said with a laugh. "Here, this place over here," she said pointing to one of the shops along the wall. "It says they buy antiques. Let's see if we can sell your statue over here."
The shop she pointed out was surprisingly understated in the middle of other shops all trying to attract more attention. There was no one outside yelling for customers. There was only a small sign in the window saying that they buy antiques, and no shop sign at all. And the door was covered by curtains. All of which made it stand out more, paradoxically enough, since it was so different from its neighbors.
Jasper laughs and pats her back once. "Just take the points. Otherwise I'll have to award them to the information illusion, and I don't think it would appreciate it as much."
Jasper nods and brushes the statue off on his shirt, smirking before rubbing it a little.
"If my uncle Robin comes out of this and does his new owner routine, I'm gonna flip."
He holds it sceptically at arm's length after rubbing it, watching for blue smoke before turning to Andromeda and smiling, making her somewhat unsure if he was serious or not.
Either way, he shrinks to a manageable door entering size and pulls the curtain open, sticking his head in.
"Yello. Anyone here?"
Tybalt shakes his head and pushes off a wall softly, landing at the pillar.
"Nah, these places never would've opened if they hadn't figured that out. You'll see what it's like."
Tybalt smiles a bit wryly, knowing Dave doesn't like waiting for surprises, but even with how much of a bad idea 'coffee in zero gravity' sounds, the one it could critically injury doesn't seem bothered.
Tybalt pulls up the menu and waves Dave over, scrolling through the menu and highlighting some items with order numbers in inhuman quantities. Most of what he seems to be going for a pastries or cakes of some kind of other, but the place has a full breakfast menu.
"Here, get as much of whatever you like. My treat."
He smiles to his friend and sets the menu back to the main one for Dave to find things he'd like.
maya blinks a few times. She starts trying to talk several times, only to be inevitably quieted by the stream of words. "... I'm Maya Rego, the current ruling pharaoh. This stone on my head is my ka stone, a superior one then the one granted to the standard living monolith." she pauses, a moment, and mutters something in Sphinx. ** spoiler omitted ** she shakes her head, and looks...silently, a strange girl appears on the school grounds. She looks around for a while, marveling at just how... Green this place is. That doesn't last long, though, as she starts to walk about the grounds, inspecting the place. She doesn't seem to act as if she was odd or unwelcome at all, walking confidently as if she had been here for ages. She watches the various other students on the grounds with a distant and slightly cold glance here and there, as the starts walking around the school, inspecting the building.
** spoiler omitted **
Having completely lost her way on her way down from the roof, Lyzzie had somehow ended up downstairs, but outside the school, and still no closer to pancakes, which was a tragedy. She was walking around the outside of the building to get to the cafeteria when she saw another girl walking the other direction. "Hello," she said cheerfully. "I'm Lyzzie. Who are you? Oh, wow, what is that thing in your forehead? It looks cool! Oops! I shouldn't have said that, should I? Like, duh, Lyzzie, where are your manners? Sorry about that! Hey, have you had breakfast yet? I'm just on my way to the cafeteria. Gotta get there while there are still pancakes left! You wanna join me? Unless you've already eaten, because, duh, of course it's no fun to just sit and watch someone else eat. Totally boring and I can understand why you wouldn't want to do that."
"Nice to meet you, Maya Rego. I don't know what a pharaoh is or a monolith either for that matter, but that's okay. I have a dictionary in my room. I can totally look those up later. The cafeteria is where they serve food at mealtimes. Well, they also keep snacks out in between mealtimes because this place is filled with a lot of growing kids, you know, and sometimes it's just soooo long between meals. Anyways, they have a pancake bar on the weekend with pancakes and tons of different toppings. Pancakes are sweet, flat, fried cakes. They're the best! Especially with strawberries and whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles. They're also good with maple syrup and bananas and walnuts and whipped cream. I'll probably get some of both. No such thing as too many pancakes," she said, going on and on about her favorite food. "You should come and try some if you've never had them before!"
Sadie shook her head and then headed further into the library. She stopped in the right sections to help Dara pick out some books to entertain himself while they were researching, and then got him settled on a bean bag chair underneath the table where Djalos had laid out all the scrolls and books. Dara curled up with his pile of books, and aside from an occasional clink when he almost lost a spoon from his makeshift armor, was perfectly quiet. Sadie got back to work, although thanks to Djalos's organization she no longer knew where she'd left off so it was basically starting over from the beginning.
"Nice to meet you, Maya...maya blinks a few times. She starts trying to talk several times, only to be inevitably quieted by the stream of words. "... I'm Maya Rego, the current ruling pharaoh. This stone on my head is my ka stone, a superior one then the one granted to the standard living monolith." she pauses, a moment, and mutters something in Sphinx. ** spoiler omitted ** she shakes her head, and looks...silently, a strange girl appears on the school grounds. She looks around for a while, marveling at just how... Green this place is. That doesn't last long, though, as she starts to walk about the grounds, inspecting the place. She doesn't seem to act as if she was odd or unwelcome at all, walking confidently as if she had been here for ages. She watches the various other students on the grounds with a distant and slightly cold glance here and there, as the starts walking around the school, inspecting the building.
** spoiler omitted **
Having completely lost her way on her way down from the roof, Lyzzie had somehow ended up downstairs, but outside the school, and still no closer to pancakes, which was a tragedy. She was walking around the outside of the building to get to the cafeteria when she saw another girl walking the other direction. "Hello," she said cheerfully. "I'm Lyzzie. Who are you? Oh, wow, what is that thing in your forehead? It looks cool! Oops! I shouldn't have said that, should I? Like, duh, Lyzzie, where are your manners? Sorry about that! Hey, have you had breakfast yet? I'm just on my way to the cafeteria. Gotta get there while there are still pancakes left! You wanna join me? Unless you've already eaten, because, duh, of course it's no fun to just sit and watch someone else eat. Totally boring and I can understand why you wouldn't want to do that."
"I... Uhm. Alright, so, I guess I can come along then?"
she shakes her head, baffled at how quickly this person talks."Might be nice to have some exotic food."
The djinn steps in and holds the entrance open for Andromeda to follow through if she wants.
"Ah, little of both. Selling first." He subtly size and shape shifts himself to dodge through the rows of scattered knick-knacks before setting it down gently at the counter, glancing at any price tags he could find and adding that to the innumerable ads he'd seen to get a feel for the currency rate here.
"Namely this. Gold and emeralds, not magic, but," he glances at the date on her newspaper, "about 1200 years old."
"I... Uhm. Alright, so, I guess I can come along then?"
she shakes her head, baffled at how quickly this person talks.
"Might be nice to have some exotic food."
"Great! I'm sure you'l enjoy it! The food here is always really good. Just follow me. I know how to get there from here for sure. I got a little turned around when I was trying to find my way down from the roof, but I think that the building was messing with me a little bit. It does that sometimes, especially if there's someone trying to avoid you or someone it wants you to run into. It's a little weird at first living in a building that moves around, but you totally get used to it. Here we go, here's the patio and the door inside. See? I told you I could find my way! Come on, come in and get some breakfast," she said, urging Maya to follow her into the cafeteria. Once inside she made a beeline for the pancakes and piled three large plates of pancakes with different toppings onto her tray, along with a large bottle of milk. "Go ahead and help yourself, Maya, you can have as much food as you like here," she said, nodding towards the piles of trays. "Just grab a tray and get what you want."
The djinn steps in and holds the entrance open for Andromeda to follow through if she wants.
"Ah, little of both. Selling first." He subtly size and shape shifts himself to dodge through the rows of scattered knick-knacks before setting it down gently at the counter, glancing at any price tags he could find and adding that to the innumerable ads he'd seen to get a feel for the currency rate here.
"Namely this. Gold and emeralds, not magic, but," he glances at the date on her newspaper, "about 1200 years old."
Andromeda followed him into the shop, her petite size and dancer's training helping her not cause a disaster. She sorted through the piles while he was talking with the shopkeeper.
The old woman examined the statue carefully, taking out a loupe and examining the bottom more closely. "Hmmph. Well, it's got the maker's mark. undamaged too. Sad lack of patina, but it does appear to be the real thing. Must have been a well sealed tomb you stole this out of, kid. I can offer you 5,000 credits for it. And that is my best price, so don't waste time haggling."
Andromeda was busy pulling something from the bottom of a pile of rusty things. It looked like an altimeter, but she needed a better look to see if it was still working.
"You could say that."
It felt kind of odd making a deal without haggling, having grown up in a place where it was a tradition, but with his relative newness to both the planet and time, he doesn't quite feel confident enough to press the issue. Plus, he was slightly afraid that the venerable shop keeper might croak if he got into it.
"5000 works." He offers his hand to shake over it.
"You could say that."
It felt kind of odd making a deal without haggling, having grown up in a place where it was a tradition, but with his relative newness to both the planet and time, he doesn't quite feel confident enough to press the issue. Plus, he was slightly afraid that the venerable shop keeper might croak if he got into it.
"5000 works." He offers his hand to shake over it.
Instead of shaking his hand she slaps a small pouch into it. "Count it out if you want. That's ten 500 credit chits in there. You want smaller change, you take it to the moneychangers." She turned her attention to Andromeda. "You buying anything or are you just disturbing my merchandise for no good reason?"
Andromeda shook her head. "No, this one isn't even good for parts. It's hollow."
The old woman harrumphed. "Damn grease monkeys. Of course it doesn't work! This is an antiques store, not a parts depot! Get out of here, you!"
Andromeda hurried out of the store, bursting into laughter once she was outside. "Well, that's a first. Nobody ever called me a grease monkey before."
"Great! I'm sure you'l enjoy it! The food here is always really good. Just follow me. I know how to get there from here for sure. I got a little turned around when I was trying to find my way down from the roof, but I think that the building was messing with me a little bit. It does that sometimes, especially if there's someone trying to avoid you or someone it wants you to run into. It's a little weird at first living in a building that moves around, but you totally get used to it. Here we go, here's the patio and the door inside. See? I told you I could find my way! Come on, come in and get some breakfast," she said, urging Maya to follow her into the cafeteria. Once inside she made a beeline for the pancakes and piled three large plates of pancakes with different toppings onto her tray, along with a large bottle of milk. "Go ahead and help yourself, Maya, you can have as much food as you like here," she said, nodding towards the piles of trays. "Just grab a tray and get what you want.""I... Uhm. Alright, so, I guess I can come along then?"
she shakes her head, baffled at how quickly this person talks.
"Might be nice to have some exotic food."
she just nods at the idea of a moving building.
"I was far from worried about not being able to eat what I want. So, I was told I'm supposed to actually pay for things on this planet? Where do I do that?"she's mostly inspecting the food, right now. She doesn't really seem to know what most of it is.
she just nods at the idea of a moving building.
"I was far from worried about not being able to eat what I want. So, I was told I'm supposed to actually pay for things on this planet? Where do I do that?"
she's mostly inspecting the food, right now. She doesn't really seem to know what most of it is.
Lyzzie giggled. "You don't have to pay for the food in the cafeteria. We get uniforms provided too, but they don't seem to mind if you customize them. Or ignore them. The uniform code is not exactly enforced. You have to pay for stuff like that If you go into town, but not here at school. Oh, gosh, you just got here today didn't you? Well, of course you did or you'd know this stuff already. Have you even registered yet? It's okay if you haven't. We'll just take you to the office after breakfast. Here, these are the pancakes. Put some on your plate and then pick some toppings. Fruit or chocolate or syrup or any of this stuff here. And if there's any other kind of food you want to try you can just go through the line and get what you like, and then we take our trays over to one of the tables."
Lyzzie giggled. "You don't have to pay for the food in the cafeteria. We get uniforms provided too, but they don't seem to mind if you customize them. Or ignore them. The uniform code is not exactly enforced. You have to pay for stuff like that If you go into town, but not here at school. Oh, gosh, you just got here today didn't you? Well, of course you did or you'd know this stuff already. Have you even registered yet? It's okay if you haven't. We'll just take you to the office after breakfast. Here, these are the pancakes. Put some on your plate and then pick some toppings. Fruit or chocolate or syrup or any of this stuff here. And if there's any other kind of food you want to try you can just go through the line and get what you like, and then we take our trays over to one of the tables."
she just nods at the idea of a moving building.
"I was far from worried about not being able to eat what I want. So, I was told I'm supposed to actually pay for things on this planet? Where do I do that?"
she's mostly inspecting the food, right now. She doesn't really seem to know what most of it is.
"I see. Alright."
she quietly gathers up quite a few fruits, most of them common faire in this region, along with pancakes and chocolate syrup."Odd looking stuff."
Lyzzie giggled. "You don't have to pay for the food in the cafeteria. We get uniforms provided too, but they don't seem to mind if you customize them. Or ignore them. The uniform code is not exactly enforced. You have to pay for stuff like that If you go into town, but not here at school. Oh, gosh, you just got here today didn't you? Well, of course you did or you'd know this stuff already. Have you even registered yet? It's okay if you haven't. We'll just take you to the office after breakfast. Here, these are the pancakes. Put some on your plate and then pick some toppings. Fruit or chocolate or syrup or any of this stuff here. And if there's any other kind of food you want to try you can just go through the line and get what you like, and then we take our trays over to one of the tables."
she just nods at the idea of a moving building.
"I was far from worried about not being able to eat what I want. So, I was told I'm supposed to actually pay for things on this planet? Where do I do that?"
she's mostly inspecting the food, right now. She doesn't really seem to know what most of it is."I see. Alright."
she quietly gathers up quite a few fruits, most of them common faire in this region, along with pancakes and chocolate syrup.
"Odd looking stuff."
Lyzzie leads the way to an open table. "Huh. I'm pretty curious now about what kind of food is normal where you come from, cause that stuff is all totally normal here. Mmm....so good," she continued with her mouth full as she took a big bite of pancake. "That's my favorite."
She glanced over and saw a group sitting at a table across the cafeteria and pouted. "Oh, no fair! The demon girl gets to walk around with her wings out like it's no big deal, but I have to keep mine tucked away all the time because it's 'not safe'. And let me tell you, that's no picnic. It pinches like you wouldn't believe." She sighed and shoved more pancake in her mouth.
"You can't let them live! Not after all the lives they stole!" the large baker, Magmus, yelled for what must be the dozenth time. Somehow Magmus had been appointed as the representative for the common people, and Sorchan had no quarrel with that. The man was for the most part a calm and rational individual. Who was naturally horrified to learn the extent of the crimes of Aine and Aithne del Sol. He could understand that too. He'd been sickened reading off the charges.
"And here I thought you lot took the moral high ground because you were against executing our own kind," sneered Lord Soleil
Any second now this mess was going to erupt into a fistfight. Or worse. And there was absolutely nothing he could do to stop it.
Lyzzie giggled. "You don't have to pay for the food in the cafeteria. We get uniforms provided too, but they don't seem to mind if you customize them. Or ignore them. The uniform code is not exactly enforced. You have to pay for stuff like that If you go into town, but not here at school. Oh, gosh, you just got here today didn't you? Well, of course you did or you'd know this stuff already. Have you even registered yet? It's okay if you haven't. We'll just take you to the office after breakfast. Here, these are the pancakes. Put some on your plate and then pick some toppings. Fruit or chocolate or syrup or any of this stuff here. And if there's any other kind of food you want to try you can just go through the line and get what you like, and then we take our trays over to one of the tables."
she just nods at the idea of a moving building.
"I was far from worried about not being able to eat what I want. So, I was told I'm supposed to actually pay for things on this planet? Where do I do that?"
she's mostly inspecting the food, right now. She doesn't really seem to know what most of it is."I see. Alright."
she quietly gathers up quite a few fruits, most of them common faire in this region, along with pancakes and chocolate syrup.
"Odd looking stuff."Lyzzie leads the way to an open table. "Huh. I'm pretty curious now about what kind of food is normal where you come from, cause that stuff is all totally normal here. Mmm....so good," she continued with her mouth full as she took a big bite of pancake. "That's my favorite."
She glanced over and saw a group sitting at a table across the cafeteria and pouted. "Oh, no fair! The demon girl gets to walk around with her wings out like it's no big deal, but I have to keep mine tucked away all the time because it's 'not safe'. And let me tell you, that's no picnic. It pinches like you wouldn't believe."...
"What are your wings like?"
she starts munching on fruits, sampling but by bit."The only thing I saw that you have up there that we do too is dragonfruit. There all taste rather strongly. It's nice."
She started to eat her breakfast, wondering when sushi for breakfast had stopped seeming odd, and pretty sure the answer was when her medical job had made normal hours something she only vaguely remembered. She looked up when Serrin waved and frowned a little bit. "Do you know that kid? I don't think I remember her as being one of my patients, but there's been so many..." her voice trailed off as recognition of the aura at least kicked in. "Ryuzo, did I miss some bad news while I was in work mode?" she asked, her voice a bit strained.
"No, well, I don't know if she was or not. I think most of the bad stuff came through the infirmary. I heard one of the DelSol girls was kidnapped by her parents and the Sunwakes rescued her. Fei came back from somewhere with a bunch of refugees that had been experimented on. One of my clones was mildly interested in some demon scavenger hunt event involving an invalid girl, but I'm not sure how that ended. Then there was the event with Jessa. And Phaez and Ginni. I'm not aware of anything else."
"No, well, I don't know if she was or not. I think most of the bad stuff came through the infirmary. I heard one of the DelSol girls was kidnapped by her parents and the Sunwakes rescued her. Fei came back from somewhere with a bunch of refugees that had been experimented on. One of my clones was mildly interested in some demon scavenger hunt event involving an invalid girl, but I'm not sure how that ended. Then there was the event with Jessa. And Phaez and Ginni. I'm not aware of anything else."
She started to eat her breakfast, wondering when sushi for breakfast had stopped seeming odd, and pretty sure the answer was when her medical job had made normal hours something she only vaguely remembered. She looked up when Serrin waved and frowned a little bit. "Do you know that kid? I don't think I remember her as being one of my patients, but there's been so many..." her voice trailed off as recognition of the aura at least kicked in. "Ryuzo, did I miss some bad news while I was in work mode?" she asked, her voice a bit strained.
Nala gives him a look. "Ryuzo, look at that girl over there. Really look. At her aura. The only way she can have that aura is if Asch is dead."
"What are your wings like?"
she starts munching on fruits, sampling but by bit.
"The only thing I saw that you have up there that we do too is dragonfruit. There all taste rather strongly. It's nice."
"They're big and white and feathery. Pretty standard angel wings I guess. My dad was some kind of angel. My mom always made me hide my wings though because we had problems with these weird cultist guys who wanted to sacrifice me because I was part angel. They were bad people. I don't think that they can get in here or if they did they wouldn't really be able to do anything because of the wards, but my mom made me promise to keep them hidden so nothing bad would happen. But something bad did happen yesterday. Some icky gnome guy used telepathy to lure me off the grounds and stabbed me, which was pretty awful, cause he tried to make me think it was someone I knew from my classes who was doing it which was awful and mean, but I guess only awful and mean people do things like that, just stabbing random people for fun, but I was rescued by another group of students so I'm all okay now. Still, I got into enough trouble and that was without showing my wings. Maybe Mom was right. Or maybe she was overreacting. It's so hard to know. Anyhow, that was yesterday and today is a new day, with pancakes, and it's impossible for a day that starts with pancakes to be totally awful, so I'm just going to assume that it can only get better from here," she finished with a cheerful smile.
"They're big and white and feathery. Pretty standard angel wings I guess. My dad was some kind of angel. My mom always made me hide my wings though because we had problems with these weird cultist guys who wanted to sacrifice me because I was part angel. They were bad people. I don't think that they can get in here or if they did they wouldn't really be able to do anything because of the wards, but my mom made me promise to keep them hidden so nothing bad would happen. But something bad did happen yesterday. Some icky gnome guy used telepathy to lure me off the grounds and stabbed me, which was pretty awful, cause he tried to make me think it was someone I knew from my classes who was doing it which was awful and mean, but I guess only awful and mean people do things like that, just stabbing random people for fun, but I was rescued by another group of students so I'm all okay now. Still, I got into enough trouble and that was without showing my wings. Maybe Mom was right. Or maybe she was overreacting. It's so hard to know. Anyhow, that was yesterday and today is a new day, with pancakes, and it's impossible for a day that starts with pancakes to be totally awful, so I'm just going to assume that it can only get better from here," she finished with a cheerful smile."What are your wings like?"
she starts munching on fruits, sampling but by bit.
"The only thing I saw that you have up there that we do too is dragonfruit. There all taste rather strongly. It's nice."
"I see. I can understand hiding your... Tirtiary features. Anyway, Uhm. So what did you do to him when he stabbed you? Surely you didn't just let him get away with it?"
Nala gives him a look. "Ryuzo, look at that girl over there. Really look. At her aura. The only way she can have that aura is if Asch is dead."
He furrows his brow and looks again.
"Darkness...Asch is...? Well, f**k."Shes never heard him cuss before, and the tone clearly indicated frustration, which she can probably correctly attribute towards his Patron, rather than her.
"Deception has left me out of a loop...again."
"...which wouldn't happen if you checked in once and a while..."
A lilting female voice says, seemingly out of one of Ryuzo's clones.
"I bet your Nala checks in more often with Luck..."
A low rumble issues from Ryuzo's throat...
"Now, now. Do not be petulant. Several champions have fallen, not just Darkness. You can expect a new host of fresh faces in the near future, I'm sure."
"Which ones?!" he asks, and gets no reply...his clone shakes his head, and shrugs.
He sighs.
"Maybe you'll have better luck?" he says not intending the pun.
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"I see. I can understand hiding your... Tirtiary features. Anyway, Uhm. So what did you do to him when he stabbed you? Surely you didn't just let him get away with it?""They're big and white and feathery. Pretty standard angel wings I guess. My dad was some kind of angel. My mom always made me hide my wings though because we had problems with these weird cultist guys who wanted to sacrifice me because I was part angel. They were bad people. I don't think that they can get in here or if they did they wouldn't really be able to do anything because of the wards, but my mom made me promise to keep them hidden so nothing bad would happen. But something bad did happen yesterday. Some icky gnome guy used telepathy to lure me off the grounds and stabbed me, which was pretty awful, cause he tried to make me think it was someone I knew from my classes who was doing it which was awful and mean, but I guess only awful and mean people do things like that, just stabbing random people for fun, but I was rescued by another group of students so I'm all okay now. Still, I got into enough trouble and that was without showing my wings. Maybe Mom was right. Or maybe she was overreacting. It's so hard to know. Anyhow, that was yesterday and today is a new day, with pancakes, and it's impossible for a day that starts with pancakes to be totally awful, so I'm just going to assume that it can only get better from here," she finished with a cheerful smile."What are your wings like?"
she starts munching on fruits, sampling but by bit.
"The only thing I saw that you have up there that we do too is dragonfruit. There all taste rather strongly. It's nice."
"Well, I was kinda busy bleeding to death at the time, so it wasn't like I had any say, you know. But it was okay because a group of other students had been tracking the guy down. He'd attacked several girls before me. By the time I was conscious again he was dead. Which is just as well. I don't think I could kill someone. And not just because my conscience wouldn't let me, cause I'm pretty sure that's a big no-no, but honestly I'm pretty useless in a fight. Or not in a fight. They tell me that it's okay. I'm only thirteen, so there's still plenty of time to find out what my talents might possibly be. So far it seems to be limited to talking a lot and eating pancakes," she said with a little laugh.
"They're big and white and feathery. Pretty standard angel wings I guess. My dad was some kind of angel. My mom always made me hide my wings though because we had problems with these weird cultist guys who wanted to sacrifice me because I was part angel. They were bad people. I don't think that they can get in here or if they did they wouldn't really be able to do anything because of the wards, but my mom made me promise to keep them hidden so nothing bad would happen. But something bad did happen yesterday. Some icky gnome guy used telepathy to lure me off the grounds and stabbed me, which was pretty awful, cause he tried to make me think it was someone I knew from my classes who was doing it which was awful and mean, but I guess only awful and mean people do things like that, just stabbing random people for fun, but I was rescued by another group of students so I'm all okay now. Still, I got into enough trouble and that was without showing my wings. Maybe Mom was right. Or maybe she was overreacting. It's so hard to know. Anyhow, that was yesterday and today is a new day, with pancakes, and it's impossible for a day that starts with pancakes to be totally awful, so I'm just going to assume that it can only get better from here," she finished with a cheerful smile."What are your wings like?"
she starts munching on fruits, sampling but by bit.
"The only thing I saw that you have up there that we do too is dragonfruit. There all taste rather strongly. It's nice."
Alys waves from a few tables away where she sits with Keme, catching Talysmyn's eye. Alys gives her a friendly smile before turning back to her 'conversation' with Keme.
"Well, I was kinda busy bleeding to death at the time, so it wasn't like I had any say, you know. But it was okay because a group of other students had been tracking the guy down. He'd attacked several girls before me. By the time I was conscious again he was dead. Which..."I see. I can understand hiding your... Tirtiary features. Anyway, Uhm. So what did you do to him when he stabbed you? Surely you didn't just let him get away with it?""They're big and white and feathery. Pretty standard angel wings I guess. My dad was some kind of angel. My mom always made me hide my wings though because we had problems with these weird cultist guys who wanted to sacrifice me because I was part angel. They were bad people. I don't think that they can get in here or if they did they wouldn't really be able to do anything because of the wards, but my mom made me promise to keep them hidden so nothing bad would happen. But something bad did happen yesterday. Some icky gnome guy used telepathy to lure me off the grounds and stabbed me, which was pretty awful, cause he tried to make me think it was someone I knew from my classes who was doing it which was awful and mean, but I guess only awful and mean people do things like that, just stabbing random people for fun, but I was rescued by another group of students so I'm all okay now. Still, I got into enough trouble and that was without showing my wings. Maybe Mom was right. Or maybe she was overreacting. It's so hard to know. Anyhow, that was yesterday and today is a new day, with pancakes, and it's impossible for a day that starts with pancakes to be totally awful, so I'm just going to assume that it can only get better from here," she finished with a cheerful smile."What are your wings like?"
she starts munching on fruits, sampling but by bit.
"The only thing I saw that you have up there that we do too is dragonfruit. There all taste rather strongly. It's nice."
"Wait, hold on. You were bleeding to death after getting stabbed? How many times? What did he use?"
she raises an eyebrow.
Phaedra's facial expressions clearly displayed her internal conflict as she tried to accept this way of thinking, but wasn't really quite getting there yet. But she didn't argue with her cousin. Which was a step in the right direction.
"Do you have any plans for today?" Phaedra asked, changing the subject. "I was trying to figure out what to do. I don't want to just sit around. It's a nice day. Maybe we can play outside?" she asked hopefully. A week of mostly being cooped up inside was definitely wearing on her.
Cindra smiles at the younger girl, real affection showing, "Sure, we can play outside. As long as we stay on school grounds."
Keme smiled when he read all the way through the note. "Wow, I just doubled the number of friends I have," he said, joking a little bit. "Well, I'd say that makes this a pretty good day. I'm glad you're here too, Alys. It's easier here in some ways. Not being the only one around who can be considered a 'freak'. Surrounded by so many others who are all different too...it helps things seem a little more normal. And if you're going to find anyone who can help you communicate better with others, then this is the place. I'll help too in whatever ways I can. And you're right about Grandfather. He can be intimidating at first. But he cares about us too. He and I argue a lot because we're both really stubborn. I know, big surprise," he says with a cheeky grin. "It's not like anyone else in our whole family is stubborn at all," he continued sarcastically. "It's not a family trait at all."
Alys grinned sheepishly, turning back to Keme from waving at someone a few tables away and sliding the notepad back to herself two write once more. When she slides it back, it is mostly clearly written and Alys seems a little puzzled as she stares at it, Well, I was very much not ready for the matter-of-fact way that everyone here accepted my .. condition. There is even a person here, a non-kitsune, who can understand me; he does get a splitting headache though. Anyway, it was almost anticlimactic until I met and saw a few of the other students. And luckily for me, I seem to have missed out on the family trait; I am not stubborn at all.
When Keme looks back up at her, she has such a perfectly innocent look on her face, such a proper posture and almost delicate motions, it seems she must sit up practicing that along with her homework...
"Good! Then it's a date." he says smiling
Jessa smiles brightly back at him, then blushes furiously and turns to take another bite of breakfast nearly upsetting her tray in the process.
Nala gives him a look. "Ryuzo, look at that girl over there. Really look. At her aura. The only way she can have that aura is if Asch is dead."
He furrows his brow and looks again.
"Darkness...Asch is...? Well, f**k."
Shes never heard him cuss before, and the tone clearly indicated frustration, which she can probably correctly attribute towards his Patron, rather than her.
"Deception has left me out of a loop...again.""...which wouldn't happen if you checked in once and a while..."
A lilting female voice says, seemingly out of one of Ryuzo's clones.
"I bet your Nala checks in more often with Luck..."A low rumble issues from Ryuzo's throat...
"Now, now. Do not be petulant. Several champions have fallen, not just Darkness. You can expect a new host of fresh faces in the near future, I'm sure."
"Which ones?!" he asks, and gets no reply...his clone shakes his head, and shrugs.He sighs.
"Maybe you'll have better luck?" he says not intending the pun.
"Oh, I'm always better, darling," said a honeyed voice from directly behind him. The veiled woman bore a striking resemblance to Nala. She crooked a finger. "Come walk with me," she said to Nala. "I don't feel like dealing with interruptions just now and we have so much to talk about. I'll return you to your beau shortly, I promise," she said, blowing a kiss to the one of Ryuzo's clones that Deception was most recently speaking through."I do love games, but they lose some of the fun when no one explains the rules," she said, in a conspiratorial tone as she took Nala's arm and led her a short distance away.
From Ryuzo's point of view, Nala is still in view, but there is a sort of shimmery curtain and the veiled woman disappears once they pass through it and Nala appears to be talking to herself.
Nala recognizes when the privacy curtain goes up, so to speak, and waits for her Patron to begin talking.
Fortunata started playing with some dice, tossing them from hand to hand. "You want to know who has been lost, but that's not the right question. But I'll answer it anyways because it leads to the right question. Darkness, Love, Creation, Wrath, Justice. All of them cut down for the same mistake."
"And what mistake was that?" Nala asked.
"Ah, now you're getting closer to the right question. They left this place. We did tell you all to stay here, you know. They ventured out, not just for an afternoon, but consistently and often and far."
"Why does staying too far away from Agartha result in the death of Champions?" Nala asked. She knew this game.
"And there it is. The right question. Time is fractured right now you see. Part of her is here, along with her Champion. And part of him is out there, having one hell of a tantrum via the nastiest Champion he could find. Too much time out there and you catch his attention, which I assure you isn't good for your health. Feel free to pass that on. They get so grumpy when they have to find replacements."
"Have they all found replacements?"
"Oh, not yet. Darkness has, obviously. And Wrath. And Justice, too. Creation is dithering because he can't make up his mind which one he wants to choose. And Love is basically curled up in a corner weeping, poor dear. She really takes these things hard."
"And this is what you meant about rules?"
"Oh, yes, darling, exactly what I meant. It's so boring when Champions get killed because they broke rules they didn't even know about. I mean, at least when they know what they're doing the odds are a little more interesting."
"Then I'll be sure to pass the information along, as you ask," she said with a respectful nod. This was the only way to deal with Fortunata's moods.
"Oh, and darling, before you go, I do approve of your plan. No promises on outcomes, you understand. That's not how I work, but as they say, fortune favors the bold."
"Thank....you," she said, realizing that she was completely alone before she finished the phrase.
She walked back to Ryuzo. "Asch, Amada, Enre, Jim Rivets, and that weird Yrrin guy who was almost never here. They got taken out by one of the Champions of Time. Apparently there are two at the moment. Champions of Time. And Time. And spending too much time, heh, away from this planet makes us into giant targets and we shouldn't make a habit of venturing out there. We need to let the others know this as well. Having Champions venture forth willy-nilly to their deaths is wreaking havoc on her betting pool," she said dryly, well aware that Deception was still listening in. "So much for rest days."
Alys waves from a few tables away where she sits with Keme, catching Talysmyn's eye. Alys gives her a friendly smile before turning back to her 'conversation' with Keme."They're big and white and feathery. Pretty standard angel wings I guess. My dad was some kind of angel. My mom always made me hide my wings though because we had problems with these weird cultist guys who wanted to sacrifice me because I was part angel. They were bad people. I don't think that they can get in here or if they did they wouldn't really be able to do anything because of the wards, but my mom made me promise to keep them hidden so nothing bad would happen. But something bad did happen yesterday. Some icky gnome guy used telepathy to lure me off the grounds and stabbed me, which was pretty awful, cause he tried to make me think it was someone I knew from my classes who was doing it which was awful and mean, but I guess only awful and mean people do things like that, just stabbing random people for fun, but I was rescued by another group of students so I'm all okay now. Still, I got into enough trouble and that was without showing my wings. Maybe Mom was right. Or maybe she was overreacting. It's so hard to know. Anyhow, that was yesterday and today is a new day, with pancakes, and it's impossible for a day that starts with pancakes to be totally awful, so I'm just going to assume that it can only get better from here," she finished with a cheerful smile."What are your wings like?"
she starts munching on fruits, sampling but by bit.
"The only thing I saw that you have up there that we do too is dragonfruit. There all taste rather strongly. It's nice."
Lyzzie waves back with a cheerful smile.
"Wait, hold on. You were bleeding to death after getting stabbed? How many times? What did he use?"
she raises an eyebrow.
"I don't know how many times. Several I guess? And probably a knife I think. I mean, it isn't like it's that hard to cut through skin. It's kinda delicate, you know? And I'm pretty sure that bleeding to death is the normal response to multiple stab wounds unless you have some kind of regeneration powers or something. Most humanoids are kinda fragile, when you really think about it. Good thing they have such strong wards here, huh," she added, trying to make the subject a little more cheerful, and kinda wishing she hadn't brought it up, but every time she started talking words just poured out faster than she could really think about them.
Cindra smiles at the younger girl, real affection showing, "Sure, we can play outside. As long as we stay on school grounds."Phaedra's facial expressions clearly displayed her internal conflict as she tried to accept this way of thinking, but wasn't really quite getting there yet. But she didn't argue with her cousin. Which was a step in the right direction.
"Do you have any plans for today?" Phaedra asked, changing the subject. "I was trying to figure out what to do. I don't want to just sit around. It's a nice day. Maybe we can play outside?" she asked hopefully. A week of mostly being cooped up inside was definitely wearing on her.
"Can Lang come too? I mean, if he wants to. You did say you wanted to be friends, and I'm fairly certain that requires spending time sharing activities," she said primly, addressing Lang.
"I don't know how many times. Several I guess? And probably a knife I think. I mean, it isn't like it's that hard to cut through skin. It's kinda delicate, you know? And I'm pretty sure that bleeding to death is the normal response to multiple stab wounds unless you have some kind of regeneration powers or something. Most humanoids are kinda fragile, when you really think about it. Good thing they have such strong wards here, huh," she added, trying to make the subject a little more cheerful, and kinda wishing she hadn't brought it up, but every time she started talking words just poured out faster than she could really think about them."Wait, hold on. You were bleeding to death after getting stabbed? How many times? What did he use?"
she raises an eyebrow.
"Ah. Right. Uh. So. It only takes a knife to hurt people around here. Good to know."
the starts cutting up her pancakes, eating them rather slowly. Not in a rush to do much of anything.
Keme smiled when he read all the way through the note. "Wow, I just doubled the number of friends I have," he said, joking a little bit. "Well, I'd say that makes this a pretty good day. I'm glad you're here too, Alys. It's easier here in some ways. Not being the only one around who can be considered a 'freak'. Surrounded by so many others who are all different too...it helps things seem a little more normal. And if you're going to find anyone who can help you communicate better with others, then this is the place. I'll help too in whatever ways I can. And you're right about Grandfather. He can be intimidating at first. But he cares about us too. He and I argue a lot because we're both really stubborn. I know, big surprise," he says with a cheeky grin. "It's not like anyone else in our whole family is stubborn at all," he continued sarcastically. "It's not a family trait at all."Alys grinned sheepishly, turning back to Keme from waving at someone a few tables away and sliding the notepad back to herself two write once more. When she slides it back, it is mostly clearly written and Alys seems a little puzzled as she stares at it, Well, I was very much not ready for the matter-of-fact way that everyone here accepted my .. condition. There is even a person here, a non-kitsune, who can understand me; he does get a splitting headache though. Anyway, it was almost anticlimactic until I met and saw a few of the other students. And luckily for me, I seem to have missed out on the family trait; I am not stubborn at all.
When Keme looks back up at her, she has such a perfectly innocent look on her face, such a proper posture and almost delicate motions, it seems she must sit up practicing that along with her homework...
Keme's laughter barked out, an unusual thing for him. "Yeah, sure, you totally missed out on the stubbornness, and you are instead a complete picture of patience and decorum," he joked. "That someone you know over there?" he asked, noticing the wave. "We can move and go sit with them if you want."
She walked back to Ryuzo. "Asch, Amada, Enre, Jim Rivets, and that weird Yrrin guy who was almost never here. They got taken out by one of the Champions of Time. Apparently there are two at the moment. Champions of Time. And Time. And spending too much time, heh, away from this planet makes us into giant targets and we shouldn't make a habit of venturing out there. We need to let the others know this as well. Having Champions venture forth willy-nilly to their deaths is wreaking havoc on her betting pool," she said dryly, well aware that Deception was still listening in. "So much for rest days."
"That's...downright depressing. Like Time wasn't baka enough already. I dunno how how any of it's champions can stand it. Amada too? Enre was more than a competant warrior, his shoes will be tough to fill, and Jim, was always so pleasant.
I guess Krays and Ephebe had the right of it, choosing to just settle here. Heh, and I guess us too, by now.Do you think Asch's sensei is aware he has fallen?"
"Also, you're still going to need some rest. At least eight hours, please. I will watch over you, if you wish, but you really need the rest."
"Good! Then it's a date." he says smilingJessa smiles brightly back at him, then blushes furiously and turns to take another bite of breakfast nearly upsetting her tray in the process.
He smiles back, surprised at how making her happy, in turn made himself happy. Then realized he was grinning like an idiot.
"Did I do it right this time?" he asked Ginni."Anyway, Jessa, how are you with crowds? I think there's bound to be a gathering somewhere on campus, like a party. It's the weekend. We could do that, or just hang out by ourselves, whatever you wish."
Alys grinned sheepishly, turning back to Keme from waving at someone a few tables away and sliding the notepad back to herself two write once more. When she slides it back, it is mostly clearly written and Alys seems a little puzzled as she stares at it, Well, I was very much not ready for the matter-of-fact way that everyone here accepted my .. condition. There is even a person here, a non-kitsune, who can understand me; he does get a splitting headache though. Anyway, it was almost anticlimactic until I met and saw a few of the other students. And luckily for me, I seem to have missed out on the family trait; I am not stubborn at all.When Keme looks back up at her, she has such a perfectly innocent look on her face, such a proper posture and almost delicate motions, it seems she must sit up practicing that along with her homework...
"Someone once told me speaking of your ancestors draws their eye."
Their patriarch says with some mirth, as he approaches them."How are you both, this morning?"
She walked back to Ryuzo. "Asch, Amada, Enre, Jim Rivets, and that weird Yrrin guy who was almost never here. They got taken out by one of the Champions of Time. Apparently there are two at the moment. Champions of Time. And Time. And spending too much time, heh, away from this planet makes us into giant targets and we shouldn't make a habit of venturing out there. We need to let the others know this as well. Having Champions venture forth willy-nilly to their deaths is wreaking havoc on her betting pool," she said dryly, well aware that Deception was still listening in. "So much for rest days.""That's...downright depressing. Like Time wasn't baka enough already. I dunno how how any of it's champions can stand it. Amada too? Enre was more than a competant warrior, his shoes will be tough to fill, and Jim, was always so pleasant.
I guess Krays and Ephebe had the right of it, choosing to just settle here. Heh, and I guess us too, by now.
Do you think Asch's sensei is aware he has fallen?"
"Also, you're still going to need some rest. At least eight hours, please. I will watch over you, if you wish, but you really need the rest."
"Yeah, I guess we have settled here. It was just for a little while at first, but...I like the sense of purpose that comes from working as a Healer. It's so the opposite of anything I ever expected to do, but it works. Even if it doesn't leave a lot of room for sleep."
"I don't know if Asch's sensei knows or not. But I would guess probably. They probably had regular check-ins. But no, I'm not sure. But we should tell any of the others who knew them, like Ephebe and Krays and Fei and Vai what we found out. Finding out the way we did was a nasty surprise. I wouldn't want that to happen to them.""Then I will potentially consider getting some sleep....and by potentially consider I mean totally crash the minute this potion wears off."
"Good! Then it's a date." he says smilingJessa smiles brightly back at him, then blushes furiously and turns to take another bite of breakfast nearly upsetting her tray in the process.He smiles back, surprised at how making her happy, in turn made himself happy. Then realized he was grinning like an idiot.
"Did I do it right this time?" he asked Ginni.
"Anyway, Jessa, how are you with crowds? I think there's bound to be a gathering somewhere on campus, like a party. It's the weekend. We could do that, or just hang out by ourselves, whatever you wish."
Ginni laughed. "Yeah, you totally did it right this time, Mithros. Good for you. I hope you guys have fun."