"You b- Oh gosh. I didn't know you could...could do that. Is he a Dhampir now, too, or does it not work like that?"
Normal is it? "I... I would like that very much sir. I was never much for learning... but I suppose the past doesn't matter anymore?" Vai looks at Tamrin, her eyes glistening with hope (or is that the recent tears?).
"Why does everyone ask me that? Even teachers? No im not contagious my affliction is only mine." He says with a glance to Ryo and Aandanda.
'Sima's hair rushes down and covers her face in embarrassment. "Oh gosh hey, I'm sorry. I just...I just didn't know! Everyone here is still pretty new to me and I only got to learn so much before my exi- er, before this isolated advanced semester. Heh. That's great you're in Meditation, though! It's so relaxing. So invigorating and enriching."
Appears with an apple, leaning against the wall...he watches as the spirit-boy tumbles out of thin air, and takes a bite of the apple.
"More devil action, or...?"
"So they say." He says with a sigh.
Normal is it? "I... I would like that very much sir. I was never much for learning... but I suppose the past doesn't matter anymore?" Vai looks at Tamrin, her eyes glistening with hope (or is that the recent tears?).
"'Never much for learning'...?" Tamrin replies, clutching his chest as if in pain.
He straightens back up and smiles. "Give it a try - you just might like some of what we can teach you here. But I promise I won't tell anyone if you do - student image and all that."
"And the past does matter - there's no foundation to build a future on without it, as one of my own teachers used to say."
Her bed beeps. He looks at the readout, and nods approvingly. "Excellent - you're ready to get out of here!"
"Bottom line...regardless of your past, you have a future here, Ms. Emkar. Now let's get on with starting that future, shall we? But you'll need to put on something a bit more presentable," as he pulls out a parcel from inside his duster. It appears to be a school uniform.
"I'll wait outside - get changed and we'll get you to Administration so they can get you set all up."
Filne stands silently for a moment.
"Oh I think now is a good time to mention I dont do clean ups. Their is a reason we elves tend to live in homes at one with the world that grow."
[Blink, Blink]
"What would you have us do now, Headmaster? Sabumnim?" Fei asks, looking between Ryo and Aanandareavekki as he keeps a steadying hand ready in case David keels over.
"If you could take David to the Infirmary to get checked out, that would be fantastic. It seems Khoda ripped apart the demi-plane I made, and I need to either remake it or get rid of it entirely. It's given me a pounding headache trying to keep the pieces together."
"Miss Shearskye, perhaps you should go as well. I'd like to know if your sudden drop in temperature had any adverse effects on you."
After having changed, Vai stepped outside and nodded to Tamrin. "Lead the way Professor..."A thought occurs to Vai "what do you teach?"
"He did WHAT?!" Nasima's hair pulls itself back and makes itself into a braid. "Er. Sorry, headmaster. I can't...once he's out of this plane I can't really do anything about him. Sorry." Her voice is small.
Then; "The infirmary! Oh, I remember where that is, I'll bet! *giggle* Sure, I'll take him. Bye guys! I'll talk to you all down in the cafeteria, maybe? Hey will 'Phebe be there?"
With that, the sylph starts guiding the battered student David to the infirmary.
"Hey, will 'Phebe be there?"
On the other side of the school, Vakkler pauses. Where are those two, anyway?
Shrugs his shoulders and disappears
Oh for heaven's.....combat fatigues.
Unisex. Combat. Fatigues.
Oi.
;P
After having changed, Vai stepped outside and nodded to Tamrin. "Lead the way Professor..."A thought occurs to Vai "what do you teach?"
"Me? I mostly do directed studies these days, since I have travel off-campus a lot. When it's quiet I usually teach wizardry and arcane arts courses, as well as some technology-focused classes. I also do the occasional firearms class for those so inclined, but those usually fall under the aforementioned directed studies."
"Oh, and pardon the dust - we just had a little bit of a ruckus here a few hours ago, and we're still cleaning up a few things," as they start to head out of the Infirmary.
As reach the doors, a group of three students make their way in.
"What is a 'firearm'?"
"What is a 'firearm'?"
"Kind of like a crossbow without a bow, that fires smaller bits of ammo faster and at longer range...I forgot that your world probably didn't have that technology just yet."
Vai flinches away from the other students, practically hiding behind Tamrin, looking at them with a bit of fear in her eyes.
Aananda looks relieved as David was returned to the school.
"Well, that's one less thing to worry about."
She returns the hallway to its former shape, reopening the doors to the auditorium.
"I suppose we'll have to get this mess sorted out. And then we really do need to have a conference with Vakkler and the Dacamara boy...so much to do, so little time. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing that Ephebe and Krays were out today or not. Certainly we could use their help with the clean-up, but it might be good for Ephebe especially to see that we can in fact handle a crisis without her."
Filne stands silently for a moment.
"Oh I think now is a good time to mention I dont do clean ups. Their is a reason we elves tend to live in homes at one with the world that grow."
"Don't worry, we have a custodian. And several healers perfectly capable of casting the necessary raise dead and resurrection spells for those students who were not able to run fast enough."
"Waaaggh!"
1d20+24
<blink, blink> "Hey!"
Still not aware of the illusory nature of what seems like a very real foe to her, Ephebe reaches out to touch the thing with some accelerated time.
The delivery man walks up to the main door of the school with a giant crate on a trolley, and, speaking into a small intercom, says: "I got a delivery for Aananda from the regulars up in Buckden. You want me to just leave it out here, or do you want me to come in with it?"
The delivery man walks up to the main door of the school with a giant crate on a trolley, and, speaking into a small intercom, says: "I got a delivery for Aananda from the regulars up in Buckden. You want me to just leave it out here, or do you want me to come in with it?"
Aananda sighed. She looked towards the chaos of the auditorium and then towards Ryo.
"I'll be back in just a minute. I don't dare let that stuff just sit where any student could access it. You know the kind of parts I usually order from there."
She pressed a button on her wrist comm. "Stay where you are, I'll be right there. Better not to come in the school just now. We've been having...we'll just call it a rough day."
She hurried to the delivery entrance, walking through walls to get there since there wasn't anyone to see her do it.
When Aananda opens the front door, the Delivery Man hands her a clipboard. "Yeah, this thing's much heavier than your usual orders, miss, but they said you'd probably know what to do with it. " After Aananda signs for her package, "Well, have a nice day, miss."
With that, the Delivery Man gets in his truck and drives off, off to deliver another load.
Aananda sighed. She looked towards the chaos of the auditorium and then towards Ryo.
"I'll be back in just a minute. I don't dare let that stuff just sit where any student could access it. You know the kind of parts I usually order from there."
"Last thing we need is someone opening up a rift to a plane of tech-fiends." Ryo agrees. He gets to work repairing the school, spreading out his find to make sure he gets everything at least heading toward repair.
"I swear it isn't like this every day." He says to Filne as his eyes cloud over.
When Aananda opens the front door, the Delivery Man hands her a clipboard. "Yeah, this thing's much heavier than your usual orders, miss, but they said you'd probably know what to do with it. " After Aananda signs for her package, "Well, have a nice day, miss."
With that, the Delivery Man gets in his truck and drives off, off to deliver another load.
Aananda lifts the heavy crate and carries it inside before ripping off the lid to see what they'd sent her that weighed so much. She'd lifted engines that weren't that heavy.
[blink, blink]
"Well....this is different. Hello?"
"Im going to go with as well. Never know what might have been missed." Asch says as he follows Sima and Fei. "Oh…hey Boss…who is the new girl?" He asks hesitantly when he sees Tamrin.
Spews acid at the foe, avoiding Lysander and Ephebe
DC 26 reflex
Will save
"It's okay...they're students here as well," Tamrin says over his shoulder to Vai regarding the other students.
Nodding to Asch as he comes around the corner, he replies:
"This is Vai. She's a brand new transfer student from one of our more...remote...satellite schools. Vai, this is Asch - he's one of my directed study students. And this is Nasima - she's a friend and classmate of my daughter Ephebe."
As you open the box, you can see that part of the problem was that your regulars had put adamantine plates on all sides of the crate, some of which are heavily dented. Besides that, there is a Humanoid, made out of Wood, Adamantine, and a small amount of iron.
"Hey. I was supposed to be sent to Aananda, I guess? The guys who found me weren't quite sure what to do with me, so they locked up my joints, packed me in the crate, and sent me off. I've been locked in that damnable lab for so long, and I didn't realize there was anything outside until those fools busted in. I was made as an assistant to Dr. Krueller, until that EMP pulse went off. I'm surprised I remember anything about that day. However much longer, the nanites in my body reactivated, and I got back to work. I haven't seen Dr. Krueller in somewhere around 72675 hours, at least since I've woken up. I don't know how long I was out."
Just as it seems the metal man is finished talking...
"Oh, where are my manners? I'm Jim. Krueller called me Rivets, but Jim fits much better. I guess Jim Rivets isn't too bad. Yeah, I rather like the sound of that."
"I swear it isn't like this every day." He says to Filne as his eyes cloud over.
Filen nods.
"I would expect not. I may be able to help a little."
He cast another spell and mist seems to collect into the room. Once it is complete he looks over the many small vaguely humanoid figures before him.
"Its a branch off of the unseen servent spell. Its easier to keep track of them when their made from mist. Now get to work all of you."
They spread out helping to repair and move things as best they can.
Vai hesitantly leaves her hiding place behind the teacher. Though she doesn't make eye contact with any of the other students, she introduces her, rather meekly. "H-hello. M-my name is Vai Emk-kar. P-pleased to make your ac-quaintance." Vai does a small curtsy, still looking at the floor.
As you open the box, you can see that part of the problem was that your regulars had put adamantine plates on all sides of the crate, some of which are heavily dented. Besides that, there is a Humanoid, made out of Wood, Adamantine, and a small amount of iron.
"Hey. I was supposed to be sent to Aananda, I guess? The guys who found me weren't quite sure what to do with me, so they locked up my joints, packed me in the crate, and sent me off. I've been locked in that damnable lab for so long, and I didn't realize there was anything outside until those fools busted in. I was made as an assistant to Dr. Krueller, until that EMP pulse went off. I'm surprised I remember anything about that day. However much longer, the nanites in my body reactivated, and I got back to work. I haven't seen Dr. Krueller in somewhere around 72675 hours, at least since I've woken up. I don't know how long I was out."
Just as it seems the metal man is finished talking...
"Oh, where are my manners? I'm Jim. Krueller called me Rivets, but Jim fits much better. I guess Jim Rivets isn't too bad. Yeah, I rather like the sound of that."
"Jim? Oh my. Well, this could get confusing. I have a son named James, though most people call him Jiminy. He likes to build things too," she said with a chuckle. "Anyhow, welcome to Avalon Academy Mr. Rivets. My name is Aananda Sunwake. I teach gym mostly, and some of the more advanced mechanics students in a directed learning environment. Er....you have nanites? Krueller....I know that name! Dr Krueller was the crazy one that built the suits....I used some of that tech to build a new arm for my brother...and then as a jumping off point for my own work. Ummmm.....Dr Krueller has been dead for over a century though. I'm sorry if you were very attached to him. From what I've been told he wasn't exactly a nice person though."
The uvuudaum dimension doors away from Lysander in order to attack Krays. Its head spike slashes at him aiming for a weak spot in his scales.
Letting out a sound that sounds like a snarl, Lysander turns and races toward the uvuudaum, a single slash of his white fire urumi flashing through the air and leaving three furrows in it's flesh.
"Interesting. I'll have to meet him someday. Regarding the nanites, I made them myself. They only come out when I'm damaged, as I gave them strict instructions when I made them. They merely repair my body. Yes, yes, Krueller built the suits. I helped him with some of his later creations, when he began animating the suits. Well, that's unfortunate. You're right, however. He was somewhat cruel. So this is Avalon Academy, you say? Very nice place. Now that I'm out of that lab, I don't really have anywhere to go. Is there any chance I could enroll here?"
"Interesting. I'll have to meet him someday. Regarding the nanites, I made them myself. They only come out when I'm damaged, as I gave them strict instructions when I made them. They merely repair my body. Yes, yes, Krueller built the suits. I helped him with some of his later creations, when he began animating the suits. Well, that's unfortunate. You're right, however. He was somewhat cruel. So this is Avalon Academy, you say? Very nice place. Now that I'm out of that lab, I don't really have anywhere to go. Is there any chance I could enroll here?"
"Well, I don't see why not. You're not the first construct to enroll here, though you're certainly more visually obvious. We're in a bit of disrepair at the moment. There was an...accident....that led to a rift to the lower planes...very messy. Anyhow, we're in the middle of cleanup, so I'm not sure if the headmaster has time right now for an enrollment meeting, but if you don't mind waiting? I can take you to the auditorium. That's where most of the other students are. The ones who aren't in the infirmary. And we'll take care of the paperwork as soon as we get a chance."
"Sounds good to me. Sitting down for a while also gives me a chance to buff out some of these last marks."
Jim opens a hatch on his chest, leading to what appears to be an extra-dimensional space. He takes his armorsmithing set out, and closes up the hatch again. Afterwards, Jim will follow Aananda to the auditorium.
Ephebe screams as the horn pierces her shoulder and she is left reeling from the images assaulting her mind.
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"Hmm...it's just a blob?"
casts magic missile
SR if needed
force damage...
Nasima smiles as the new girl curtseys. "Oh hi there! Hey, a curtsey! That was really good, are your folks royals of some kind? Mine are, so I had to that kind of stuff, too. I'm not a princess or anything, though, I'm just me. *giggle* Here, lemme see if I remember how to do this..." The sylph then executes a flawlessly elegant and graceful curtsey back. " So. Vai, is it? Where are you from? What brings you to our fine school?" Nasima is smiling warmly as she says all this, her huge, raindrop-colored eyes filled with curiosity. Her hair, which seems to have a mind of its own, is floating around her head, forming its ends into little question marks.