He grinned and rolled his eyes. "Well at least it got you to stop hyperventilating for a little bit."
"Oh, hey, I think that Gaelvin is up next. I really want to hear his performance...I've already learned so much and we've only had a couple of lessons. I can't wait to hear what he can do."
"You say it like we had a bad performance or something." Taron says as he walks up with a drink in hand. "Don't tell me you're still worried you won't get fans!"
Taron doesn't seem to notice Kam gesturing for him to back away...
"Sadie, come sit with us!"
"No, Sadie come sit over here!"
"Sadie, isn't this fun?! I hope you're coming to the after-party with us!"
She shook her head.
"Remind me not to rescue underclassmen girls anymore," she said under her breath. "They're too much work."
"Oh, hey, I think that Gaelvin is up next. I really want to hear his performance...I've already learned so much and we've only had a couple of lessons. I can't wait to hear what he can do.""You say it like we had a bad performance or something." Taron says as he walks up with a drink in hand. "Don't tell me you're still worried you won't get fans!"
Taron doesn't seem to notice Kam gesturing for him to back away...
Jiminy puts an arm around Taron's shoulder and grins evilly. "Well, if it isn't my dear brother, who has been so very, very helpful with all of the pep talks lately. I left a special thank-you present for you in your room. I may have to find more ways to express the full extent of my gratitude if you continue to be so terribly encouraging."
Jim can be vaguely seen carrying sound equipment in preparation for Gaelvin's performance. once they are in place, he takes off, to resume his position manning the lights.
Off to one side of the converted basement/concert hall near the bathrooms, an aid station has been set up by the Infirmary on the off-chance that there are any accidents during the performances.
Fei is the only student left at the station with the other staff, contentedly setting up supplies and surveying the veritable sea of beings here for the festivities.
Jiminy puts an arm around Taron's shoulder and grins evilly. "Well, if it isn't my dear brother, who has been so very, very helpful with all of the pep talks lately. I left a special thank-you present for you in your room. I may have to find more ways to express the full extent of my gratitude if you continue to be so terribly encouraging."
"I'd expect nothing less. After all, without my 'pep talks' Feiri wouldn't have put nearly as much effort in preparation, now would she?" Taron replies, not worried at all.
"Wow you were right!" he says to Nala "They're good!"
Jiminy puts an arm around Taron's shoulder and grins evilly. "Well, if it isn't my dear brother, who has been so very, very helpful with all of the pep talks lately. I left a special thank-you present for you in your room. I may have to find more ways to express the full extent of my gratitude if you continue to be so terribly encouraging.""I'd expect nothing less. After all, without my 'pep talks' Feiri wouldn't have put nearly as much effort in preparation, now would she?" Taron replies, not worried at all.
"Is that what we're calling it? Huh. I call it having to carry my mate to the kiln every night so she can heal because she hasn't been able to eat for days and she won't stop working until she literally collapses from exhaustion," he growled, his mask of affability gone. "Seriously, Tare, cut it out. She's not half as resilient or happy as she pretends to be, and she can't keep this up. Let her have a minute to rest now that it's time for performing. Yesterday's attack was the most relaxed she's been all week, if that gives you any clue."
He sighed. "Rumors have already made their way back to her home. Her mother and grandfather are coming tomorrow. So just back the hell off." His eyes changed briefly as he was barely keeping his temper in check.
"Wow you were right!" he says to Nala "They're good!"
"They never fail to impress," she said with an almost smile. "I don't know who the next guy is. I hear he might be a new teacher or something, but nobody knows for sure."
"Who is it?"
When Gaelvin takes the stage, he recognizes him, not who he so much as what he is...
"Oh, like that's fair...this should be good!"
"Who is it?"
When Gaelvin takes the stage, he recognizes him, not who he so much as what he is...
"Oh, like that's fair...this should be good!"
She looked at him curiously. "You know that guy? Have you heard him perform before?"
She pretended not to see the group of girls making rude gestures at her. At least they were too scared of Ryuzo to really do anything.
*Gives slurk duty for swearing*
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*Gives slurk duty for swearing*
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Gaelvin suddenly shows up far to the side of the stage sliding into view with his guitar in hand. He dashes towards the stage.
"Gonna be late, gonna be late, gonna be late, gonna be late, gonna be late, gonna be late, gonna be late, gonna be late, gonna be late, gonna be laaaaaaate!"
He skids to a stop on stage catching his breath. A spotlight has him in moments. He looks up like a kobold staring down a stampede of war weasels. A few moments drift by then he recovers, spinning his guatar he strikes the first chord causing an explosion of sound and color as his illusions run rampant. As he starts to sing and play they take form changing the world around them. The sky shifts in a spectrum of colors and ghostly plants start to grow quickly from the ground. Soon they are joined by animals of all kinds. As the song goes on it begins to effect the people giving them illusionary alterations making them seem more fantastic, a few even find that they can fly with scaled wings.
This is a dragonsong of flight. It allows those the player wishes to fly like a dragon for as long as the music plays. Dragonsongs can only be learned from dragons or those who in turn learned the song from dragons. They run thick with power and even among dragon kind few have the talent to master them completely.
He looks up like a kobold staring down a stampede of war weasels.
Vakkler has a brief moment of sympathy for the student, and he doesn't know why.
The kobold looks at the shapes, clicking his tongue softly. Nice music.He stays well away from the illusions, though.
She waited for the music to start, ready for her cue, and then nearly tripped over herself when it did. Why in the world if he could do this would he have asked for help with the stage effects? Had Alton mixed up the order of the performances. She looked up into the rafters trying to spot Alton with a 'what do I do now?' expression on her face, which was quite genuine since she wasn't sure what to do about either the performance or the song. Where had he learned it and why use it now?
Vai is among those lifted by the dragonsong. She feels almost a kinship with the boy on stage, and for a moment all her worries and fears vanish as the wings briefly take her higher. And then Ephebe is on the stage! Vai looks around to make sure no one is looking, and then whistles loudly between her fingers before once again lowering to the ground and taking her seat to enjoy the performance.
He sighed. "Rumors have already made their way back to her home. Her mother and grandfather are coming tomorrow. So just back the hell off." His eyes changed briefly as he was barely keeping his temper in check.
"Hey, sorry bro, I'll make up for it somehow. I can probably buy you another day if you want. They can't teleport in thanks to Uncle's wards, and there are few creatures that can fly through a storm."
She looked up into the rafters trying to spot Alton with a 'what do I do now?' expression on her face, which was quite genuine since she wasn't sure what to do about either the performance or the song. Where had he learned it and why use it now?
Alton looks back with a reassuring smile on his face and mouths "Don't worry" down to Ephebe. A moment later, Ephebe has a sudden bout of inspiration and knows just how to dance to the song.
He sighed. "Rumors have already made their way back to her home. Her mother and grandfather are coming tomorrow. So just back the hell off." His eyes changed briefly as he was barely keeping his temper in check."Hey, sorry bro, I'll make up for it somehow. I can probably buy you another day if you want. They can't teleport in thanks to Uncle's wards, and there are few creatures that can fly through a storm."
Jiminy ran a hand distractedly through his hair. "That would be great. Thanks. Sorry for snapping at you. It's just...well, you know what it's like, when the person you love is hurting and there's nothing you can do to fix it. I'm not used to not being able to fix things."
She looked up into the rafters trying to spot Alton with a 'what do I do now?' expression on her face, which was quite genuine since she wasn't sure what to do about either the performance or the song. Where had he learned it and why use it now?Alton looks back with a reassuring smile on his face and mouths "Don't worry" down to Ephebe. A moment later, Ephebe has a sudden bout of inspiration and knows just how to dance to the song.
Ephebe took a deep breath, relaxed, and let herself flow into the music as she moved across the stage, moving seamlessly with the illusions.
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"It's not a good feeling." Taron agrees. "But don't try to fix everything, okay? It doesn't seem to work for this family."
"Kam and I will make the storm seem as natural as we can. I think I know someone who can help, so we'll get you two as much time as we can." Taron's eyes glow purple even behind closed lids, and he shivers as he starts the beginnings of the storm. "We're lucky, there were a lot of clouds not too far away. We can let it build up on it's own for a while."
"It's not a good feeling." Taron agrees. "But don't try to fix everything, okay? It doesn't seem to work for this family."
"Kam and I will make the storm seem as natural as we can. I think I know someone who can help, so we'll get you two as much time as we can." Taron's eyes glow purple even behind closed lids, and he shivers as he starts the beginnings of the storm. "We're lucky, there were a lot of clouds not too far away. We can let it build up on it's own for a while."
"No worries, bro. I'm not gonna pull an Ephebe here. And thanks. This lets it be one crisis at a time. And hopefully Fieri can actually get some rest tomorrow so she'll be in better shape to deal with what's guaranteed to be an unpleasant confrontation."
"Heh. Wonder who managed to talk Ephebe into actually getting on stage?...and what's with this song?"
"This... is... awesome!" Michael breathes as he watches the illusions with awe in his eyes. He looks up and sees some students are now flying with wings and can't help but want to fly with them and the illusory animals that seem to swoop and glide in time to the music. "How can that girl dance so well without being distracted?"
"Heh. Wonder who managed to talk Ephebe into actually getting on stage?...and what's with this song?"
"I didn't get a name, but I've met him before."
::We need to watch him. That's dragonsong, and he doesn't seem to care about the how dragons are viewed here in Agartha.::
Fei tilts his head quizzically for a moment when he recognizes Ephebe on the stage, then watches the rest of the illusory performance with curiosity...and just a small amount of concern in the back of his mind as it continues.
"Who is it?"
When Gaelvin takes the stage, he recognizes him, not who he so much as what he is...
"Oh, like that's fair...this should be good!"She looked at him curiously. "You know that guy? Have you heard him perform before?"
She pretended not to see the group of girls making rude gestures at her. At least they were too scared of Ryuzo to really do anything.
"No, not personally...but he looks really comfortable on stage, a veteran performer..." Bluff.
He give the girls making rude gestures to Nala the "I'm watching you" mime...
Sees Ephebe take the stage and gets ready, to handle anything that may come up. Gaelvin begins his song, and Krays seems uncomfortable, but muddles through it. He looks over at Taron, and sees the same look of concern mirrored on his face. He watches Ephebe dance, though, and smiles wth pride at her awesome performance...
"Who is it?"
When Gaelvin takes the stage, he recognizes him, not who he so much as what he is...
"Oh, like that's fair...this should be good!"She looked at him curiously. "You know that guy? Have you heard him perform before?"
She pretended not to see the group of girls making rude gestures at her. At least they were too scared of Ryuzo to really do anything.
"No, not personally...but he looks really comfortable on stage, a veteran performer..." 1d20+35 Bluff.
He give the girls making rude gestures to Nala the "I'm watching you" mime...
Nala sat back, seeming to enjoy the performance, but on the inside she was freaking out. What the hell? Was this guy with the one who had used her for a patsy? Was he trying to start a riot? So far it seemed okay, all part of the show, but she was nervous waiting for things to go horribly wrong. It was the sort of scenario she wouldn't have hesitated to take advantage of a few weeks ago. And what in the nine hells was Ephebe doing up on stage during this song of all things? Ephebe had always been a challenge to go against because underneath that seemingly helpless facade, she was actually pretty sharp. It wasn't like her to do something so blatantly stupid. So what was the angle? Preemptive discrediting rumors of what she really was? It's all just an illusion, like the concert? Well, actually, that would be pretty smart.
Sense motive
Looks over at Nala, then looks concerned. "You ok, Nala?"
Wait for it... wait for it... POUNCE! Saffire leaps at a iluusion, fully intent on eating it, and let's out a surprised "Meep!" when he passes right through his prey.
Wait for it... wait for it... POUNCE!
Sense motive 1d20+35
Looks over at Nala, then looks concerned. "You ok, Nala?"
"How well do you know Ephebe Sunwake?" she asked abruptly.
Wait for it... wait for it... POUNCE! Saffire leaps at a iluusion, fully intent on eating it, and let's out a surprised "Meep!" when he passes right through his prey.
Wait for it... wait for it... POUNCE!
Kitty dissolves into a fit of giggles.
"We have got to figure out how to make illusions for him to play with...actually that would be a great pet toy in general....something that makes small illusions for them to chase." :)
"I could work on it while I've still got the technical know-how." Michael says as he laughs at the tiny drakes antics. "You wouldn't have to keep replace the practice stars then."
"I could work on it while I've still got the technical know-how." Michael says as he laughs at the tiny drakes antics. "You wouldn't have to keep replace the practice stars then."
"Yeah, that would be awesome! And if we know how to make them we could sell them in our pet shop...you know....someday, when we actually manage to get it up and running and all that." ^.^
"How well do you know Ephebe Sunwake?" she asked abruptly.Sense motive 1d20+35
Looks over at Nala, then looks concerned. "You ok, Nala?"
He looks a little confused...
"As well as anyone else who's only been here a week. I know she...should not be taken at face value, though. Most of the students here have something to hide, or are not what they appear to be, or only what they appear to be. Why do you ask?"
"Yeah, that would be awesome! And if we know how to make them we could sell them in our pet shop...you know....someday, when we actually manage to get it up and running and all that." ^.^
"You read my mind.* Now we just need a name, a building permit, all the forms, a source of income so we can actually build it, a working lab... yeah, this could take a while." He admits with a smile. "Maybe I should put up a sign and see if anyone wants a little pet..."
"How well do you know Ephebe Sunwake?" she asked abruptly.Sense motive 1d20+35
Looks over at Nala, then looks concerned. "You ok, Nala?"He looks a little confused...
"As well as anyone else who's only been here a week. I know she...should not be taken at face value, though. Most of the students here have something to hide, or are not what they appear to be, or only what they appear to be. Why do you ask?"
"Because right this minute she's either doing something really stupid or really smart and if it's the former it....could get really ugly. There's somebody I er, used to work with who wouldn't hesitate to take this chance. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but just keep an eye out for trouble, okay?"
"Yeah, that would be awesome! And if we know how to make them we could sell them in our pet shop...you know....someday, when we actually manage to get it up and running and all that." ^.^"You read my mind.* Now we just need a name, a building permit, all the forms, a source of income so we can actually build it, a working lab... yeah, this could take a while." He admits with a smile. "Maybe I should put up a sign and see if anyone wants a little pet..."
"Yeah, maybe selling a few to fellow students as a side business might help us get started on saving the money we'll need to actually get the shop going....and we're probably both going to have to get jobs for a while...but I know we'll get there eventually if we keep working hard at it. And in the meantime we can think up a name and make plans for how we want the place to look and all of that." :)
Filne watched as some of the students flew about.
"Hey dont go up to high. You stop dive bombing those girls or I'll turn you into a frog for a week."
A student flies by him so fast his robes whip out to one side covering his head.
"......Thats it."
The student suddenly finds himself grabbed by a giant glowing hand and slammed into the ground. Filne walks over with a small cage in one hand and a glowing finger raised in the other.
"Foolish students say ribbit."
He points at him and in a burst of green light he turns into a frog. Filne puts him in the cage.
"Anyone else want to take things too far hmmmm."
"Because right this minute she's either doing something really stupid or really smart and if it's the former it....could get really ugly. There's somebody I er, used to work with who wouldn't hesitate to take this chance. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but just keep an eye out for trouble, okay?"
He gets a serious look, watching Ephebe.
"Understood. If something goes down here, I'll make sure you're protected, but maybe later we should talk about that stuff? The guy you used to work with? I only know that you had enthralled folks, not that you were driven to do so. If there's a third party threat, I'd liek to know more."He seems to shift in his chair, going from a relaxed enjoy the show to a leap at a moment's notice...oddly he seems just as comfortable with both.
"Because right this minute she's either doing something really stupid or really smart and if it's the former it....could get really ugly. There's somebody I er, used to work with who wouldn't hesitate to take this chance. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but just keep an eye out for trouble, okay?"He gets a serious look, watching Ephebe.
"Understood. If something goes down here, I'll make sure you're protected, but maybe later we should talk about that stuff? The guy you used to work with? I only know that you had enthralled folks, not that you were driven to do so. If there's a third party threat, I'd liek to know more."
He seems to shift in his chair, going from a relaxed enjoy the show to a leap at a moment's notice...oddly he seems just as comfortable with both.
She sighed. And things had been going so well too.
"Don't go thinking that I'm a nice person or I was coerced or that there were mitigating circumstances. I was tricked, but that's not the same thing. I'll tell you later if you want. Just don't go expecting to like what you hear," she said sullenly.
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He points at him and in a burst of green light he turns into a frog. Filne puts him in the cage.
"And in the meantime we can think up a name and make plans for how we want the place to look and all of that." :)
"Actually, in the meantime to that meantime..." Michael doesn't finish his sentence and instead jumps into the air and starts pumping the magically gifted wings on his back.
"And in the meantime we can think up a name and make plans for how we want the place to look and all of that." :)"Actually, in the meantime to that meantime..." Michael doesn't finish his sentence and instead jumps into the air and starts pumping the magically gifted wings on his back.
Kitty gasped in surprise and then laughed and clapped her hands, delighted.
"That is so cool! This is such a fun concert!" :)
An attractive blonde dressed as unattractively and severely as possible stalks up to Filne.
"I don't know how they do things where you're from, Professor," Miss Jones snapped, "but at this school we do not use transformation magics as a form of punishment. Change him back this instant! And we will be speaking with the headmaster about this later," she added icily.
Vakkler rarely sides with Ms. Jones, or any of the other teachers, but he does so now. The kobold is scowling up at the elf. "Professor Jones is correct. Although this school is eccentric in many ways, one area in which it's positively lenient is discipline. The only frogs in this school are albino and tusked. I'll tolerate no human amphibians."
Speak of the devil, a little slurk climbs out of his pack and onto his head. The kobold ignores Slarrow, turning to the former student."Slurk duty, tomorrow night."