"I assure you, Mr. Relkav, I am being entirely truthful. And may I point out, that the students you are referring to are known troublemakers. I make it a point not to associate with them for just that reason," she answered smoothly with a smug little smile.
"Perhaps."
Like a kobold, that one. Still, for a human to be that way is disconcerting. I don't like her.
"If that's all, Mr. Relkav, may I go? I wouldn't want to be late for dinner."
A group of girls had gathered at the end of the hallway, waiting for Nala to join them.
"You may."
And an enchanter.
"If that's all, Mr. Relkav, may I go? I wouldn't want to be late for dinner."
A group of girls had gathered at the end of the hallway, waiting for Nala to join them.
"You may."
And an enchanter.
The girls fell into step around Nala as the group headed towards the cafeteria.
Very synchronized. Again like kobolds.
Vakkler sighs. "Well, I wonder where that creature slithered off to."
Sinh watches the self-assured girl leave, his glance cool. He knows 'smug' when he sees it.
Vakkler sighs. "Well, I wonder where that creature slithered off to."
"It looks like she's heading to dinner with her friends." Sinh turns to Vakkler, "I'd like a look at her class schedule, Master Vakkler. Maybe she's got an alchemy or botany class that exposed her to something."
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Sinh watches the self-assured girl leave, his glance cool. He knows 'smug' when he sees it.
Vakkler sighs. "Well, I wonder where that creature slithered off to.""It looks like she's heading to dinner with her friends."
Vakkler stares.
"What?"
The kindly custodian gives Vakkler a smile that ends at his eyes. "Sweet words don't always mean a good character, Master."
He looks at the washpail. "Did you see where the slime-creature went? Can you show us?"
The washpail wheels in a circle and then trundles back into the lounge, heading toward the small kitchen, followed closely by Mr. Sinh. It stops in the middle of the room.
The kindly custodian gives Vakkler a smile that ends at his eyes. "Sweet words don't always mean a good character, Master."
"What are you talking about?"
The kobold looks blank for a moment. Then his eyes widen. "Ah! No, I agree. Kobolds are quite familiar with smugness."
"Pardon me, Master. I was a bit unkind about the girl."
"Pardon me, Master. I was a bit unkind about the girl."
"Perhaps. Right now, I'm trying to decide whether I dislike her more than that Sunwake brat."
Sinh grabs Betsy and drops to the floor in the kitchen, looking for slime. He pokes beneath and behind the stove, sink, and shelving. Satisfied that the mop-chewing beastie isn't in the room, he tries to find its trail. Very quickly, he and Vakkler reach the same conclusion - it had to have gone down the drain.
Sinh grabs Betsy and drops to the floor in the kitchen, looking for slime. He pokes beneath and behind the stove, sink, and shelving. Satisfied that the mop-chewing beastie isn't in the room, he tries to find its trail. Very quickly, he and Vakkler reach the same conclusion - it had to have gone down the drain.
"Well, that's inconvenient."
Sinh nods. "Very inconvenient." He pops the grill off the drain and looks down inside, even pushing his hand in with a grimace. He pulls it out completely clean.
He sits back and regards the kobold. "It seems to be gone... and it took all the dirt with it. If there's a map of the waste pipes, we could try to find it, I expect. Either that or we wait for it to pop up somewheres."
Sinh nods. "Very inconvenient." He pops the grill off the drain and looks down inside, even pushing his hand in with a grimace. He pulls it out completely clean.
He sits back and regards the kobold. "It seems to be gone... and it took all the dirt with it. If there's a map of the waste pipes, we could try to find it, I expect. Either that or we wait for it to pop up somewheres."
Vakkler blinks. "Impressive. Yes, yes, waiting might be best. I have a map, but finding a particular ooze...any ooze...finding an ooze down there would be finding like a needle in a haystack."
Nasima makes her way down to the cafeteria and plunks down in a seat to wait for Phebe and the others. Come to think of it, who all else is coming? Oh well, doesn't matter. I'll find out soon enough. She passes the time pushing dust and litter (what little there is) around into a neat little pile up against the wall, then using wind to push up on the drop-ceiling tiles.
Sinh looks levelly at the kobold, saying quietly, "Master Vakkler, janitors are a quiet lot. Most times we have keys to everything. So discretion is our way. Is there maybe something I should know about the sewers in case I need to go down there?"
The kobold's dart about. "Well...there are some oozes down there. A good few." He picks at one of the few remaining pastries. "Don't tell anybody. I don't think it'd..."
Sinh smiles, saying casually. "All sorts of creatures come in through sewers, ya just never know... And I sure wouldn't want to panic any students. Best we just keep that between us."
Ephebe ran straight into Jeran just before she turned the corner to the hallway leading to the cafeteria. She groaned. Jeran was one of Nala's friends. He scowled at her.
"Watch where you're going, Sunwake," he growled, his features becoming just a little more canine as he said it.
"Great," she thought to herself, "just what I need. He's even more of a jackass near the full moon. He should have been a weredonkey instead of a werewolf."
"I'm sorry I bumped into you, Jeran," she said, nervously. "I'll be more careful."
She ducked away from him hastily as it didn't look like he was going to accept her apology and sprinted for the cafeteria.
Looks up from his book on 'Basic Thaumaturgy' to see H'Tor reading a book on Thayan sword and shield techniques in defense of a caster. 'Who are thayans?' he thinks to himself, then announces
"Time for dinner H'Tor..."
Shifts into ethereal form
"I don't want to interrupt your reading for the inconvenience of eating. I'll call if I'm in danger."
H'Tor simply waves to him then goes back to reading. Krays takes the most direct route to the cafeteria, going through walls
"Well looks like the queen is here with her peons." Asch mutters as he sees an entire table clear out just to allow Nala and her posse to sit.
Floats into the cafeteria and looks for a familiar face...and sees Nasima and Asch. He floats over to Nasima to scare her then thinks better of it, not wanting to cause an accidental Khoda appearance.
Instead he ends his ethereal form and greets Asch with a blast of negative energy, and says "Hello" to everyone as he sits down
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"So ummm...if you guys are here, who is with Ephebe? Spin?"
Sinh smiles, saying casually. "All sorts of creatures come in through sewers, ya just never know... "
"That is why I have the oozes in place. But my means of acquiring them was...questionable." The kobold swallows the pastry in one bite.
Spin, without a chance to meet the Nala girl before Mr. Sinh takes her away, waves goodbye with a, "Nice to meet you, Nala."
As he watches her walk away, something feels strange about that girl. Oh well, he thinks, maybe she's just feeling bad about being slimed by Ephebe's brother.
The thought doesn't even have time to really sink in before Mr. S is introducing him to yet another young woman. This place is going to be great.
He takes in her skin, her hair, her eyes... he's obviously fascinated by her. "No offense, Mara, but what are you? I've never seen someone with your skin and eyes. They're awesome!" He takes her hand, feeling the texture of her palm. "I'm Spin, by the way."
"Um.. do you mind if I try something?" he asks as they make their way into the cafeteria.
While waiting for a response from Marra, Spin hikes his thumb back over his shoulder in response to Krays's question, "Last I saw her was back at Nasima's room. She wanted me to meet her and Nasima here. Wait... why does someone need to be with Ephebe?"
Up in the air, Ruji flies just under the rafters as he searches for poorly guarded food to snatch and fly away with...
The students may guard their food from groud level threats, but they never think to look up.
'Sima suddenly looks up. "Oh no! Phebe!" She concentrates on the wind, touching the vaporous and distracted thoughts of nearby breezes, but there are so few...there!
"She's on her way, but she's alone!" The sylph jumps over the table and is about to take off through the halls when the younger Sunwake dashes in.
Nasima heaves a sigh of relief. "You scared us. You shouldn't be alone!"
Ephebe dashed into the cafeteria, skidding to a halt by the table her friends were sitting at.
"Hey, guys," she said, glancing over her shoulder. She tried to pull her blouse up so that it covered both shoulders, but it stubbornly slipped back again.
"Hey what are you doing here?! This is my hunting ground I claimed it this afternoon when I was given that ice cream and the chef was so rude." Silver asks Ruji as he flys around him.
Spin looks up at Ephebe, "See? There she is.. but seriously, why can't Ephebe be alone?"
As he asks, his curiosity gets the better of him, and his body spins into a form similar to his usual self, but made from Marra's material.
Spin holds a rock-skinned hand up in front of his face, "Okay! This is seriously cool! What else can yo do? Ya know, other than look awesome with your awesome rock skin?"
'Sima suddenly looks up. "Oh no! Phebe!" She concentrates on the wind, touching the vaporous and distracted thoughts of nearby breezes, but there are so few...there!
"She's on her way, but she's alone!" The sylph jumps over the table and is about to take off through the halls when the younger Sunwake dashes in.
Nasima heaves a sigh of relief. "You scared us. You shouldn't be alone!"
"Sorry, 'Sima. I didn't mean to. But there was a little confusion and you and Spin both thought I was saying the other one would stay with me, and I know it's really stupid for me to be wandering the school alone right now, but I was already out in the hallway alone and it just seemed better to get here as quickly as possible since I knew that's where all of you were going to be. We might need to work out some better way to coordinate things I guess."
"Do you have any idea how pissed off the Boss would be with me if you got attacked while alone?" Asch says with a frown. "Besides I can't have any fun if you get in a fight and I'm some where else."
Ruji mock hisses and starts to hover, lifting his wings up. Between them appear words.
"I've lived here for more than 300 years. This is my air, hatchling!"
Spin looks up at Ephebe, "See? There she is.. but seriously, why can't Ephebe be alone?"
As he asks, his curiosity gets the better of him, and his body spins into a form similar to his usual self, but made from Marra's material.
Spin holds a rock-skinned hand up in front of his face, "Okay! This is seriously cool! What else can yo do? Ya know, other than look awesome with your awesome rock skin?"
"Ummm....it's complicated," she said, blushing a little as she simultaneously tried to pull up the shoulder of her blouse again and pull it down to cover more of her middle.
"Remind me not to borrow clothes from Fieri again," she muttered to Nasima."Hey, that is pretty cool," she said about Spin's latest transformation.
"Do you have any idea how pissed off the Boss would be with me if you got attacked while alone?" Asch says with a frown. "Besides I can't have any fun if you get in a fight and I'm some where else."
"Sorry, Asch. Like I said, we need to work on a better way to coordinate things," she said, apologetically.
Looks at Ephebe and nods in greeting, then looks at Spin and everyone else...
"If he's going to be my roomate, we might as well include him."
Looks at Spin
"We can't discuss it here."
"Well if you've been around for 300 then you know I'm a dragon there for you have to listen to me." Silver says and then a thoughtful look comes over his reptilian features. "You know if we used your experience and my agility we could get more food."
Not wanting to make a fuss in the cafeteria, Ephebe speaks telepathically to Spin.
::Remember what I said about having a stalker? Well, it's at least one, and probably more than one. Part of a ...er....particular hate group. Anyways, they...ummmm....tried to kidnap me this morning so....I'm .....not really supposed to be wandering around the school by myself.::
"Should we head towards our room then?" Asch asks as he motions towards Amada.
"Should we head towards our room then?" Asch asks as he motions towards Amada.
"But...but I just got here...and I'm starving," she said, plaintively. "I barely ate any lunch at all. Just give me a few minutes to eat first, 'kay?"
She spotted the special table piled high with food just for her.
"Oh, good, they put some extra on. Be right back."
She rushed over to the food and proceeded to eat what looked like about a hundred times her body weight in food.
"Agreed!"
Goes and gets a plate of food