"*giggle* Oopsie!" she sits back down. "Hey, was that Fei? I had my head in my cloud. I can't tell if that was him or not. Is this like, quantum stuff? Is he Schrodenhumdinger's cat? Whatever? Humdinger's Fei? I can't know if it's him because seeing him would change him? Hmmm...Maybe I should take a physics class next semester..."
The sylph leaves her cloud where it is, and it starts slowly floating up towards the ceiling while she helps Ephebe and the various other elementals and Servants get the fresh batch of clothes put away. When Vai walks in, she smiles warmly. "Oh hey, that does look nice! I'm sure it was hawt on you, too, 'Phebes."
As Vai returns, a little embarrassed to be so over-dressed, but she smiles again at Fei, this time nodding her head in a respectful way. He's quiet. she thinks. Then Ephebe praises her and she blushes again. "I though I grabbed something a little more casual... Nasima you are soaked!"
After seeing the little fiend off Enre decides to go to the library. Once there he finds books about different creatures and races. He collects about ten or so of these books before sitting down to read them carefully.
*shrug*
"Happens."
*rueful smile*
She's wet from the cloud right?
'No way, Sima, I wore that to last year's winter formal and the color was way too severe for me. But it looks just darling on Vai."
"And SIma is wet because she was making a raincloud and then forgot and walked right into it," she said, shaking her head and laughing.
"Okay....we've got all my stuff packed up and ready to go now. TIme to check on Vai's new wardrobe. Vai, would you like to do the honors?"
"I think I might be able to fix that." Vai says with a strange glint in her eye.
'Sima's storm cloud slowly starts drifting to one corner, letting out little peals of thunder. Forks of lightning arc through it. One shoots out and chars the wall. Nasima grins up at it.
"Alright... here goes." Vai yanks open the door, taking a step back expecting a cascade of clothing.
Instead of a cascade, inside is a perfectly order set of uniforms, five in total, along with duplicates of each other piece of clothing Vai had put in there. They are all perfectly arranged and organized.
"Attaboy!" She says to the cloud, then looks at Vai. "Wait. Help? Who? With what? Why are you looking like that?"
"*giggle* Oopsie!" she sits back down. "Hey, was that Fei? I had my head in my cloud. I can't tell if that was him or not. Is this like, quantum stuff? Is he Schrodenhumdinger's cat? Whatever? Humdinger's Fei? I can't know if it's him because seeing him would change him? Hmmm...Maybe I should take a physics class next semester..."
The sylph leaves her cloud where it is, and it starts slowly floating up towards the ceiling while she helps Ephebe and the various other elementals and Servants get the fresh batch of clothes put away. When Vai walks in, she smiles warmly. "Oh hey, that does look nice! I'm sure it was hawt on you, too, 'Phebes."
"I...am still out here," Fei replies from the end of the line where he is quickly and efficiently packing the parcels he receives into the bin.
He nods politely when Vai goes back in the room in the blue dress.
"The dress does indeed look very nice on you."
"Cool! I think it takes time to build up before you end up with an avalanche of clothes. Who knows how long it's been since my brother put the enchantment on this thing."
'Sima looks into the closet and nods approvingly. A strong wind funnel forms around her for a few seconds and when it stops she is dry. Completely disheveld, but dry. "That's really cool. I still think you should totally turn this prank into a thing, you know? Like a thing to sell kids. 'Have clothes without having to go shopping with your folks' because ughhhh, right?"
Having secured the last of the effects, Fei carefully turns the pallet around and.
"What room are these going to, Ephebe?"
Having secured the last of the effects, Fei carefully turns the pallet around and.
"What room are these going to, Ephebe?"
"Oh, yeah, sorry about that. I thought I told you. I guess not. They're going to Krays's room...umm, if you don't know where that is we can show you. It's not that far from here actually."
Vai blushes extra when Fei comments on the dress, the red extending down her neck to her shoulders. "Thank you." she says to him, quietly.
Vai looks at Nasima's now completely disheveled hair. "I... I kinda want to practice my.. the spell I figured out earlier. Magic.. has a kind rush to it."
'Sima looks into the closet and nods approvingly. A strong wind funnel forms around her for a few seconds and when it stops she is dry. Completely disheveld, but dry. "That's really cool. I still think you should totally turn this prank into a thing, you know? Like a thing to sell kids. 'Have clothes without having to go shopping with your folks' because ughhhh, right?"
"Yeah, but all it does is copy what you put in it. If you want to turn it into a thing you need to figure out how to get it to make different stuff too. Cause who wants a whole wardrobe of the exact same thing?"
"Oh, yeah, sorry about that. I thought I told you. I guess not. They're going to Krays's room...umm, if you don't know where that is we can show you. It's not that far from here actually."
"Very well. It would probably be easier for all of us to go together to speed up the unpacking," he says with a nod.
"Umm..." he is suddenly wondering where he's goign to get the room for all of Ephebe's stuff.
"Maybe your mom can mold us some storage out of the walls?"
"Umm..." he is suddenly wondering where he's goign to get the room for all of Ephebe's stuff.
"Maybe your mom can mold us some storage out of the walls?"
"I'm pretty sure that Uncle Ryo already took care of that. I'm pretty sure he was moving walls and furniture and stuff when he was looking at the map. That's how he usually does it."
"Egads...ok. Whew. Umm, I'm sure my reagents are gonna be creepy, so I'll move them. You can put up whatever you like. It's our room now, after all."
Vai listens to Ephebe and Krays talk as the group walks down the hallway. She had offered to help Fei push the cart but he declined . The amount of looks she's getting is unnerving her. This dress sure attracts attention...
"Egads...ok. Whew. Umm, I'm sure my reagents are gonna be creepy, so I'll move them. You can put up whatever you like. It's our room now, after all."
She laughed. "Krays, you don't have to move your reagents. Like you said, it's our room...that includes you too. If you can learn to live with the fact that I don't always remember to put away my dance shoes and have a bad habit of leaving make-up on the counter and that sequins often end up all over when things go wrong while sewing a costume, I can learn to live with floaty eyeballs and stuff in jars on shelves on the wall." ^.^
Phaezeriel finally makes his way to the dining hall, and hovers a bit above the lintel of the door, watching to see how the other students, ones who have been here longer, go about getting food.
Gustav continued working on carving the wood inside his room. His first pictorial was a story that showed him traveling from Hard-Holden to Avalon Academy. The story was embellished just a little bit - the folk back at the town had not sent him off with flowers and gift baskets, for instance. But the boy whittled and carved contentedly, enjoying the feel of the light wood.
[i]She had offered to help Fei push the cart but he declined .
After eating, Phaezeriel will head back towards his room, trying to find his way without using the fancy arrows on the map.
Turning into a hallway he does not recognize, he is about to turn back when he sees a group of people walking through the hallway pushing a large pallet and talking.
Something about them strikes Phaezeriel as dangerous, but with the potential to be friendly. Perhaps it is the good-natured verbal jabs they are sending at each other. With a little trepidation Phaezeriel chooses to continue down the hallway just above head height of the tallest in the group.
As he comes closer to them, he moves a little to one side and greets them politely. Good afternoon.
"What is that?" Vai whispers into Ephebe's ear as Phaezeriel begins to approach. Vai is shocked to hear the creature speak, but, remembering Nasima's advice about making friends, she tries a tentative "Hello."
With a smile, Hi, my name is Phaezeriel, but my friends call me Phaze. What is your name?
"Hello Phazeriel, my name is Vai. Vai Emkar. Pleased to meet you." Vai curtsies, "This is Nasima, Ephebe, Krays and that's Fei moving the pallet." Vai motions to each as she introduces her friends. The little creature was kinda cute!
"Hello Phazeriel, my name is Vai. Vai Emkar. Pleased to meet you." Vai curtsies, "This is Nasima, Ephebe, Krays and that's Fei moving the pallet." Vai motions to each as she introduces her friends. The little creature was kinda cute!
Ephebe looked at Phaezeriel warily. "Does the Headmaster know you're here?" she asks, just a bit suspiciously, trying to keep her natural urge to smite in check.
Ephebe looked at Phaezeriel warily. "Does the Headmaster know you're here?" she asks, just a bit suspiciously, trying to keep her natural urge to smite in check.
Dropping to eye level to Ephebe, Phaezeriel bows deeply, Yes he does Lady, I met with him this morning. With a small smile, He said I should be prepared to show this as justification for my presence. Though I assure you, I am no threat to anyone here; I am as unlike those of my kind as you can possibly find. Phaezeriel flies just a bit closer, holding out both the map from Headmaster Ryo, and the letter of admission to the Academy.
"Well, okay," she said a little doubtfully. "If Uncle Ryo says you're okay, then I'll do my best to give you a chance. Umm, sorry. That sounded less than welcoming. It may take me a little while to get used to you."
"Interesting. I had given thought to summoning a quasit for a familiar once..."
"Interesting. I had given thought to summoning a quasit for a familiar once..."
[blink, blink]
"Really? .......Why?" she asked, puzzled.
Now unsure of herself, Vai looks from Ephebe to Krays and then to Phaezeriel. "Sorry.. did I miss something? Did he do something wrong?"
"I was exploring the bounds of my rapidly gaining power...I thought I could do it. Most people have snakes or toads, but a quasit! But after research, I had found most of the time they just try to corrupt their 'master', and every kobold shaman or mage of any power hadn't had the best of luck with them...I found that undead make much better servitors, no offense, Phaezeriel. They have no agenda, and they obey without question."
"And of course, after a while I...well had H'Tor."
Ephebe feels the kind of sorrow through their bond that one feels when reminded of a good friend lost...
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Fei brings the pallet to a stop as the small demon descends on them.
"Not himself, no Vai. But he is a quasit, which is a particular sub-species of demon that comes from the Abyss," he replies to her question. "Most demons are evil and malicious to their cores - though there are some who have tried to redeem themselves. They are generally referred to as 'The Risen' where I come from."
Phaezeriel bows again to Ephebe Thank you for your patience. I will not give you cause to regret your forebearance.
Turning to Vai he says I have done many bad things in the first century of my life. I have spent the last 147 years trying to atone for them. Their reaction is simply to what I am. Phaezeriel gives a small chuckle, I am afraid my kind do not have a very good reputation. His expression turning somewhat darker, Though they have earned every bit of it.
"I was exploring the bounds of my rapidly gaining power...I thought I could do it. Most people have snakes or toads, but a quasit! But after research, I had found most of the time they just try to corrupt their 'master', and every kobold shaman or mage of any power hadn't had the best of luck with them...I found that undead make much better servitors, no offense, Phaezeriel. They have no agenda, and they obey without question."
None taken, Krays, you are absolutely correct. And 146 years ago you would have been spot on in that assessment of me.
Nasima has been guiding her little beachball-sized thunderhead down the hall, giggling every time it nukes a piece of wall or a security camera with a pint-sized lightning bolt.
As the group is talking Phaez, she angles her head around Fei to look at the quasit, her hair forming a lazy question mark above her. She gives a tight wave. "Hi! Sup." then goes back to maneuvering the cloud. She seems to be aiming for a sprinkler head.
"Well, redemption is possible. Just keep that in mind, and persevere.
You can beat your inborn tendancies." He speaks with a certain familiarity with the topic that suggests he may have been a bad mama jamma himself...he'll turn and smile warmly at Ephebe
"It opens possibilities that you may think lost to you."
Or those you never had in the first place. Phaezeriel watches the exchange between Krays and Ephebe with dawning comprehension.
"Well, it's certainly a good thing he didn't try to hurt me... I would've been caught totally unawares." Vai is now slightly embarrassed by her outgoing reaction to a demon. What would her parents think, her talking to a fiend? Not that they even care if she's alive...
Vai's mood is a little dampened now.
*K-ZAM!*
Lightning hits a sprinkler head but just fries it, doesn't blast the head off. Nasima pouts.
"Nasima, since when did you get so destructive?"
*K-ZAM!*
Lightning hits a sprinkler head but just fries it, doesn't blast the head off. Nasima pouts.
"Why....are you destroying school property?" Fei asks Nasima as he sees the sprinkler head get attacked by her cloud...at the same time Krays asks his question. :)
Ephebe put a comforting hand on Krays's shoulder when the conversation turned to H'Tor, and smiled warmly back when he spoke of redemption and possibilities.
"I'm glad that you're reformed, Phaezeriel. You're not the first reformed demon I've known, and I'm sure that once I've gotten used to you, I'll be less....jumpy. It's just that I've had some very, very bad experiences with demons in the past."