"Did you remember to bring extra paper, Oneiro?"
"If I had anymore I'd be a library."
"Morning." He says to Jeran with a nod.
"Did you remember to bring extra paper, Oneiro?""If I had anymore I'd be a library."
"Morning." He says to Jeran with a nod.
Jeran nodded back. He seemed more on edge than usual.
"She's been a student here for about two years, so she must have come here after realizing no one could remember her. Going back and looking at all the papers she turned in but never got graded, it seems she's improved greatly since she's been here. One of our teachers, Professor Sunwake, has given her excellent grades in her Advanced Physical Education class, something quite difficult. Recently she'd taken to Care for Magical Beast with much excitement. She hasn't caused any trouble except for one extremely minor incident in the cafeteria, and seems happy as far as I can tell."
"If you would like, I can send for her and ask her to come here as soon as she can."
"That will not be a problem." Ryo tells Kitty's father, sending Kitty a message asking her if she is eating or about to and that her family would like to talk with her. "If she is at breakfast, I'll give you the tour so she has time to eat."
"Er, uh, Headmaster? Okay, this is weird. Um, I was just heading to the cafeteria. Saffire is really hungry, I can be there in just a few..."
::No need, they've asked to tour the school. You have time to eat.::
"It's seems she's just about to eat. Which part of the school would you like to see first? We have a map with all the locations students have access to if you would like to use that to decide." Ryo tells the Tanaka clan.
"Just allow me a moment to get her schedule then." After finding Kitt'y class list, Ryo proceeds to lead them through her typical day, even go so far as to use an illusion to show just what Advanced P.E. can be like.
Vai wakes up after an uncomfortable night's sleep. She is delighted to find that the aschen hasn't done anything to her other than mess her hair up. That was a easy fix though. She quickly goes over to Nasima to check the colour of her gemstone.
This morning, Vai spends a good deal more time on deciding what to wear. She wanted to look good. She couldn't decide if she should try wearing pants. The thought of the blue dress made her blue just thinking about it, so that was out. Fieri was supposed to be coming though, so Vai eventually chose to try the jeans and t-shirt look which Nasima was always sporting. It was strange, the t-shirt fabric was very clingy, but didn't feel tight. The jeans did feel tight though, probably because they were Ephebe's old jeans. Still, Vai had to admit they were comfortable and looked good in the mirror. And she wouldn't have to worry about the wind picking her skirt up.
There was a knock on Vai's door.
"Vai? You up yet?"
Vai opens the door, fully dressed. The aschen is sitting in the corner with a bag of coffee beans, crunching at them. There's a pile of discarded clothing on the bed. Vai puts her finger to her lips though, pointing to the still-sleeping form of Nasima. She beckons Nimceleb from his perch on top of the dresser and then closes the door behind her. "Look what Mom gave me!" she said excitedly, holding out the bag of gemstones.
"Oh, good! I was afraid she'd forget again. Now you can buy your own clothes, and trust me, Mom has zero concept of currency exchange, this will buy as many clothes as you could possibly want," she said with a wink. "By the way, I like the outfit. But tell me honestly...do you feel like your pants are going to split if you breathe too hard? Because that's how I always feel when I borrow Ephebe's clothes. I think she's almost awake now. I've been knocking on her door every fifteen minutes for the last hour. Be prepared, she's going to be really cranky before breakfast. She is very not a morning person." ^.^
Vakkler sits in the teachers' lounge, humming to himself and drinking what appears to be the kobolds' version of coffee.
"Yeah, it definitely feels like they're gonna split open, but I thought I'd try them... Pants feel weird though. Ephebe keeps telling me how flexible they are... but I don't know..." The pair starts walking towards Ephebe's room. "I was up late last night worrying about that... thing she sent to my room, so she has no excuse. I'm sure Uncle Ryo wouldn't mind it too much if we broke down the door to wake her."
The old woman nodded. "I approve. This is good training. It is good to see that Sakura-Neko will not get overly soft while studying here."
"Your approval is most welcome. I've done my best to see that everything is top notch and extremely durable. Suggestions for improvement are always welcome." Ryo adds, knowing he may be getting more suggestions than usual.
"Yeah, it definitely feels like they're gonna split open, but I thought I'd try them... Pants feel weird though. Ephebe keeps telling me how flexible they are... but I don't know..." The pair starts walking towards Ephebe's room. "I was up late last night worrying about that... thing she sent to my room, so she has no excuse. I'm sure Uncle Ryo wouldn't mind it too much if we broke down the door to wake her."
Fieri giggled. "Uncle Ryo wouldn't mind, but Krays might be cranky about it." ^.^
"And don't worry too much about the pants. We'll get you some proper jeans in town that actually fit."She banged on the door of Ephebe's room again.
"Please do NOT tell me that Fi wants us to get up at the crack of dawn just to go shopping," she moaned as the loud insistent knocking was followed by Fieri's voice.
"C'mon, Pheebs, I know how long it takes you to get ready and eat breakfast. If you don't get up now we won't have enough time for a proper shopping trip. I know you can hear me!"
Ephebe groaned and hid her head under the pillow.
Krays groans and rolls over...
"Well, she's certainly loud about something. Have fun shopping!"He nuzzles his mate, chasing her from under her pillow.
The door slammed open and a sleepy and slightly rumpled looking Ephebe came out. She was wearing a T-shirt and jeans instead of her armor, but these were just as skin-tight.
"...."
"Talk after breakfast," she said tersely as she walked past them and headed for the cafeteria.
Fieri giggled.
"Bye, Krays! See ya later.," she said, waving as she closed the door to the room before following after Ephebe.
"Hey, Pheebs, didn't you forget something? Like maybe a hairbrush?" she called after the half-asleep Ephebe.
Aananda reviewed the security footage for the fifth time and swore. Nope, not an illusion. Okay, well, that tears it. She needed to find this student immediately. She started running comparisons through the database to figure out his name. After a couple of minutes the system came back with Ghalen Kiln and a room number. She transferred a cpoy of the footage onto her wristband and headed out.
After knocking, there is no immediate answer. After a second one, a sound that can only be a disgruntled young man having to wake earlier than expected rousing. You can hear a few expletives, then the door opens, revealing a very tired and disheveled Ghalen in just his greys (a gray cotton tank top and boxers).
"For the love of, do you have any idea how early..." he looks up and sees, an adult female, probably faculty member. His look goes from annoyed to confused.
"Sorry ma'am. I, uhhh..." he reached behind the door to fetch a robe, and puts it on hastily "...wasn't expecting any visitors. It is Saturday, right?" he says as he rubs an eye and tries to wake up faster.
Khassar walks in. "Morning Professor, Oneiro, and ..." to Jeran "I don't believe we've been introduced. Name's Khassar Blackadder."
"Anyway sorry to be late. I had to stop by the supply building to pick up a compass."
Aananda looked at Ghalen suspiciously. "Mr. Kiln, we need to talk. Privately, since I doubt this is something you want to have spread all over the school. Get dressed. I'll wait here."
Khassar walks in. "Morning Professor, Oneiro, and ..." to Jeran "I don't believe we've been introduced. Name's Khassar Blackadder."
"Anyway sorry to be late. I had to stop by the supply building to pick up a compass.
Jeran nodded in acknowledgement. "Jeran Darkclaw."
Khassar walks in. "Morning Professor, Oneiro, and ..." to Jeran "I don't believe we've been introduced. Name's Khassar Blackadder."
"Anyway sorry to be late. I had to stop by the supply building to pick up a compass."
"Ah. Yes, good idea. Well, now that we're all here, everyone grab a pack and let's head out. Daylight's wasting," she said, grabbing a pack and struggling a little under the weight.
"Wow. These are, ummm, quite heavy actually. Ah well...let's be off then."
Fieri giggled.
"Bye, Krays! See ya later.," she said, waving as she closed the door to the room before following after Ephebe.
"Hey, Pheebs, didn't you forget something? Like maybe a hairbrush?" she called after the half-asleep Ephebe.
A flame chakram bounced off the wall just missing Fieri.
"What did I tell you?" Fieri said to Vai. "She's really cranky in the morning."
Aananda looked at Ghalen suspiciously. "Mr. Kiln, we need to talk. Privately, since I doubt this is something you want to have spread all over the school. Get dressed. I'll wait here."
He stops rubbing his eye, and looks at her levely.
"Ok...did I miss a form for enrollment or something? Meh. Be right back."The door shuts politely, and after a minute or two reopens, Ghalen wearing his 'robes'.
"Can we stop and get breakfast? I'm pretty hungry."
Aananda looked at Ghalen suspiciously. "Mr. Kiln, we need to talk. Privately, since I doubt this is something you want to have spread all over the school. Get dressed. I'll wait here."
He stops rubbing his eye, and looks at her levely.
"Ok...did I miss a form for enrollment or something? Meh. Be right back."
The door shuts politely, and after a minute or two reopens, Ghalen wearing his 'robes'.
"Can we stop and get breakfast? I'm pretty hungry."
"I don't doubt it. It seems that you haven't been getting nearly enough calorie intake. I assume you're aware that you can only keep that up for a short time?" she says obliquely.
"I think we should talk first. I have an everproducing rice mortar in my office. I use it when I travel. That should tide you over."
He doesn't take the baited comment.
"Rice. Yum. Maybe I'll wait till after. The cafeteria isn't going anywhere. Alright then, lead on."
Aananda led him to a small office near the Headmaster's and closed the door behind them. She indicated that he should sit in the chair in front of the desk and she took a seat behind the desk. She laid her arm on the desk so that her wrist cuff was easily visible.
"I'm not sure if you're aware of this, Mr. Kiln, but this school is filled with a nanite cloud. It's our security network. We've had certain problems in the past that simply could not be adequately monitored with conventional methods. I check the feed every morning just to make sure nothing slips through the cracks. Imagine my surprise this morning when I saw this," she said pressing a button on her wrist cuff. A holographic projection sprung up from the device showing Ghalen transforming into a red dragon.
It doesn't take long to see that Kitty's Obaa-sama subscribes to similar theories of discipline to Professor Relkav as he expresses concern over the lightness of the workload and the shortness of the school day as well as complaining that the discipline policies were much too lenient.
Ryo responds that while the course load does seem light, he also has to think about the teachers, some of which can be overwhelmed by what their students are capable of. He also explains that many students prefer it this way, and that they only graduate when they reach a certain level of academic achievement, not when a certain amount of time has passed, so they have plenty of motivation to work hard.
"Wow. These are, ummm, quite heavy actually. Ah well...let's be off then."
"It's 'bout time." The dwarf in charge of the circle grumbles.
"The Namori Jungle, please. Just outside it on the western most side. There's an abandoned village there we can use as a starting point."
"Yeah, yeah, don't get your papers all crumpled." The dwarf grumbles as he activates the circle. After a few moments of varied feelings going through them, the group finds themselves withing walking distance of the village Oneiro mentions. Oneiro casts a glance west at the mountain that are just barely visible before turning back tot eh group.
"With the maps we have, we can use the village as a reference point and retrace the expedition of the ast man know to have the book we're looking for. Anything anyone wants to say before we go into the jungle?"
Vai smiles. She had meant what she said about Ephebe being grumpy. So in response to the chacram, Vai sent a bolt of lightning past Ephebe's ear, and giggled.
Ephebe jumped, startled. She'd been expecting fire not lightning. She turned around.
[blink, blink]
She smiled reluctantly. "Alright, you got me. I was expecting Fieri to fire back. Agh. I used to be better at mornings, but I'm sooo tired and hungry all the time."
"With the maps we have, we can use the village as a reference point and retrace the expedition of the ast man know to have the book we're looking for. Anything anyone wants to say before we go into the jungle?"
"Use caution, put on mosquito repellant now, and for heavens' sake, stick together....I think that about covers it."
Ephebe jumped, startled. She'd been expecting fire not lightning. She turned around.
[blink, blink]
She smiled reluctantly. "Alright, you got me. I was expecting Fieri to fire back. Agh. I used to be better at mornings, but I'm sooo tired and hungry all the time."
Vai was glad that Ephebe wasn't mad, she was worried that she had been a little too bold. Finally managing to stop giggling, Vai says: "I'm pretty sure that is Krays' fault, not ours. So be grumpy at him instead." Vai is clearly in a good mood despite the tight jeans. She almost didn't want to spend the gemstones. There was a sapphire in the bag that was stunning.
Aananda led him to a small office near the Headmaster's and closed the door behind them. She indicated that he should sit in the chair in front of the desk and she took a seat behind the desk. She laid her arm on the desk so that her wrist cuff was easily visible.
"I'm not sure if you're aware of this, Mr. Kiln, but this school is filled with a nanite cloud. It's our security network. We've had certain problems in the past that simply could not be adequately monitored with conventional methods. I check the feed every morning just to make sure nothing slips through the cracks. Imagine my surprise this morning when I saw this," she said pressing a button on her wrist cuff. A holographic projection sprung up from the device showing Ghalen transforming into a red dragon.
"Interesting. Mr. Antairus must have a different definition of 'privacy' than is normally accepted. I was training, learning how to blend my spells and physical training. No more, no less. We've all heard the tales of how horrible dragons are. Why else do you believe I asked for a private place to train?"
"Use caution, put on mosquito repellant now, and for heavens' sake, stick together....I think that about covers it."
"With the maps we have, we can use the village as a reference point and retrace the expedition of the ast man know to have the book we're looking for. Anything anyone wants to say before we go into the jungle?"
"One more thing, every few minutes be sure to drink some water. This humidity will drain you faster than you might think."
"Nice try," she said with a slightly predatory smile as she lets her eyes change briefly, holding it long enough to both get a very good look at any spells he might have active and to make sure he saw their draconic nature.
"In theory, the wards around this world should prevent any non-allies from entering. But wards are never perfect, are they, Mr. Kiln. Your armor. I noticed it before, but especially while I was reviewing security tapes. It's too new. It's not a relic that's been carefully preserved."
Vai was glad that Ephebe wasn't mad, she was worried that she had been a little too bold. Finally managing to stop giggling, Vai says: "I'm pretty sure that is Krays' fault, not ours. So be grumpy at him instead." Vai is clearly in a good mood despite the tight jeans. She almost didn't want to spend the gemstones. There was a sapphire in the bag that was stunning.
Vai was glad that Ephebe wasn't mad, she was worried that she had been a little too bold. Finally managing to stop giggling, Vai says: "I'm pretty sure that is Krays' fault, not ours. So be grumpy at him instead." Vai is clearly in a good mood despite the tight jeans. She almost didn't want to spend the gemstones. There was a sapphire in the bag that was stunning.
"I tried being mad at him, but for some reason I can't seem to stay mad at him," she said with a sheepish smile.
"I'm glad to see you're in such a good mood today. I'm sure I'll feel more able to face this after breakfast....or not. Oh gods," she said turning a sickly shade of green as the smell of eggs wafted out of the cafeteria. She made a mad dash for the bathroom.
"Nice try," she said with a slightly predatory smile as she lets her eyes change briefly, holding it long enough to both get a very good look at any spells he might have active and to make sure he saw their draconic nature.
"In theory, the wards around this world should prevent any non-allies from entering. But wards are never perfect, are they, Mr. Kiln. Your armor. I noticed it before, but especially while I was reviewing security tapes. It's too new. It's not a relic that's been carefully preserved."
"Hmmm. Interesting coloration." he says with an almost detached tone.
"Non-allies. You mean enemies. Look, I've only been here a week. I have attended classes and not caused any trouble, save for the kind you think I'm causing by trying to stay out of sight while I train."He gets serious as a heart attack here, his silver eyes flashing a bit, then a light seems to go off over his head.
"Wait, why, exactly, do you think I should be an enemy of this school? What exactly do you think I am?"
"Uh oh." Vai glanced towards the washroom. Vai looked at Fieri. "Er. I don't know if I ever want to have kids. This is only the first week. I heard it gets alot worse." Vai's stomach was rumbling in response to the smell of bacon.
Krays is awash with nausea through their bond...
::Wow, hon. You ok?::