"Oh? Which one?" She winced as she heard the 'music' coming from the auditorium. "Ugh. Rocks Fall has got to be the worst band here. You can't even tell the difference between warming up and attempting to perform."
"um I think her name was Ignance or something like that, looked around 11-14 something like that, I'd guess 12... how fast do firebirds age" finding that the noise made it hard to hear his voice he repeats the statement in her head:: probably best to comunicate like this so I don't have to compete with this trash, I could do better than this... hmm that's an idea, I might go check if anyone in town has a good base..::
::Ignace. She's 12. I, uh, mentioned her to you before. She's the sister with the ....fire issues. Anyways....firebirds age like humans for the first couple decades and like elves after that. If you see a firebird that looks old, it's totally an affectation. Generally political leaders choose to appear older because it projects the idea that they have a lot of experience...and thus concludes the lecture for the day,:: she said flippantly. ::So....you're a musician....dammit everyone but me is good at music! And you have no idea how embarrassing it is to be a firebird that has no rhythm and sounds like a tone deaf cat when I try to sing,:: she added grimacing. She grinned. ::Well, at least I know good music when I hear it.::
::Ah, she seemed really shy, and I think Lang, that monk kid her age might have a crush on her, I'm not the best, I have a good voice and I'm decent on the base, but I've never really had any formal instruction, I'm usually more the guy you go to special effects.. wanna hear a secreet, untill my wings grew in, I used to be afraid of heights, I mean terrified, nowadays I love to fly, but before...:: he shrugs:: you think they're almost done? I don't think I can take much more of this:: he smiles
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The disheveled young woman who many students met when they signed up for classes comes on stage at the end of Rocks Fall's set.
"Well....that was certainly....interesting. Let's all give a big hand to Rocks Fall....for getting off the stage."
"The next band has a slightly more melodic sound, which let's be honest, isn't that difficult. Please welcome Experimental Octopuses to the stage....really? Experimental Octopuses was the best name you could come up with? Right, right, sorry. Less commentary."
[Quote Raelle]::So....you're a musician....dammit everyone but me is good at music! And you have no idea how embarrassing it is to be a firebird that has no rhythm and sounds like a tone deaf cat when I try to sing,::
"Okay, that's it! I am putting my foot down! That was the fifth time you told me 'just five more minutes' in the last half hour! We've already missed the first band, and we are going to the concert now!" she said firmly, grabbing Michael's arm and physically pulling him away from the lab bench.
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[Quote Raelle]::So....you're a musician....dammit everyone but me is good at music! And you have no idea how embarrassing it is to be a firebird that has no rhythm and sounds like a tone deaf cat when I try to sing,::
"So your trying to keep things cool in here. I would have figured there was some sort of enchantment place on the room." Dom takes the glass of frozen water and drinks from it as if the water had never been frozen.
The creature turns and faces Caedes, spinning the blades and returning them to their scabbards flawlessly.
"You trifle, General. The vesssel iss not ready, thiss tesst wass premature. We can only protect now when we musst. He wass chossen for hiss spirit, hiss defiance in the facce of death. Ssoon the vesssel may learn to call, but now iss too ssoon. You want to guide, to prepare this vessel? Teach him war. Teach him to defend himsself. Mentor him.
You know war. You know death. Sshow him."
He begins to fade out, and Gavin slowly sinks to the floor.
::We await his calling...:: Caedes hears faintly just before it disappears entirely, leaving Gavin unconscious on the floor.
Caedes looks down at Gavin as he drops to the floor shaking his head at the spirit that had taken over the boy. He bends and picks the boy up putting him over his shoulder.
With him over he walks outside to find Enre waiting for the both of them, he looks down to his brother "I figured out what happens to him. Seems a spirit takes him over when he is about to die. Did not stay long enough for me to speak at length with it. Seems this young one needs to be taught war."
Enre shrugs at his brother having expected his brother to have wrecked the room, seeming to be happy to find that was not the case. With that done they take Gavin back to his room to rest up.
[Blink, Blink] (o_O)
Fei just stands there for a moment as the now-revealed firebird exits the room. He then leaves and secures the training room, and heads back to the Materials and Supplies building to complete his afternoon assignment.
That done, the young monk picks up his pace to get to the rooftop on time. Taking the more direct route, he quickly scales the outside of the building, stopping only at the sight of Vai's tail draped over the edge of the roof.
Vaulting over the top, he lands on the gravel next to her.
"Hello." (^_^)
::Ah, she seemed really shy, and I think Lang, that monk kid her age might have a crush on her, I'm not the best, I have a good voice and I'm decent on the base, but I've never really had any formal instruction, I'm usually more the guy you go to special effects.. wanna hear a secreet, untill my wings grew in, I used to be afraid of heights, I mean terrified, nowadays I love to fly, but before...:: he shrugs:: you think they're almost done? I don't think I can take much more of this:: he smiles
She laughed. ::Okay, that's kinda adorable. The flying thing, I mean. Sooo....you weren't born with wings then?::
::Oh, thank goodness,:: she said when Professor Reading walked on stage to introduce the next act.
::These guys are better. Nothing special, but at least you can dance to it.::
Experimental Octopuses turned out to be a rather generic electronica band which sounded really good after the stylings of Rocks Fall.
::Care to dance with me?::
Dave blushes ::not ones strong enough to do anything little gimpy things that looked like they belonged on a chicken::
::I would be glad to dance with you::
So that was...ahhh....interesting? Lang apparently was not to thrilled about that last band.
Is this your sister's band? but before Ignace can answer wait...duh firebird .. not octopus. Sorry, I'm being...
before he answers lang points to the crowd Hey isn't that Dave and your other sister?
Lang is being a bit giddy and silly wondering if Ignace likes funny.
she seemed so serious before, we both need to be kids again, gettin in trouble, gettin dirty in the mud, doing ....whatever it is Firbird kids do for fun.
He continues to guage her reponce trying to figure out what makes her happy
"Well....that was certainly....interesting. Let's all give a big hand to Rocks Fall....for getting off the stage.."
Rosa stops headbanging as rocks falls stops playing nodding ti the students around her she gos off to get a rocks falls t shirt in XXxXXL
"So your trying to keep things cool in here. I would have figured there was some sort of enchantment place on the room." Dom takes the glass of frozen water and drinks from it as if the water had never been frozen.
"Well not trying per say it kinda just happens see." Tybalt shifts down hugs Dom for long enough for him to feel the cold then shifts back. "I guess you could say the gods left me 'cold'." >:3 pun-smirk. Noticing new band. "Woo techno!"
"Okay, that's it! I am putting my foot down! That was the fifth time you told me 'just five more minutes' in the last half hour! We've already missed the first band, and we are going to the concert now!" she said firmly, grabbing Michael's arm and physically pulling him away from the lab bench.
"If you knew what Rocks Fall's music sounded like, you'd be thanking me for keeping Saffire from hearing and then imitating them!" Michael replies hastily as he's pulled to the concert. "If you thought Saffire was tone-deaf..."
*Meep!*
"Well, you are!"
Anahita pauses while looking around and glances at Ehos when mention of visiting her room. She lifts her eyebrows slightly with curiosity and asks, "My initial reaction was to ask if such is appropriate. I shall quell that thought, though, since.. well, this is not my land and the cultures here are diverse. Forgive my reaction."
She takes a few moments to think on it and then asks, "I am not truly tired, yet. Perhaps a walk in the gardens. I am occasionally ..I feel constrained in all these walls of .. odd materials and technology." She doesn't 'cringe' at the walls and such, but she definitely makes a little worrisome face glancing around.
While walking she inquires of Ehos, "Why do .. or rather, what was that 'music' supposed to represent? Their inner feelings, or pain? Some sort of rage against existence? It felt .. disjointed, angry. Unconnected and ..violent, for no discernible reason. Chaotic." Her face says she could speak more descriptors, but she falls quiet, a lightly puzzled expression on her features.
Ehos blushes right to his roots. It was the first time in a long time he had mentioned visitng the room of a young lady where sex had not been the first thing on his mind. A little flustered, he displays: 'My apologies, I did not mean for us... I did not mean that we should be indiscreet.' despite the fact that it had been since before the incident, 'I was merely suggesting that we might see if you would find your quarters comfortable.' Ehos was trying to rid himself of the flushed face by pretending to be examining the route to the gardens. 'I believe a walk in the gardens will suit me just fine. I have a friend who will inform us when more talented musicians take the stage.'
Ehos has calmed considerably by the time they are outside. The setting sun makes an excellent backdrop to the gardens. Ehos will occasionally point out certain plants to avoid, though he's sure such warnings are not needed for someone of Anahita's grace. Continuing the conversation about music: 'Perhaps they, like many artists, seek to emulate nature. While more ordered sounds are pleasant to us, nature is not so. Violent, chaotic, disjointed. This is the way of the world. It is only by our strength are we able to calm the raging storm that is existence.'
Shortly after Ehos and Anahita begin their walk through the gardens, Anahita notices a young man scaling the wall, and then vaulting up onto the roof. Next to where he climbed, a thick, blue-scaled tail hangs off the roof. As Anahita watches, the head of a Blue dragon comes into view, and begins to speak.
Dave blushes ::not ones strong enough to do anything little gimpy things that looked like they belonged on a chicken::
::I would be glad to dance with you::
She couldn't quite contain her mental 'Awwwwwww!' at the thought of cherub Dave.
She grabs his hand and heads for the dance floor.
Vai has almost dozed when she hears the sound of someone climbing the walls and then landing next to her. She opens a draconic eye, and sees Fei in front of her. She smiles , and stretches out before standing up on all fours, in a manner very similar to that of a cat having just been woken up from a nap. Shaking out her lethargy, she sits up, the harness clanks slightly, as it is not fully secured. "Good evening, Fei." she begins warmly, "Did you have a good afternoon?" Vai had to resist the urge to nuzzle the young monk. Contact was easier in dragon form, and it was only for Fei's sake did she old back.
Dave audibly groans at her awwing but takes the offered hand and smiles, dancing when there is room.
So that was...ahhh....interesting? Lang apparently was not to thrilled about that last band.
Is this your sister's band? but before Ignace can answer wait...duh firebird .. not octopus. Sorry, I'm being...
before he answers Lang points to the crowd Hey isn't that Dave and your other sister?
Lang is being a bit giddy and silly wondering if Ignace likes funny.
she seemed so serious before, we both need to be kids again, gettin in trouble, gettin dirty in the mud, doing ....whatever it is Firebird kids do for fun.He continues to gauge her response trying to figure out what makes her happy
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"That type of music is not to my liking," she said, making a face as she commented on Rocks Fall.
"I think that FAIN is supposed to perform last. There will be several bands before them."
She looked where Lang was pointing and saw the winged boy she'd met earlier with Raelle. "Yes, they appear to be dancing. Raelle likes to dance. She isn't very good at it though. She's got no rhythm," she said, shaking her head at her sister's attempts to dance along with the music.
In spite of the solemnness and formality of her words she seemed to be enjoying watching the students from a position of safety. But her reactions were all carefully controlled. She didn't seem to just let herself go very often.
"Okay, that's it! I am putting my foot down! That was the fifth time you told me 'just five more minutes' in the last half hour! We've already missed the first band, and we are going to the concert now!" she said firmly, grabbing Michael's arm and physically pulling him away from the lab bench."If you knew what Rocks Fall's music sounded like, you'd be thanking me for keeping Saffire from hearing and then imitating them!" Michael replies hastily as he's pulled to the concert. "If you thought Saffire was tone-deaf..."
*Meep!*
"Well, you are!"
Kitty laughed. "The point is to get out of the lab and have fun once in a while! And it's lonely and boring and not fun going out to have fun without you." ^.^
Anahita pauses and turns to face towards Ehos, after his last statements.
"My apologies, Ehos Denulia. What is that you spoke of regarding Nature?" She doesn't exactly take a step back away from him, but she does consider him fully.
Then, while standing there, her eyes peer up and towards the roof behind and above Ehos, seeing the head of a blue dragon.
"Oh dear. A chromatic drake.. are they evil in this world as they are in mine?" She points to help guide Ehos' gaze if he doesn't immediately see it.
Tybalt is in the air above the dance floor doing a popping locking robot kind of dance to the beat of the music. (Unless of course its dubstep that's not music in his opinion) He's pretty good but not professional (30 cha no ranks).
Ardiente streaked through the halls, propelled faster by the flames at his tail. He barely manages to barrel roll out of the way of the red-haired girl with horns who had been the center of attention earlier. Kitty? Either way, she appeared to be half-dragging another boy along with her. "Sorry!" he shouts, glad that she hadn't been hit by his wake.
The firebird is very glad that the doors to the auditorium are propped open, and he streaks in, quickly noting the positions of various airborne obstacles and beings. Fire was beautiful, but only if no one got hurt. He has to ensure that his performance was perfect. Manuveuring at speed around the room, Ardiente is making a show all on his own, twisting many strands of multi-coloured fire around him, seeming to gather more and more as he flies around the room. Finally he dives slightly towards the crowd, pulls up so that he's flying straight roofward. The strands of fire coiling around him follow as well. The climb kills all his momentum, and at the tip of the arc, he transforms back into humanoid shape, flaring out his fingertips all at once. The dozen strands of differently-coloured fire all suddenly explode into the shapes of flowers. Beautiful, radiant. The concentration apparent on Ardiente's face is extreme. Then, as suddenly as the spectacle began, the fire-flowers are gone, with Ardiente tumbling back down into the crowd.
He shifts into bird form once more, gliding into land on the stage. Once safely on the ground, Ardiente resumes humanoid form, taking a deep bow to the crowd. Experimental Octopuses are staring daggers at him for stealing their thunder, but he doesn't seem to notice as he hops off the stage, into the crowd.
'Please don't mistake me...' Ehos begins, but then Anahita's eyes stray away from him and the datapad. He turns to see what she was looking at.
Ehos smiles and shakes his head. He attempts to return her attention to that datapad. 'Not that one, at least. Hers is a rather sad tale, and not mine to share. I could introduce you, if you'd like.'
As ardiente burst into the room trailing fire and whatnot Tybalt is caught by surprise and shifts up onto the farthest rafter away from the middle of the room clinging to it with claws dug deep into the wood and every strand of fur standing at attention. He is giving the feline equivalent of a growl.
"Hey hot head, if you want to show off you could coordinate with others, that would have been timed better" Dave then puts out any remaining fire with a wave of his hand
Tyrrin sits bolt upright, letting out a short scream, clutching her head. She's barely awake for two seconds, not even noticing the other two in the room, before she's laying back down, asleep once again. "Everything burns..." she moans.
"She is .. another student or professor then?" Looking back at the datapad, but mostly Ehos' face.
"I have encountered some dragons. Mostly the metallic sorts. I've even helped defend against the chromatic in my world, with the aide of the metallic allies. It would appear, yet again, I must forget what I have experienced and .. treat things as new."
Then she looks back at Ehos, waiting for his earlier response to be completed after saying, "When you can, I would be honored to meet another dragon."
'A student.' Anahita would remark that the dragon atop the school is rather young... no older than a juvenile, by dragon reckoning.
Ehos listens carefully to Anahita, levelly returning her gaze. 'What of the gem dragons from your world? Have they not taken a side?' Ehos was furiously trying to remember all the history of the Empire which Tyrrin had filled him in on.
'I am not sure that she will notice us right now. You might say that she is somewhat smitten. Unless you feel like climbing the wall, or have another way to garner her attention?'
"There is beauty in spontaneity, Mr. Adamant." Ardiente retorts, though he seems to be slightly out of breath. The display had been a powerful expediture of energy. Frivolous, his Master would say.
Lang watches the fire show with interested. he soon realizes that the fire display may upset Ignace with her fear of using her fire magic.
he tries to fein disinterest until he can judge her responce
still it was beautiful
After the horrific ear explosion that was Stones Fall, Ace quips "And that is *the* perfect example of why Trolls should stick to Reggae and other such jammin beats mon" This last is said in a much different accent than the girls are used to.
"Mr. Adamant? What are you talking about, it's D'Fowl"
"I would not .. wish to interrupt a majestic creature such as that. Another time is fine- especially if she is in the company of another, or worse, her smitter." She attempts to be playful with her word use.
"I have only ever heard of .. dragons, of gems or crystals. Though, never once actually met one. My travels were never into the interior of the world, I preferred to feel the sky and sun upon where I traveled.
You were going to say something ..about Nature?" She smiles trying to lure Ehos back to his comments just moments ago with the music and nature.
Kitty laughed. "The point is to get out of the lab and have fun once in a while! And it's lonely and boring and not fun going out to have fun without you." ^.^"Oh, if only you had asked me sooner! You see -oh, how do I say this?- I've already promised this pretty tiefling girl to the concert! It's pretty serious you know. She's already met my family and I'm going to meet hers soon." :p
After recovering from shock Tybalt shifts down directly in front of Ardiente hair still on high. He floats with his head slightly above Ardientes so as to appear a little less small. He is furious and his focus on keeping off the trembling aura is gone so he is intimidating despite appearance. " Do you understand that you very easily could have killed me just then!? Do you comprehend how completely irresponsible that was!?" A sheen of frost is spreading across the floor and ardiente is much less warm than usual. "That was one of the most completely boneheaded things I have ever seen! The sheer magnitude of what a bad idea that was is very nearly overwhelming! Agh!" Upon finishing his rant Tybalt shift up to a rafter and sits for a while to cool down.
Dave smirks "you see this, this is what I'm talking about, this could have been prevented with a little coordination or even just looking where you're going"
"Well not trying per say it kinda just happens see." Tybalt shifts down hugs Dom for long enough for him to feel the cold then shifts back. "I guess you could say the gods left me 'cold'." >:3 pun-smirk. Noticing new band. "Woo techno!"
"So your trying to keep things cool in here. I would have figured there was some sort of enchantment place on the room." Dom takes the glass of frozen water and drinks from it as if the water had never been frozen.
Dom gets a confused look to his face. Um... You know I don't swing that way. So please tell me this is not a case of misplaced feelings." He looks back to the stage to see the new band. "Well this is a new sound to me."
"I have only ever heard of .. dragons, of gems or crystals. Though, never once actually met one. My travels were never into the interior of the world, I preferred to feel the sky and sun upon where I traveled.
You were going to say something ..about Nature?" She smiles trying to lure Ehos back to his comments just moments ago with the music and nature.
'Ah, yes.' Ehos takes a moment to collect his thoughts. 'Please don't mistake me, nature is beautiful. Wondrous even. But it would be naive to believe that nature is not capricious, vicious and chaotic. Even I, one who grew up among the trees, can see this. Our nation is crafted to be in harmony with the trees and the animals, but we still bring order to chaos. We impose our will upon nature, and it brings order. Whether or not that is something to be desired is another debate.'
Dom gets a confused look to his face. Um... You know I don't swing that way. So please tell me this is not a case of misplaced feelings." He looks back to the stage to see the new band. "Well this is a new sound to me.""Well not trying per say it kinda just happens see." Tybalt shifts down hugs Dom for long enough for him to feel the cold then shifts back. "I guess you could say the gods left me 'cold'." >:3 pun-smirk. Noticing new band. "Woo techno!"
"So your trying to keep things cool in here. I would have figured there was some sort of enchantment place on the room." Dom takes the glass of frozen water and drinks from it as if the water had never been frozen.
Ardiente streaked through the halls, propelled faster by the flames at his tail. He barely manages to barrel roll out of the way of the red-haired girl with horns who had been the center of attention earlier. Kitty? Either way, she appeared to be half-dragging another boy along with her. "Sorry!" he shouts, glad that she hadn't been hit by his wake.
The firebird is very glad that the doors to the auditorium are propped open, and he streaks in, quickly noting the positions of various airborne obstacles and beings. Fire was beautiful, but only if no one got hurt. He has to ensure that his performance was perfect. Manuveuring at speed around the room, Ardiente is making a show all on his own, twisting many strands of multi-coloured fire around him, seeming to gather more and more as he flies around the room. Finally he dives slightly towards the crowd, pulls up so that he's flying straight roofward. The strands of fire coiling around him follow as well. The climb kills all his momentum, and at the tip of the arc, he transforms back into humanoid shape, flaring out his fingertips all at once. The dozen strands of differently-coloured fire all suddenly explode into the shapes of flowers. Beautiful, radiant. The concentration apparent on Ardiente's face is extreme. Then, as suddenly as the spectacle began, the fire-flowers are gone, with Ardiente tumbling back down into the crowd.
He shifts into bird form once more, gliding into land on the stage. Once safely on the ground, Ardiente resumes humanoid form, taking a deep bow to the crowd. Experimental Octopuses are staring daggers at him for stealing their thunder, but he doesn't seem to notice as he hops off the stage, into the crowd.
"Wow" Seeing the streaking fire Dom pulls the water from his water bottle but sees the flames were controlled before he sent it flying. "Seriously man what was with that? I almost hosed you down, thinking you were in trouble!" The glob of water still hovering in front of him.
Anahita's face lightly smiles, more and more, as Ehos speaks his mind. She takes a few steps, playfully backwards from him and has her hands behind her back as she does, somewhat, suddenly, moving herself in a manner that hints at her figure and shape, even with the cotton outfit of loose fitting desert cloth. She shakes her head a bit and lets her dark, thick, wavy hair flow around, then pauses to look back at Ehos.
"A being of law and order then, I suspect? Your will imposed upon the chaos that is Nature- forging your nation. It's not something that just any beings can perform.. but, sadly, I cannot agree with your statements on Nature. That is but one aspect of the beauty and mystery. It is, as far as my existence and beliefs are concerned, divine and oh so much greater than anything else."
With another smile, she stretches widely, again, letting the clothing grow more taunt on her form, then stands there with hands on her hips. It's quite alluring, if someone enjoyed a mild performance of feminine wiles that was watching. The moment seems to fade slowly away, as she stands there, looking straight at Ehos' eyes, smiling.
"I am curious what your feelings and thoughts are to my response, Ehos." A grin turns into a smile.
"Wow" Seeing the streaking fire Dom pulls the water from his water bottle but sees the flames were controlled before he sent it flying. "Seriously man what was with that? I almost hosed you down, thinking you were in trouble!" The...Ardiente streaked through the halls, propelled faster by the flames at his tail. He barely manages to barrel roll out of the way of the red-haired girl with horns who had been the center of attention earlier. Kitty? Either way, she appeared to be half-dragging another boy along with her. "Sorry!" he shouts, glad that she hadn't been hit by his wake.
The firebird is very glad that the doors to the auditorium are propped open, and he streaks in, quickly noting the positions of various airborne obstacles and beings. Fire was beautiful, but only if no one got hurt. He has to ensure that his performance was perfect. Manuveuring at speed around the room, Ardiente is making a show all on his own, twisting many strands of multi-coloured fire around him, seeming to gather more and more as he flies around the room. Finally he dives slightly towards the crowd, pulls up so that he's flying straight roofward. The strands of fire coiling around him follow as well. The climb kills all his momentum, and at the tip of the arc, he transforms back into humanoid shape, flaring out his fingertips all at once. The dozen strands of differently-coloured fire all suddenly explode into the shapes of flowers. Beautiful, radiant. The concentration apparent on Ardiente's face is extreme. Then, as suddenly as the spectacle began, the fire-flowers are gone, with Ardiente tumbling back down into the crowd.
He shifts into bird form once more, gliding into land on the stage. Once safely on the ground, Ardiente resumes humanoid form, taking a deep bow to the crowd. Experimental Octopuses are staring daggers at him for stealing their thunder, but he doesn't seem to notice as he hops off the stage, into the crowd.
"Well, you certainly describe the time dilation effect near the jungle accurately...though it seems quite the coincidence...." she said, still suspicious of his story. "Tell me something that Master Quo would say."
"Hmmmm, it is difficult to fabricate his wisdom, but he was a very secretive man. A story he told us is this: A master who lived as a hermit on a mountain was asked by a monk, 'What is the Way?' 'What a fine mountain this is,' the master said in reply. 'I am not asking you about the mountain, but about the Way.' 'So long as you cannot go beyond the mountain, my son, you cannot reach the Way,' replied the master.' He made us think on things of this nature for hours on end."
Raelle had been standing next to Dave and Ardiente when Tybalt decided to scold Ardiente and there were tears in her eyes as the frost on the floor seeped through her thin shoes.
"Ow! owowowowow! He's not the only one who needs to watch out for who's around him!" she snapped at Tybalt.