"That's better. Almost civilized even. So. What was it you wanted to talk to me about?""It's not much," Kam says quickly, cutting off Taron as he opens up a desk drawer and pulls out a mishappen, burnt black opal, "but we did manage to get some from Ianthe." His hand becomes demon claws before he digs his fingers into the object and wrenches at it. It gives and awful groan before it opens. The inside is in much better condition than the out. Brass filligree lines a small mirror, and what was probably clockwork at one time fills the lower half.
Jiminy goes quiet and nearly stops breathing as he reaches for the object. "May I?" he asks, anxious to examine this relic from before the Empire rained destruction on their ancestors' homeworld.
"We think it was a music box once, but nothing we tried to do to fix it could get it to work."
"Yeah, well, you're not me, and if I can't do it, I bet Mom can....she's gonna flip when she sees this, but not as much as Grandma...." he said, excitement starting to take over.
"no. i probably know more magic then you do. it's the fact that i seem to reject any and all magic that comes my way, weather I want to or not. casting mage hand is hard for me, and iv'e been learning magic from a wizard and a cleric for years. it's useless."
Carefully pulling his claws out of it, Kam hands the relic over carefully.
"We wouldn't have even looked if you hadn't asked."
"Sorry we didn't bring you anything, Vai, but we kinda didn't know about you. Not that we brought anything for the people we did know about other than Jiminy."
"Take your pick, Mr. Endoril. You'll find people behave differently in History of Agartha than they do in Botany. There are plenty of clubs to choose from, and several classes that may be of more interest than your classmates behavior. You seem to be a bit more focused than the typical new student, so why don't you look at this list and mark which ones you'd like to take for reasons other than.. I believe the term is people-watching?" He slids a sheet of paper with the various classes on it over to Rahz. "You can have six classes, or five and a study period. Basic P.E. is required for all students, unless the choose to take Advanced Physical Education."
"A map of the school will be provided, but if you find yourself lost and it's no help, you can always ask another student or teacher for help. If no one else is around, simply touch a wall, think of your destination, and follow the flashing arrows that will appear. Now, last question. Are you open to the idea of having a roommate? I've got a few other students who had roommates that graduated or left last semester, so there are some openings."
Rahz just nodded and looked the list over, and seemed a bit more interested in Botany and Magical Theory than anything else, though he soon made his decisions for three more classes, then a study period. Even for basic P.E., he wasn't looking forward to it, but maybe there were ways around it...or ways to make it worthwhile.
"Oh, well, that's interesting," he said as he took the map and heard about the walls. Then the subject of a roommate came up, and Rahz thought about it; while there could be potential in having...well, someone easy to experiment on, it could hurt him with his...other endevours. "No...I work better alone," he said, making his decision. "So, when do I start and what should I do?"
"no. i probably know more magic then you do. it's the fact that i seem to reject any and all magic that comes my way, weather I want to or not. casting mage hand is hard for me, and iv'e been learning magic from a wizard and a cleric for years. it's useless."
"Well new spells aren't the thing I mean. It's focusing and empowering the magic you can do and becoming more in tune with your inner magic spark. We all have that and I know with some help you can overcome this 'anti-magic' thing of yours."
Carefully pulling his claws out of it, Kam hands the relic over carefully.
"We wouldn't have even looked if you hadn't asked."
"Sorry we didn't bring you anything, Vai, but we kinda didn't know about you. Not that we brought anything for the people we did know about other than Jiminy."
Jiminy took the box carefully, his eyes changing to their draconic appearance as he gazed at its inner workings. He sat down at Taron's desk.
"Tools. I need tools," he muttered. The tools appeared on the desk as he warped reality to bring them to him and he started trying to put it back together the way he saw it lined up in his mind, completely absorbed in the work.
"Well new spells aren't the thing I mean. It's focusing and empowering the magic you can do and becoming more in tune with your inner magic spark. We all have that and I know with some help you can overcome this 'anti-magic' thing of yours.""no. i probably know more magic then you do. it's the fact that i seem to reject any and all magic that comes my way, weather I want to or not. casting mage hand is hard for me, and iv'e been learning magic from a wizard and a cleric for years. it's useless."
"that's just it. I'm the exception to the rule- i don't have an "inner magic spark." I've even gone to divine magic- yet, the gods seem to ignore me. when someone tries to heal me, it often fails. when someone tries to harm me with spells, it often fails." he pauses. "I envy you, warlock. what you have is something i can but dream of."
"Well, it's still pretty early, so if you want to take your things to your room(it shows up on the map, second floor) you can have plenty of time to eat breakfast before classes start. Avalon has a kitchen staff that is second to none." What they headmaster doesn't say is that the kitchen staff deserves every raise they ask for too. Nothing like keeping a couple hundred students happy and well-fed. Especially the Avalon variety.
Sun smiles as well as a baboon can smile.
I like you we could have hours of debate and I must admit I would most likely loose. but how did I go from statue to flesh? well, I am not a real Baboon.
Sun looks around to see if Lang is coming back and being sure that he is not
You see I have chosen the Baboon form to be a familiar form for Lang to accoiate with wisdom as is our culture. but in truth I am nothing more than a spirit. I am a spirit in physical form. Now you may wonder who's spirit. well I am Lang's spirit. I am the physical form of all of Lang's past lives guideing him in his present one. Lang is a bridge between these two worlds, the physical one and the spiritual one. the statue you saw before is how I originated in this world. what you see now is a part of Lang's past using the stone statue as a vessel to interact. In our culture I am described as a Foo creature.
as the two apprach a tree outside the cafeteria
Ahh here is a nice spot and I see another will join us. Hello Dom, I would like to introduce...you never did say your name did you
"Hey Sun. Who's your friend?" Dom offers out his hand. "I'm Dom. May I ask what your studying here? I'm here for arcane music myself."
"Well, I officially can't hide away in my room today. Not with it being turned into a repair shop." Taron mutters, looking at his brother working. "Going to have to make a Plan B now..."
"Nice to meet you." she finishes formally.
"Sorry we didn't bring you anything, Vai, but we kinda didn't know about you. Not that we brought anything for the people we did know about other than Jiminy."
"That's alright, you guys already gave me a gift... in kinda a roundabout fashion." Vai nods, looking back at the still-open door. "I don't have to hide what I am. I'm sure you know all about that Kam." she gave Kam a wink. His reveal was legendary after all.
Vai was doing her best to be friendly. Taron seemed at least a little different this morning. Not quite as hostile anyway. Vai smiled at him. Kam had said him, so that's what Vai was sticking with.
"that's just it. I'm the exception to the rule- i don't have an "inner magic spark." I've even gone to divine magic- yet, the gods seem to ignore me. when someone tries to heal me, it often fails. when someone tries to harm me with spells, it often fails." he pauses. "I envy you, warlock. what you have is something i can but dream of.""Well new spells aren't the thing I mean. It's focusing and empowering the magic you can do and becoming more in tune with your inner magic spark. We all have that and I know with some help you can overcome this 'anti-magic' thing of yours.""no. i probably know more magic then you do. it's the fact that i seem to reject any and all magic that comes my way, weather I want to or not. casting mage hand is hard for me, and iv'e been learning magic from a wizard and a cleric for years. it's useless."
"Trust me if you didn't have the spark you wouldn't be alive. And as for the gods 'ignoring' you sometimes our greatest curse is one of our greatest gifts. Magic is a part of our souls. It's can be measured like a flame. As uncomfortable as I am with this metaphor for example most people have smoldering coals that have to be stoked and trained into fire. I was born with this burning fire and I have added fuel and made it an inferno. And you just because you burn cold doesn't mean you don't burn. If you don't keep that cold fire alive it will only go out and then you'll just be ash. This can be such a great thing if you nurture it. When magic hits me it hurts and that's one thing I really can't avoid. You have this gift that stops that pain and that's not a bad thing."
Johnny looks at the thing that says its not a baboon.
"yep, Kind if felt you would be saying something like that, as for name, Sorry I did say my name but not fully, Johnny Panic nice to meet you"
Johnny holds out a hand.
Tyrrin once again must have missed going to bed, as she wasn't there when Ehos woke up. He stretched out, rubbed his head a bit as it throbbed. Good work, hungover on the first day of class.
The elf dresses himself in his usual garish outfit and re-secures his scarf and grabs his datapad before heading out. He should apologize to her. He asks the walls to tell him where she went, and follows the arrows through the school...
... which eventually lead him into the observatory. Tyrrin was asleep in her console chair, one arm draped over the side. A very ungraceful scene, to be sure.
Ehos shakes his head and walks up to her, jolting her awake. 'Good morning. I came to apologize for last night.'
More dreams. Nightmares. The sky was burning. Dragons swooped down. A hand on her shoulder. A hand?
Tyrrin sits up suddenly in the chair, looking around blearily. She sighed. It was her brother. "You've already apologized Ehos, and I believe Jaiye has forgiven you, so don't concern yourself with it anymore. What time is it?" she said, looking out the window to the sun, trying to judge how much of the morning was gone.
lang eventually arrives at the tree with his breakfast and the bag for Sun.he hands some fruit to Johnny
I though I would get this for you since I did leave you alone with Sun, so I guess its really a peace offering then
Sun just gives Lang a freindly glare.
"Hay thanks, peace offering cool as well, happy to meet someone new"
'You've still got a good 40 minutes before class, don't worry. I'm going to go get some breakfast. Coming?' Ehos was still fighting his hangover, but he didn't want to let that show.
"Ug, you should bathe Ehos. You still smell of drink. I should also bathe and change. I haven't been in the room for a couple days. Come on, let's go."
The elven siblings return to their room to finish up their morning preperations, and then head to the dining hall together.
"Hey Sun. Who's your friend?" Dom offers out his hand. "I'm Dom. May I ask what your studying here? I'm here for arcane music myself."
Johnny takes it
"Hi I'm Johnny, Johnny Panic, nice to meet you"
Johnny shakes doms hand
Johnny looks at the thing that says its not a baboon.
"yep, Kind if felt you would be saying something like that, as for name, Sorry I did say my name but not fully, Johnny Panic nice to meet you"
Johnny holds out a hand.
Dom shakes his hand. "Good to meet you. I guess you arrived even later than me." Good to know I'm not the only one who knows how to take there time.
"Well, it's still pretty early, so if you want to take your things to your room(it shows up on the map, second floor) you can have plenty of time to eat breakfast before classes start. Avalon has a kitchen staff that is second to none." What they headmaster doesn't say is that the kitchen staff deserves every raise they ask for too. Nothing like keeping a couple hundred students happy and well-fed. Especially the Avalon variety.
"Oh, well, I don't have much, but I guess I can check out my room, anyway," Rahz said as he got up and nodded to the headmaster. "Thanks for setting me up, and I'm sure you'll hear about me soon." The Sylph wasn't anything if not confident.
Following the map that he was given, Rahz was more than able to find his room, and when he looked inside, he felt it was...not everything that he wanted, but it certainly was a rather adequate space. Perfect desk for him to sit at and review his notes, a chart where he could write experiments and record results, the walls a pale shade of white...aall it needed were subjects to experiment on, but maybe that was asking too much.
Satisfied with his room, he looked at the map again and decided to make his way to the cafeteria. As he walked through the doors, another slight breeze blew through the place, though he didn't seem to mind. Heading through the line, he got just a light breakfast, and headed to a table with not too many people, yet a great vantage point for looking at any potential subjects, or maybe just someone who would be great for spying on.
"I....uh....I might need to actually sleep after that," he gasped, fighting to stay conscious at least long enough to find out what he'd been working on.
"Good thing is, it still had the memory crystal. But without the missing parts, there was no way you could ever fix it. So let's see what it is really."
He released the catch that was supposed to trigger the music box as soon as it was opened. The sound of a draconic lullaby filled the air. He swallowed hard. It was....perfect.
Ardiente was steadily increasing the number of flames in his practice, pushing his limits to the extreme, as he had been instructed to. He was maintaining 20 candle-sized flames, and the area around him was starting to warm up significantly. Deep breath in, and the candle-sized flamed quadrupled in size. And out. His eyes were closed, but a twitch of his lips belies the intense focus this is taking.
It is quite possible that Kam's face goes red before he turns to finish making the bed.
"I'm sorry for threatening to eviscerate our dad!" Taron blurts out suddenly. You're here, I'm here, we don't really know each other, but I think that makes you the easiest to apologize tosoIcanatleastgetoneapologyoverwi-" A large feathered wing whacks the back of Taron's head before melding back into Kam. "Ow, what was that for!?"
Kam just shrugs.
"You were nearly hypersonic."
So glad to see everyone getting along
Lang gives Sun his bag which Sun promptly opens and just about ignores everything but the muffin.
So, Dom you going to that waterbending class? I will probably see you there I am going as well, my first upper level class I hope
Kamenwati goes still as he listens to the lullaby. He couldn't help it, it was beautiful.
"I think we should play that for the eggs later..."
The suddenness of Taron's apology takes Vai completely by surprise. She can almost feel the sincerity, and a little desperation behind Taron's words. "I..." Vai didn't know what to say... so instead she walked over to her brother, and wrapped him up in a hug . Her usual neuroses are kicking in, something that's never happened with a family member before. Vai ignores it and tries to suppress her shaking. "Apology accepted, Taron." she breaks the hug after only a couple seconds. "I...'m looking forward to getting to know you." she said with a soft smile. He was still family.
"James... I'll take you back to your room. Come on. Fi's gonna be angry at you, you know." Vai is there to catch Jiminy as he almost keels over. The music was very beautiful. Vai understood the significance of Ianthe, but felt no attachment herself. Though it did make her wonder about her own homeworld.
"Oh thank Io. Thinking back on it, you were pretty scary yesterday. For a sister."
"When this mess of mine is over, I'd like to get to know you too, Vai. I get the feeling I missed a lot."
So glad to see everyone getting along
Lang gives Sun his bag which Sun promptly opens and just about ignores everything but the muffin.
So, Dom you going to that waterbending class? I will probably see you there I am going as well, my first upper level class I hope
"From what I hear there's not really a waterbending class persay but a period where most the waterbenders have a study period together to help each other. But I could be wrong I haven't really been pay much attention to what the teachers have been telling me about my classes. So we should be there together. I would so rather be in a music class though. Even though Dom seems to talk like he's not interested in bending. His voice shows a bit of excitement.
"Yeah...Taron, take the music box. Play it for them. For the babies. Try to do it while Grandma's there. She'll forgive you almost anything for bringing this back," he said, leaning heavily on Vai to keep from falling over. "Fi won't be mad Vai....not for this. This she'll understand."
Dom shakes his hand. "Good to meet you. I guess you arrived even later than me." Good to know I'm not the only one who knows how to take there time.
Johnny smiles and seems to like Dom
"Ye a kind of had a time and place, but me and Storm found this nebula run that was sweet and well kind of spent a day or two shooting interstellar rapids. Artemis was cool about it and said I could take some classes. Taken Basic Magic and such, PE and History, they kind of looked like fun"
"Water bending? sounds odd, would like to see that"
Then looking around at others passing them.
"I have to ask, err a lot of guys here are carrying weapons, is this a military academy or not, because Artemis said it was a school, but you guys seem all ready for war at any moment, kind of has me worried."
"I'll do my best." Taron replies, sending a tiny wave of strength to Jiminy. "Just don't fall asleep before you get to your room."
Dom shakes his hand. "Good to meet you. I guess you arrived even later than me." Good to know I'm not the only one who knows how to take there time.Johnny smiles and seems to like Dom
"Ye a kind of had a time and place, but me and Storm found this nebula run that was sweet and well kind of spent a day or two shooting interstellar rapids. Artemis was cool about it and said I could take some classes. Taken Basic Magic and such, PE and History, they kind of looked like fun"
"Water bending? sounds odd, would like to see that"
Then looking around at others passing them.
"I have to ask, err a lot of guys here are carrying weapons, is this a military academy or not, because Artemis said it was a school, but you guys seem all ready for war at any moment, kind of has me worried."
Looking at the other students then returning his eye to Johnny. "Yah not sure what the deal is with the weapons. I as you can see I just carry my instrument and some water. I guess since there are so many wards up here they don't really care if people carry them, but I'll stick with not getting into enough fights to merit carrying one or carrying about how to use one past making music."
Johnny seems happy with that,
"ye I was told me about the wards, a lot of places have the same kind of thing, keep any one from coming to harm. Ye I'm with you one the whole whole fight thing, So you make music, that's cool, never had the time myself, don't even sing."
Johnny walks with them.
"Sometimes I wish I could play something, would be nice you know"
Legendary Beauty II (Ex):
1: The godling’s presence lifts spirits and inspires artists. Creatures within 60 feet of the godling that can hear or see him gain a circumstance bonus to Perform checks equal to the godling’s Charisma modifier. All in 60'
Dom and any on gets +10 to Perform.
2: Additionally, creatures within 60 feet of him that can hear or see him who gain a morale bonus (from any source) act as if that bonus were 1 higher.
3: Additionally, so inspired are those who work to assist the godling that if a character takes an aid another action to help him, the godling gains double the normal bonus.
That kind of circumstance bonus, Johnny is just nice to be around, he/she makes others feel better kind of thing.
Johnny seems happy with that,
"ye I was told me about the wards, a lot of places have the same kind of thing, keep any one from coming to harm. Ye I'm with you one the whole whole fight thing, So you make music, that's cool, never had the time myself, don't even sing."
Johnny walks with them.
"Sometimes I wish I could play something, would be nice you know"
** spoiler omitted **
"I could teach you how to play sometime if you like. You said something about flying when we first met. So you can fly? How do you do that and where did you learn to do it?"
"Ya would like to learn to play something, they had this thing you puffed air into on a ship I was on once, All the craw every one had one, thing was alive you know, puffed it up and it would play sounds back. Real creepy, they had whole bands playing them. But hay what ever rocks your ship."
Johnny seems to be all eyes for as they move along he talks absentmindedly as they walk.
"flying? well, I use to fly goss-wings you know, smart skin stuff, great for base jumping, then spent a wile doing planet Free-falls, with smart suit on that kind of stuff, it was fun, falling into gas giants and being displaced out at the last moment, but that wares thin fast. Then one day I meet Storm at a party and we kind of swapped notes, hes mad on flying, so says lets breezed out and riff some sun flares that's what we did, not stopped from then. We have done a load of stuff but I like Nova runs best, finding them is real hard but if your lucky man what a rush. Storm loves perturbating gas clouds, says every ripple is a future sun, kind of cool.
She keeps going
"I try to fly myself, you know, on my own, take the controls kind of thing, but I just don't have the reaction speeds, best way is to link my Lace to Storm and we kind of fly as one, way better that way, he thinks faster than fast and can do stuff before I even notice. He used to be a war ship you know, one of the big ones, wast suns light years away that kind, even seen active service back in the day. But he said he hated it and so had himself decommissioned and put in a Limited unit. You got to respect that and I think its one of the things I like about him you know, hes got principles and like me hates to be bogged down in something. So he flys around now, keeping out of the way and well having fun with me.
Johnny throws what left of Lang fruit into a trash can they pass.
"We get something from it, I kind of use him as an extension of my own body and He says he uses my intuition on what would be fun, we talked about it a lot, but really, I think we just like the feeling of freedom and seeing things together. When we are not doing that we go places and just do our own thing you know, I like him most for that, he never bugs me about stuff and gets where I am coming from and I think I'm the same with him. but when we are flying man"
Johnny taps his head,
"best feeling in the world"
Johnny closes her eyes.
"Its like you can touch space itself, just us and the void, it's so bliss."
then johnny opens her eyes again
"Wish I could take you up, but the head says space is out of bounds for now. Not happy about that, but I have other things on my mind for now. Like they say we have rooms, Don't know if I will take one, kind of use to living in Storm, and classes, never had classes before, not sit down and look at teacher ones in real time, going to be real odd, and they say there is a data bank here with close to all info in it, that I have to see, bet they have some great start charts."
Johnny seems happy
"Wow... Sounds... great. I would love to go up some time. Though I'm not really sure what any of what most of what you said was. I've never been off this continent let alone the planet. All this technology stuff here is a little strange. I have seen some in the larger cities but this place doesn't compare to any of it. He waves his arm out away from the school. Then returns to eyes to the school it's self.
"As for rooms they are really comfy at least compared to always traveling the country side. So I guess that's not the best comparison." He finishes while rubbing his chin.
"Wow! no way!, you have not been around the planet! Dom we have got to get you in the air. How about now, we can blow class and just head out, if not now then how about tonight, We'll take you for high atmo skim over a pole say, you got to see a world from up high to understand its wonders"
Johnny seems really excited
"Once you have done it, you will be like "Why have I never done this before" it will get in your blood I tell ya."
Johnny slows down and nods his head as if thinking to himself.
"ye soon as you get a chance, its fly time Dom"
Then kind of remembers what Dom said about rooms.
"you traveled a lot to then, sounds like me, Been a lot of places, sleeping under the sky is nice, I like that best, back home you just walk into a house and sleep there, then move on."
Morning brought the form of Anahita to rise up, where she'd fallen asleep in her meditations. To her, she rose when the sun usually broke the horizon, years of adventuring ingrained that into her process.
Stretching, she went from the main quarters of her room into the bathroom and put to work the shower devices after a few moments of testing handles and the like. She'd experienced such wonders in her Empire, but here, it all seemed a different sort of magic.
>> It is odd that this day I fell less pressure at the thought of technology. Something to dwell on while I have spare moments to think, later. <<
After having cleansed off, she re-dressed in her clothing and looked down at her hands. On the left hand, as before, the clean golden and silver metal linked chain, which wrapped through her fingers then up and around her wrist. While on the right hand, some form of a masterwork cestus, though lacking any metal to it, mostly leather straps and intricate cloth woven together now over her hand. It almost felt as if she did not feel either items, but she knew, without thinking on it, they had always been with her.
Combing her hair out, for a while, she studied her reflection in the mirror provided, then put her head piece atop the bed, which had laid unused the night before.
Stepping outside, she proceeded to go towards the Cafeteria, seeking some food and refreshments. Her cotton and khaki outfit hung onto her form as she mightily walked about. She certainly appeared to be lost in some thoughts, or in a slight state of trance even, as she did not do her usual studying of people as they passed, but rather, passed through without investigating her surroundings.
>> I feel .. attuned. This is good. It is merely another part of the all, and I am attuned. Fabulous. Such worry last night. <<
Rather than sit at any table, however, she took her meal outside into the Garden, again, not seeming to notice or pay attention to her surroundings as she went to the edge of the pool of water and sat down, cross legged, eating her meal and reflecting on the surface of liquid reflecting whatever shined off it.
Eventually, some eating of food later, she closed her eyes and fell into another meditation on her surroundings. For anyone that might be looking upon her, she moved little, save to breath, almost in tune with the winds, her hair flowing slightly as well.
Forgetting about much of everything, she does this after eating, for about an hour.
Dom is obviously thinking about going right now as he averts his eyes from the school and looks out over the country side. "You know I can't say no to an opportunity like that, but I do need to get to the band tryouts later so I can get a band put together. Also right now I would wager to say the teachers will be on the look out for students running off. So how about we do it tonight under the cover of darkness. At least then most the teachers will be asleep." His face was full of excitement. "What about Lang here? Will there be enough room for him and sun to go along? If there wanting to go that is?" Dom motioned back to Lang and Sun.
"sour, its just a matter of expanding the shields to make more seating space"
::"Ill be as fat as a pig, and fly like one as well"::
::"Storm, come off, it will be fun"::
::"Your new chums and no more, I am not a fun fair ride and you could have asked 1st"::
sensing he may have upset storm johnny says back
::"Sorry Storm, I should have asked, I will next time"::
::"well that's all right then, any way I want to see who pukes 1st after a switch off the anti grav"::
happy Storms not to mad with her, johnny says
"But only us four max, no more ok, but should be fun, o and bring a paper bag"
Johnny seems really happy, now then.
"Band as in music band, that sounds like fun, Ill come see that 1st. Then after that our midnight flight how dos that sound?.