"Vai, this is Melody. She's the girl making the band I'm going to make outfits for. Melody, this is Vai. She was just asking if I wanted her to come to tryouts. She's also the model I mentioned earlier."
"Are you wanting to join a band, Vai?" Belyu asks.
hey, yeah, Vai, I could used band members. of course haveing Bel on stage with us also, would be even better
Oh,just like you suggested, I messed up on stage there, on purpose. playing down to thier level, I think it worked some
Hew placed his free hand on Midori's shoulder. "You worried about me and Zilla we're worry about you... I'm not lying and you know it. You just don't want to admit your worried Zilla." Hew smiles to Midori and Grim like He hadn't said anything.
"Thank you too, Zilla-chan." Midori says quietly as they walk into the elementary school. They made for the Headmistress' office, and Midori quietly knocks on the door.
"Vai, this is Melody. She's the girl making the band I'm going to make outfits for. Melody, this is Vai. She was just asking if I wanted her to come to tryouts. She's also the model I mentioned earlier."
"Are you wanting to join a band, Vai?" Belyu asks.
Vai shakes her head, seemingly terrified at that prospect. "I... I only play the harp, and I'm not really that good. Fieri's still teaching me. Harps aren't really a band thing anyway."
"Hey Renkai, good to see you again." Vai said, remembering him from Light Blades the day before. She seems to shy away from him slightly, though given what Vai told Belyu, this is no surprise. "And good to meet you Melody."
She nods at Melody's question about Belyu, "Yeah, it was my brother's band."
Dom grew a cocky smile. "Nah I'm sure I'll find another if he doesn't show to tryouts. Besides after the first part of the night who wouldn't want to be up there with my band." He was pretty sure of himself when it came to music. "I'm just worried about how much time it will cut into my time with you."
"Oh, I think we'll be able to find time for us too. If you don't mind, I'd love to come watch the try-outs."
Laughing he says "Platypus? Chimera? Uh.."
He then shifts into a sloth and gives her a big, slow hug.
"Platypus! That's the one....well, chimeras are pretty cool too...."
"Ooh, sloths really are as cuddly as they look!" ^.^
"Not if we got you an electric harp! It's okay though. Not like I'm going to even try to make you do something I won't do."
"Not if we got you an electric harp! It's okay though. Not like I'm going to even try to make you do something I won't do."
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"Vai, this is Melody. She's the girl making the band I'm going to make outfits for. Melody, this is Vai. She was just asking if I wanted her to come to tryouts. She's also the model I mentioned earlier."
"Are you wanting to join a band, Vai?" Belyu asks.
Vai shakes her head, seemingly terrified at that prospect. "I... I only play the harp, and I'm not really that good. Fieri's still teaching me. Harps aren't really a band thing anyway."
"Hey Renkai, good to see you again." Vai said, remembering him from Light Blades the day before. She seems to shy away from him slightly, though given what Vai told Belyu, this is no surprise. "And good to meet you Melody."
She nods at Melody's question about Belyu, "Yeah, it was my brother's band."
Melody's interest is peaked looking at the group.
Ok now I sense a story she seems to indicate Bel
well maybe two stories indicating Kai.
she looks at Kai and holds up three fingers.
at the mention of a harp.
you know its not what the instrument is, it's really the passion of the one playing it. I once knew a halfling that could end a war by playing the harmonica. besides bel is right. we can have that harp sounding as good as this guitar right here, acoustically speaking of course
"Not if we got you an electric harp! It's okay though. Not like I'm going to even try to make you do something I won't do."
looking at Bel, the night's not over yet
"I'm not going to join your band, Melody. You aren't the first to try and recruit me, and you won't be the last."
At Melody's encouragement, Vai looks slightly torn. On the one hand... it was bad enough being around a couple other people, let alone on stage in front of a crowd... but on the other hand... she really did like music. She loved playing the harp, making the sounds. Belyu had faced her fear head-on. Maybe it hadn't ended well for her... but she was very brave. Vai had to try. "Oh-okay. I'll come try out Melody... but I did warn you that I'm not very good yet!" Vai then proceeds to sink into the water up to her nose, still able to breath, but almost like hiding. Her hair was wet and stringy, and so even if she wanted to, it couldn't really cover her face.
At Melody's encouragement, Vai looks slightly torn. On the one hand... it was bad enough being around a couple other people, let alone on stage in front of a crowd... but on the other hand... she really did like music. She loved playing the harp, making the sounds. Belyu had faced her fear head-on. Maybe it hadn't ended well for her... but she was very brave. Vai had to try. "Oh-okay. I'll come try out Melody... but I did warn you that I'm not very good yet!" Vai then proceeds to sink into the water up to her nose, still able to breath, but almost like hiding. Her hair was wet and stringy, and so even if she wanted to, it couldn't really cover her face.
well as long as you play with the heart and passion I believe you have, you should do just fine.
Melody leans in a little closer to whisper just play a duet with me first and trust me
she looks to Bel you said that before bel can sense she is referencing an earlier converastion and where that lead, it's just one more step[/b]
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"She's alive?" Elsa looked completely shocked at the news Avery had delivered. The long blonde hair of the elf woman shimmered in the early evening light. Avery's bearded face looks sad. "Yes... but she doesn't want to have anything to do with us. She..." he choked, emotion overtaking him, and quivered slightly, remembering the rage and hate his daughter had thrown at him. She had wings too. Horrible leathery wings. "She's not the same. She tried to attack me, Elsa. She tried to kill me. Our sweet baby girl." He looked broken-hearted, his head falling into his hands, cupping his face as the tears began to flow.
Elsa took all this in, trying to keep it together. There was reason to hope again. Reason to believe that maybe someday, their little girl might forgive them and come back to them. "Dear." she said quietly to her husband, putting a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "It must be fate that this happened today. The Gods are trying to tell us something. Maybe we just have to be patient. She's alive, that's all that matters right now."
It had to be fate, after all, that Vai had returned here on this exact day... the 2 year anniversary of the day they had lost her. Her 18th birthday.
The husband and wife hug, unable to stop the tears any long. Tears of hope.
"There is a difference between agreeing to make outfits and accepting a position in the band."
Bradley's heart was racing much too fast. He was pretty sure that from Ana this was just a gesture of friendship. And he was okay with that. But this was the first time a girl had held his hand. It felt pretty nice, actually. But it made it really hard to think.
"I dunno, Ana. Maybe your purpose here is just to learn to be yourself, you know? It sounds like you've spent a lot of time helping other people. And helping people is good. I'm not saying you should stop helping. But it's okay to have things that you want too. I'm pretty sure you can help people and still enjoy life." He shrugged and smiled. "I just wanted to do something nice for you since you've been so nice to me. And mostly just cause you're my friend. I guess since you don't really have anything that is your 'thing' that I'll just have to surprise you...so, uh, don't get too mad if I mess it up okay," he said with a self-deprecating laugh.
Lang looks a little concerned about how she might react.
I mean you accepted Sun so easily, and well I wanted you two to meet becuase you both are important in my life here. I know this makes you nervous, and actually pretty uncomfortable. but this all a part of friendship. please trust me that everything will be alright.
Lang asks her to come closer its actually easier since he is asleep. So come on over and see. I...
"But....what if he gets hurt by my fire?" she asked nervously. "I don't think he's immune to it...he's the aquatic one, right? He seemed really nervous about fire before. I don't want to hurt him," she whispered, peering anxiously at the sleeping Sorun.
Hew placed his free hand on Midori's shoulder. "You worried about me and Zilla we're worry about you... I'm not lying and you know it. You just don't want to admit your worried Zilla." Hew smiles to Midori and Grim like He hadn't said anything."Thank you too, Zilla-chan." Midori says quietly as they walk into the elementary school. They made for the Headmistress' office, and Midori quietly knocks on the door.
Ephebe opens the door and ushers the group inside the office.
"Please sit," she said, indicating the comfy chairs in the seating area. "This could take a while. You don't all have to stay, but you are welcome to if you would like. You can help yourself to the cookies on the table and there's tea and hot chocolate as well."
Grim sits down and takes one of the cookies, he looks to midori to see if she was going to do her own introduction
Miss Jones sighed as the last of the other students left and only Dave, Skeets, and herself remained.
"You have two choices, Mr. De'Foul. You can either learn to control this ability to control others so that it only happens when you are consciously trying, or you can begin the process of retraining your mind to remove it altogether. You don't have to decide tonight. Both processes begin the same way, by placing barriers in your mind to prevent you from unconsciously taking on thralls."
"The important thing here is that you will be placing these barriers yourself. I will teach you how and supervise the entire process to make sure it's done correctly, but I will not do this for you. There is less risk if you do them yourself since you can strengthen them anytime you need to."
"Thank you sensei." Midori sits without taking any refreshments... yet anyway. She is eyeing the tea. "Ano... I thnk Grim-kun knows what is happening better than me. I did... something in the classroom."
Adon eventually moves on from talking to people about Dave, and he heads outside, into the woods. When adon gets there, he finds a large, sturdy tree, and starts training. Hard.
Hew placed his free hand on Midori's shoulder. "You worried about me and Zilla we're worry about you... I'm not lying and you know it. You just don't want to admit your worried Zilla." Hew smiles to Midori and Grim like He hadn't said anything."Thank you too, Zilla-chan." Midori says quietly as they walk into the elementary school. They made for the Headmistress' office, and Midori quietly knocks on the door.Ephebe opens the door and ushers the group inside the office.
"Please sit," she said, indicating the comfy chairs in the seating area. "This could take a while. You don't all have to stay, but you are welcome to if you would like. You can help yourself to the cookies on the table and there's tea and hot chocolate as well."
Ephebe sits down and waits patiently for Grim to explain since Midori seemed uncomfortable talking about it.
Vai doesn't respond to Melody beyond a small nod, blowing some small bubbles in the water, before floating up a little higher in the tub to free her mouth once again. Her heart was beating loudly, but she could do this. Right? It was just playing her harp, like she normally did. That's all it was.
Dave looks to her, still somewhat out of it looking but trying to put a brave face on it, he frowns "telepathy is where my psionics is the strongest, I don't want to give that up intirely, and a well used dominate spell has saved my own life and the lives of others befor, but the thought of keeping someone enthralled for all purposes forever, it.. It would be better just to kill them, that way they don't have to watch what happens to their body after they aren't useing it... I don't know..." He shakes his head "I didn't think things like this could happen, your mind doing stuff when you don't tell it to, stuff you don't even know its doing... If it weren't for this I might have been able to have friends, people who care about me, out of their own free will... I got to see a glimpse of that before it was snatched away and I am told it was never real... "He stiffens and closes his eyes, when they open you see that the beginnings of tears are gathering in his eyes "please help me keep this from happening again..."
Bradley's heart was racing much too fast. He was pretty sure that from Ana this was just a gesture of friendship. And he was okay with that. But this was the first time a girl had held his hand. It felt pretty nice, actually. But it made it really hard to think.
"I dunno, Ana. Maybe your purpose here is just to learn to be yourself, you know? It sounds like you've spent a lot of time helping other people. And helping people is good. I'm not saying you should stop helping. But it's okay to have things that you want too. I'm pretty sure you can help people and still enjoy life." He shrugged and smiled. "I just wanted to do something nice for you since you've been so nice to me. And mostly just cause you're my friend. I guess since you don't really have anything that is your 'thing' that I'll just have to surprise you...so, uh, don't get too mad if I mess it up okay," he said with a self-deprecating laugh.
"Your words carry wisdom, Bradley." Anahita stood for a moment still touching Bradley and then seemed to think further on what he had just said. "How does one learn to be what is unnecessary to survive?" She frowned for a moment and then raised her hands in frustration saying, "I have all these alien thoughts, and yet, I know they are mine, as if another me, is within myself." Her pouting features conveyed her frustration, yet still she appeared to be determined to get through the issues.
Glancing about, she offered, "I shall be guided by your generous advice, Bradley. Out of all who I have met here thus far, your words strike a cord deepest. Enjoy... Life, hmmm? How should I begin this? What say you?"
Though she still stood out, as a warlord or leader of humanity's might, at that moment, with her hair resting in the chaotic and relaxed manner about her dark features, expressive eyes fixed on Bradley's own, she had only attention for his words. Even the usual distractions of motion and noises about her did little to pull her focus away.
And then, perhaps a touch of the chaotic thoughts riddling her mind, she interrupted by saying, mostly out of eagerness, "Tomorrow, after dawn, I shall seek awareness of the ability to let your dreams of flying come true. Either as a bird, or as you are now."
She then, with a warm smile, waited for a response.
"But....what if he gets hurt by my fire?" she asked nervously. "I don't think he's immune to it...he's the aquatic one, right? He seemed really nervous about fire before. I don't want to hurt him," she whispered, peering anxiously at the sleeping Sorun.
Lang looks a little concerned about how she might react.
I mean you accepted Sun so easily, and well I wanted you two to meet becuase you both are important in my life here. I know this makes you nervous, and actually pretty uncomfortable. but this all a part of friendship. please trust me that everything will be alright.
Lang asks her to come closer its actually easier since he is asleep. So come on over and see. I...
Lang looks at her.
you don't have to worry about that, You don't want to hurt him, and I don't want you to hurt him, So I believe you won't.
Lang takes a seat next to Sorun Come on, have a seat next to me. and I will gently wake him so he can say hello. and you can say hello.
I believe in you Ignace, you are a brave girl, just like the princess in the story i read to you earlier.
Lang waits to see if she will sit with him but will not push her if she gets really too nervous.
"But....what if he gets hurt by my fire?" she asked nervously. "I don't think he's immune to it...he's the aquatic one, right? He seemed really nervous about fire before. I don't want to hurt him," she whispered, peering anxiously at the sleeping Sorun.
Lang looks a little concerned about how she might react.
I mean you accepted Sun so easily, and well I wanted you two to meet becuase you both are important in my life here. I know this makes you nervous, and actually pretty uncomfortable. but this all a part of friendship. please trust me that everything will be alright.
Lang asks her to come closer its actually easier since he is asleep. So come on over and see. I...
"Um well for one, she manifested some psionic power, it was low tier, and was like ... umm.. divination, but the psionic version, clarie-something, her horn was glowing when she did it which makes me think its connected to her metal power, um er that reminds me when we were fighting that octopus she captured it in an Adaminite cage thing, it was really cool, but she got really tired by it, and her horn hurt for a bit afterwords"
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Vai doesn't respond to Melody beyond a small nod, blowing some small bubbles in the water, before floating up a little higher in the tub to free her mouth once again. Her heart was beating loudly, but she could do this. Right? It was just playing her harp, like she normally did. That's all it was.
Vai doesn't respond to Melody beyond a small nod, blowing some small bubbles in the water, before floating up a little higher in the tub to free her mouth once again. Her heart was beating loudly, but she could do this. Right? It was just playing her harp, like she normally did. That's all it was.
Melody giggles every time Vai is blowing ubbles. but ta the same time she seems a bit lost in thought like she is on the verge of some grand discovery.
the calculations running through her head. her fingers tapping on the side of the hot tub bothe a rythmic beat but with a mathmatical sequence.
suddenly she pops her head up.
I Got It! Thanks Vai, it was you that inspired this so it only fitting that you play this when and if it works.
She looks to Kai or anyone else I need paper and a pen, any paper and pen
while someone grabs it (unless there ar none around) she could even use a napkin.
I am thinking of a harp. But not just any harp, a Giant harp. the strings run the entire length of the suditorium, or whatever venue we play at, even outside, actually better outside.
she quickly sketches her idea when she gets something to write on.
stop me if this is to sciencey but imagine a harp that uses the earth (or the stadium) as it's resonanting chamber. the strings create the vibrations that release the resonance harmony of the earth itself to create music that will actually encompass the entire audience.
I'll call it an Earth Harp she looks at everyone to see if anyone is still even listening.
Dave looks to her, still somewhat out of it looking but trying to put a brave face on it, he frowns "telepathy is where my psionics is the strongest, I don't want to give that up intirely, and a well used dominate spell has saved my own life and the lives of others befor, but the thought of keeping someone enthralled for all purposes forever, it.. It would be better just to kill them, that way they don't have to watch what happens to their body after they aren't useing it... I don't know..." He shakes his head "I didn't think things like this could happen, your mind doing stuff when you don't tell it to, stuff you don't even know its doing... If it weren't for this I might have been able to have friends, people who care about me, out of their own free will... I got to see a glimpse of that before it was snatched away and I am told it was never real... "He stiffens and closes his eyes, when they open you see that the beginnings of tears are gathering in his eyes "please help me keep this from happening again..."
She pulled a chair in front of his and sat down. "I know this is hard. It will get better over time. It will probably take a long time, but you can get through this," she said gently, showing a great deal of compassion. He wasn't the first student she'd walked through this process. She doubted he would be the last. And every time it was just as hard seeing a child in so much pain.
"And the first step is learning to control your own mind."
"Um well for one, she manifested some psionic power, it was low tier, and was like ... umm.. divination, but the psionic version, clarie-something, her horn was glowing when she did it which makes me think its connected to her metal power, um er that reminds me when we were fighting that octopus she captured it in an Adaminite cage thing, it was really cool, but she got really tired by it, and her horn hurt for a bit afterwords"
"Your words carry wisdom, Bradley." Anahita stood for a moment still touching Bradley and then seemed to think further on what he had just said. "How does one learn to be what is unnecessary to survive?" She frowned for a moment and then raised her hands in frustration saying, "I have all these alien thoughts, and yet, I know they are mine, as if another me, is within myself." Her pouting features conveyed her frustration, yet still she appeared to be determined to get through the issues.
Glancing about, she offered, "I shall be guided by your generous advice, Bradley. Out of all who I have met here thus far, your words strike a cord deepest. Enjoy... Life, hmmm? How should I begin this? What say you?"
Though she still stood out, as a warlord or leader of humanity's might, at that moment, with her hair resting in the chaotic and relaxed manner about her dark features, expressive eyes fixed on Bradley's own, she had only attention for his words. Even the usual distractions of motion and noises about her did little to pull her focus away.
And then perhaps a touch of the chaotic thoughts riddling her mind, she interrupted by saying, mostly out of eagerness, "Tomorrow, after dawn, I shall seek awareness of the ability to let your dreams of flying come true. Either as a bird, or as you are now."
She then, with a warm smile, waited for a response.
Bradley smiled broadly. "That sounds awesome! I'm really looking forward to it."
"But since that's tomorrow and we still have time tonight, let's try doing something just for fun. The best way to learn to enjoy life is to try things until you find the ones you like best," he said sincerely.
"Do you know how to swim?"
"But....what if he gets hurt by my fire?" she asked nervously. "I don't think he's immune to it...he's the aquatic one, right? He seemed really nervous about fire before. I don't want to hurt him," she whispered, peering anxiously at the sleeping Sorun.
Lang looks at her.
you don't have to worry about that, You don't want to hurt him, and I don't want you to hurt him, So I believe you won't.
Lang takes a seat next to Sorun Come on, have a seat next to me. and I will gently wake him so he can say hello. and you can say hello.
I believe in you Ignace, you are a brave girl, just like the princess in the story i read to you earlier.
Lang waits to see if she will sit with him but will not push her if she gets really too nervous.
"I didn't want to hurt those other kids either," she said, slightly doubting Lang's sanity in this, but she carefully took a seat across the hallway from Sorun. It was still too close, but it was at least no closer than in the classroom. And there was only two other people here instead of twenty.
he nods and lowers the spell protecting his mind and does his best to clear his mind.
Bradley smiled broadly. "That sounds awesome! I'm really looking forward to it."
"But since that's tomorrow and we still have time tonight, let's try doing something just for fun. The best way to learn to enjoy life is to try things until you find the ones you like best," he said sincerely.
"Do you know how to swim?"
Bradley receives a nod and her saying, "Yes, most certainly. In many different ways, why?"
"Um well for one, she manifested some psionic power, it was low tier, and was like ... umm.. divination, but the psionic version, clarie-something, her horn was glowing when she did it which makes me think its connected to her metal power, um er that reminds me when we were fighting that octopus she captured it in an Adaminite cage thing, it was really cool, but she got really tired by it, and her horn hurt for a bit afterwords"
"Thank you, Grim."
"Midori, were you aware of your psychic potential before today? It's good that you were manifesting a power. That means that this will be easier for you than it is for some. Like Vriskra. It was very hard for her. Being able to instinctually bring the power to focus like that is a rare talent," she said with an encouraging smile.
after a long time training, Adon noticed something was off. "what is the... I feel off balance. ... My sword. I rely on it so much, it's almost like I need it to fight at all... he punches the nearby tree so hard, splinters fly off in several directions. "seems I'll have to fix that."
Bradley receives a nod and her saying, "Yes, most certainly. In many different ways, why?"Bradley smiled broadly. "That sounds awesome! I'm really looking forward to it."
"But since that's tomorrow and we still have time tonight, let's try doing something just for fun. The best way to learn to enjoy life is to try things until you find the ones you like best," he said sincerely.
"Do you know how to swim?"
"Cause there's a lake, and it's fun," he said with a grin. "Especially if we can get someone to build a waterslide."
Dom grew a cocky smile. "Nah I'm sure I'll find another if he doesn't show to tryouts. Besides after the first part of the night who wouldn't want to be up there with my band." He was pretty sure of himself when it came to music. "I'm just worried about how much time it will cut into my time with you.""Oh, I think we'll be able to find time for us too. If you don't mind, I'd love to come watch the try-outs."
"I'm hurt that you would even think I wouldn't want you there. He teased. With a reassuring smile. If I could I would love to be by your side always. Since I can't I'm just going to say you have an open invitation to be by my side in what ever I do."
"Cause there's a lake, and it's fun," he said with a grin. "Especially if we can get someone to build a waterslide."Bradley receives a nod and her saying, "Yes, most certainly. In many different ways, why?"Bradley smiled broadly. "That sounds awesome! I'm really looking forward to it."
"But since that's tomorrow and we still have time tonight, let's try doing something just for fun. The best way to learn to enjoy life is to try things until you find the ones you like best," he said sincerely.
"Do you know how to swim?"