"Well, then it seems we have the making of a mutually beneficial arrangement. We don't speak of your technology to outsiders, a request I fully understand and support. And you don't reveal the true nature of myself and my children to the world at large. It would be extremely detrimental to our health. Too many people believe that we are monsters."
"I'm only her son-in-law and people think I'm a monster." Kam says, driving his point home by popping the bindings under his shirt and letting his demonic wings loose to spread wide.
"Well, then it seems we have the making of a mutually beneficial arrangement. We don't speak of your technology to outsiders, a request I fully understand and support. And you don't reveal the true nature of myself and my children to the world at large. It would be extremely detrimental to our health. Too many people believe that we are monsters."
"Do you mean that she is part demon or that she is an engineered being. Why would that be held against you, it is not as if you wished to exist as such."
Quietly starts picking through the spent icepacks to see which ones can be reused and which need to be thrown away.
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"Well, then it seems we have the making of a mutually beneficial arrangement. We don't speak of your technology to outsiders, a request I fully understand and support. And you don't reveal the true nature of myself and my children to the world at large. It would be extremely detrimental to our health. Too many people believe that we are monsters.""Do you mean that she is part demon or that she is an engineered being. Why would that be held against you, it is not as if you wished to exist as such."
"She means because we're dragons. Which I presume you would have had to be told in order to help me."
"She means because we're dragons. Which I presume you would have had to be told in order to help me."
Solivala takes a moment.
"Why would you being a dragon matter. Dragons are intelligent beings with free will, their nature is dependent on a case by case basis as most races. It is foolish to think all members of a race are the same. Also I only reference my own data, tales of the ignorant without fact or substance are not collected. My data does not support the statement that all dragons are monsters."
"She means because we're dragons. Which I presume you would have had to be told in order to help me."Solivala takes a moment.
"Why would you being a dragon matter. Dragons are intelligent beings with free will, their nature is dependent on a case by case basis as most races. It is foolish to think all members of a race are the same. Also I only reference my own data, tales of the ignorant without fact or substance are not collected. My data does not support the statement that all dragons are monsters."
She smiled.
"It's good that you have such an enlightened opinion on the matter. However many do not. Especially as there have been fewer and fewer of us over the years, more and more people based their opinions on the lies heard from stories spread by our enemies. We are trying to change those opinions, but it is a slow process and one that would be hindered greatly by having to defend ourselves against a mob. People would see that as proof that the stories about us were right. It's not logical, I know, but people rarely are."
His orbs slow to a stop.
"I would like to find the one that did such primitive work. It is insulting."
The orbs once more begin to move.
"If you have time I think I may need to change classes."
One of the orb's break off to hover then creates a perfect hologram image of Vakkler.
"This professor seems to be highly illogical and tempermental. He seems to be under the impression that I must do as he says regardless of the school laws."
The hologram starts to cycle thru his interactions with Solivala. After a few moments it mutes.
"Would you happen to have any suggestions?"
His orbs slow to a stop.
"I would like to find the one that did such primitive work. It is insulting."
"Huh? Do you mean on me? Because the time demon is dead. It took three years in a time loop and a whole lot of bad stuff, but," [i]she ahrugged. "I'm here and she's not."
"If you have time I think I may need to change classes."
One of the orb's break off to hover then creates a perfect hologram image of Vakkler.
"This professor seems to be highly illogical and tempermental. He seems to be under the impression that I must do as he says regardless of the school laws."
The hologram starts to cycle thru his interactions with Solivala. After a few moments it mutes.
"Would you happen to have any suggestions?"
"Hmmm....well, there does seem to be some problem with your lack of understanding of hyperbole and figures of speech. And one of the school rules is that you have to obey teachers so he has you on that one. But I've never seen him be quite so irrationally hostile to a student before. Not that I haven't seen him be irrationally hostile. This is just a bit over the top, even for Professor Relkav. I'll speak with him. If I can't resolve the matter I'll arrange for a special class for you. Mother doesn't teach for the school, but I think in your case she'd make an exception. Especially since you were so instrumental in saving Ephebe."
"Hmmm....well, there does seem to be some problem with your lack of understanding of hyperbole and figures of speech. And one of the school rules is that you have to obey teachers so he has you on that one. But I've never seen him be quite so irrationally hostile to a student before. Not that I haven't seen him be irrationally hostile. This is just a bit over the top, even for Professor Relkav. I'll speak with him. If I can't resolve the matter I'll arrange for a special class for you. Mother doesn't teach for the school, but I think in your case she'd make an exception. Especially since you were so instrumental in saving Ephebe."
"You have my thanks. I was unclear on where he stood on the forbidden to use lethal force rule or if non lethal means was acceptable. I thought it best to come to you for clarification."
The clockwork gate finally finishes cleaning itself. The many hands disappear behind their panels and now the eye is scaning everyone, with what feels like a suspicious glare.
"You have my thanks. I was unclear on where he stood on the forbidden to use lethal force rule or if non lethal means was acceptable. I thought it best to come to you for clarification."The clockwork gate finally finishes cleaning itself. The many hands disappear behind their panels and now the eye is scaning everyone, with what feels like a suspicious glare.
"The non-lethal force rule trumps all others. When in doubt err on the side of caution. We can most likely let you know pretty quick on the rare occasion an exception crops up."
*yawn*
"Is all this chitter-chatter really necessary?" he grumbled. "Some of us are trying to sleep."
He caught Fieri's eye and winked.
She bit her lip to keep from laughing out loud.
"Nice try, James. I already noticed the improvement in your vitals after Ephebe was no longer in need of your help to stay stable," she said, dryly.
"But I am glad to see you're finally feeling better," she added, ruffling his hair fondly.
"It looks to me like you and your sister are well enough now to finish recovering in your rooms."
"Mo-om," he protested as she messed up his hair. "Besides, I don't have a room anymore, remember? I've been sleeping on the floor in Dennis and Pan's room."
"Oh. Right. I forgot. Um....Krays. You don't have a roommate anymore. Would you mind letting James stay with you?"
Ephebe winced a little at the reminder, but it already hurt much less than it had. There was just a lot of regret there.
The clockwork gate finally finishes cleaning itself. The many hands disappear behind their panels and now the eye is scanning everyone, with what feels like a suspicious glare.
Fei finishes gathering the last of the icepacks, looking up in time to meet the gaze of the clockwork gate. He gives it a quick bow as he moves to a recycling bin to deposit them.
Three people had been needed to keep her stable then. Two more were needed to heal her completely. What would happen if there was someone missing? It was not a good thought.
Lysander reduced the white fire to nothing more than a cinder before he began making his away out of the infirmary, moving high above in the rafters as quietly as a grain of sand falling in water.
His cousin's would be awake from their nap soon.
*whispers mentally for Ammy to repair the pillow fort as inconspicuously as possible*
"Oh. Right. I forgot. Um....Krays. You don't have a roommate anymore. Would you mind letting James stay with you?"
Over dramaticly flops down on the ground, kicking his feet"DO I GOTTA!?!?!"
then he hops up "Sure, why not?" shooting a wink at Jim.H'Tor covers his face in apaprent shame of Krays' mock-tantrum
Jiminy busts up laughing.
"That...was...awesome," he gasped out between guffaws.
"And don't worry...I'm not nearly as much of a slob as I used to be. These days I live in terror of Mr. Sinh," he added with a wink.
As for the swarm they are always on alert, the orbs are more like an extension of Solivala and the swarms will rather then their main body or anything.
As for the swarm they are always on alert, the orbs are more like an extension of Solivala and the swarms will rather then their main body or anything.
She pulls the pillows off of Taron.
"Hmm. You too. You're doing much better. Whatever you're plotting in here, you can finish it in your own room. Having all three of you in here is just inviting trouble and I think we've pushed the infirmary staff about as far as we can in one day."
"Plotting, plotted, finding the unexpected, call it what you want. I was done anyway." Taron replies as he gets out of the infirmary bed. "Come Kam, we're not needed here right now, so let's make a run for it before we. After all, we are inviting trouble!" ;p
Taron takes Kam's hand and in an instant they're both gone.
"Do you want me to dismiss the spell or allow it to remain for the seventeen days?"
He raises his palm over his shoulder and the gate shrinks as it flies into his hand. Once there he drops it into his pocket.
"Glad you're feelin better Ephebe. Let's get you to your room..."
Will get a wheel chair and push her to her room
"Yes, I think it's probably best if you dismiss it. Normally we only use those spells on a temporary basis. And the sooner we can get the infirmary back to normal the better."
After seeing all three of her children safely off and doing what she could to calm down the healers, she headed off in search of Vakkler Relkav.
Solivala gives a slight wave and the room reverts to its former size.
"My next class is Social Skills, I will head there now."
If no one needs him a dark cloud appears under his feet and glides him thru the door and down the halls to his next class.
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Ryo does some slight multitasking as he reforms the school to accommodate Solivala's clock tower as he slowly forms a list of students who could possible be Hunters, along with any friends they have that might be a threat if they had to choose sides...
Taron and Kam have placed a "Do Not Disturb" sign on their door, leaving it up to everyone's imagination why they do not wish to be disturbed.
Professor Raz makes some more of Ephebe's favorite energy drink(which isn't actually and energy drink, but such explanations are complicated), figuring that she may very well want more.
Lysander, having returned just before his little cousins woke up from their nap, went about fixing them a snack for story time.
Ruji purrs contently on a pillow he's placed in the cafeteria rafters, full of swiped food.
A small shadowy door apears as Asch and Amada step out of it, or maybe it would be better to say they fell out of it. Something about Asch also seemed off his right arm looked as if shadows had merged with it red patterns glow throughout the limb in strange archaic symbols. Both of them uncouncious.
A small shadowy door apears as Asch and Amada step out of it, or maybe it would be better to say they fell out of it. Something about Asch also seemed off his right arm looked as if shadows had merged with it red patterns glow throughout the limb in strange archaic symbols. Both of them uncouncious.