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Melody Waverider wrote:

Ginni wrote:

"Ace" wrote:

Ace flashes Mel a grin "You and Arthur are more than welcome to come join us. Tami, you too. The surprise isn't private, just personal."

He then turns to Ginni "Best trick I've learned to stay in the form I want is to picture it in your mind, and then sort of flow into it mentally. Make sure you have all the right parts, and you should be fine. A wolf without a tail is very weird. Wanna practice switching forms a few times first?"

Ginni frowned and bit her lip, concentrating very hard as she glared at her hooves. For a moment they seemed to start flowing into a more elongated shape, and then they stopped and went back as Ginni yelped. "Owowowowowowoooowww! That is a lot easier said than done!"

Mel looked a little concerned, why change? I mean, you are what and who you are. no need to try and be something else, right?

looking to Ace, thanks for the invite, but Arthur and I have....ahhh... things to do...

come on Arttie lets see about getting something to eat and go outside. I haven't had fresh air in like four thousand years.

"Well, what I am is unwelcome in a lot of places. Also, shapeshifting is a natural ability of mine, so technically it's a part of what I am. And I know how to walk on feet. But I don't know how to make them," she said, exasperated as she glared at her hooves.

Tami waved at Mel and Arthur as they left. "Well, you might need to study some books on anatomy. Maybe the problem is that you only know how a foot is shaped on the outside. Give yourself time. You don't have to have everything figured out right now."

"Yes, Healer Zamarosok. Ginni appears to be stable and physically healthy as far as I can tell," Tami said, startled to be asked.

When Melody comes around the corner, accompanied by a frantic, barking puppy, she sees Ginni in full demon form, being held up by Tami because she hasn't yet got the hang of walking on hooves.

"Melody!" Ginni exclaimed happily.

"Oh, thank goodness," Tami said. "Your brother has been worried sick! I'm so glad you're okay and they found you and that you're back."

Tami came to the door when Ace knocked. "Hey," she said, opening the door enough that he could see past her. Ginni was up and dressed, but struggling to keep her balance on her hooves, and her wings which were much bigger than they used to be were in perpetual danger of knocking something or someone over as she kept flinging them out to keep from falling over. Ryleh and Vai were also present, and Phaezeriel was still in his cocoon."Professor Ryleh says that Ginni should go to the waiting lounge to eat. I can show you the way, and er, help Ginni balance since you have your hands full already. She hasn't been cleared to leave yet, but there's no reason she has to stay in the isolation room anymore."

"He summoned an army of himself within Ginni's mind. Not gonna lie, it was pretty scary, and kinda intense there for a few moments. Glad I didn't need to fight him. I honestly have no idea what's going on, but I get the feeling Vai, and perhaps even Ginni might be able to help him." He turns to go, then stops and ask "Do you want me to get you anything to eat?"

"No, that's alright. As soon as I know for sure that Ginni is okay, I should go check on Dom. I've been neglecting him a bit this week. Well, it's kind of mutual. Conversation hasn't been what you'd call fun. Hey, honey, have they managed to find your sister is whatever dimension they misplaced her in yet? No. Well, my best friend is still unconscious and they haven't caught the murderer yet. And then we both sit around feeling like crap. Very romantic," she said with a what-can-you-do shrug.

Tamina shook her head. "No, I'm going to wait here. I want to see for myself that she's okay. Phaezeriel too. He really didn't look so good."

Ace wakes up I'm assuming he's able to? and notices Tamina sitting beside him. He smiles warmly at her. "Hey. How are things out here?"

"I think that kind of depends on how things are in there. Last I knew, Ginni was still fighting for her life, Phaezeriel had gotten all freaky and red-eyed and sent me to get Vai, and then I ended up locked out of the room. Since you were unconscious I thought that maybe you found some way to help. Or you just passed out from exhaustion. Either of these are plausible. But I'll feel a lot better when I know for sure if Ginni is okay," she said, biting her lip as she looked at the door for the hundredth time in the last minute, as if willing it to open.

Tami sits in the hallway next to the unconscious Ace and waits anxiously. Having left the iso-room, she couldn't actually get back in now, so there wasn't anything else she could do.

Tamina came running out of the isolation room. She needed to get Vai there fast. Like now, fast. She was trying to come up with a plan when she saw Vai's mom sitting in a chair. She had an IV with her. Well, that couldn't be good. And everyone was staring at a large metal cylinder in the center of the room. Well, that was fine, but her best friend's life was on the line, and she was pretty sure Phaezeriel's might be too.
"Professor Sunwake, I need your help. It's Phaezeriel. He was helping Ginni and something went terribly wrong. He told me to go get Vai. Time is of the essence here. Can you please sent out an announcement or something? I'm not sure there's time enough for me to go looking for her," she pleaded.

Tamina wrote:

"Ace made contact with GInni's mind, and he found out the identity of the killer, but now her demonic energy is really out of control, and she needs help," she said quickly, glossing over the hows and whys. After all, at the moment all that mattered was the what. And the what was her best friend was in trouble.

The only thought to reach Tamina is a bit of profanity that is cut off mid word as Phaezeriel disappears mid-stride. After about 10 seconds, he reappears a short ways further down the corridor, still walking, with a simple steel case held in his hands. ::Thank you, Tamina, I will help her as much as I can. You may come with me, as long as you do not interrupt.::

"Yes, sir," Tami said quickly, hurrying down the corridor to catch up and then keep up. When they get to the door she speaks the password Ace told her quickly so that Phaezeriel would not be even a little bit delayed in getting to Ginni.

Tamina wrote:

At this point the conversation was interrupted by Tamina bursting through the door.

"Phaezeriel! You gotta come quick! It's Ginni....She needs help."

Phaezeriel stares at Tamina for the space of almost 5 heartbeats before turning back to Nala and bowing low, his thoughts for her alone, ::Consider well what we have learned and what your options are. Let me know when you have made a decision, so I may give what help I can. Farewell for now, Nala, I must tend another patient.::

Turning to Tamina he gestures for her to precede him from the room, ::Tell me what is wrong Tamina.:: Phaezeriel turns toward Ginni's isolation room with a purposeful stride.

"Ace made contact with GInni's mind, and he found out the identity of the killer, but now her demonic energy is really out of control, and she needs help," she said quickly, glossing over the hows and whys. After all, at the moment all that mattered was the what. And the what was her best friend was in trouble.

Nala Zamarosok wrote:

Nala stood up, shifting back from her bear form to her humanoid one. "I...see. That is a great deal to consider. And I have more than just my own feelings on the matter to think of. I am currently protected from my fey heritage to some extent because of the bargain I have made with my Patron. But that bargain ends when I die. It is possible that my Patron would agree to reinstate it, but equally possible that Luck may decide to move on. I need time to consider how to proceed in this case. I would like to talk this over with Ryuzo as well," she said, leaning against the desk as she spoke.

Phaezeriel nods at Nala with a smile, ::Of course. And we can certainly try other approaches first. Just let me know.::

At this point the conversation was interrupted by Tamina bursting through the door.

"Repparyn, that smooth talking, overly charismatic gnome that just sort of wandered into the school one day. I'm going to rend him limb from limb!" Ace practically growls, all the anger he had beaten down to help keep Ginni calm boiling to the surface. His eyes turn red, and his fingers grow claws as the rage wells up."Which reminds me, I need to let Michael know as well. He has some serious payback planned as well, for Kitty's murder."

Good thing you posted DB3, I had forgotten that Michael too wanted vengeance. This is what happens when Michael and Kitty haven't been on screen in awhile, lol :P

Tamina looks more angry than you've ever seen her. She pulls a small black pouch out of her belt and hands it to Ace. "Curare," she said tightly. "I am told that it is a very slow and agonizing death. Michael will know how to use it."

Tyrrin blanched. "You can't just kill him!" she protested. "You need to turn him over to a legitimate authority. We aren't vigilantes!"

Ace hugs his girlfriend again, gives her a kiss on the forehead and gets ready to depart "I love you Ginni and I'll be back for you as soon as possible" He then breaks the connection and returns to the real world, just in time to see Tami about to open the door.

"I know who the killer is" He says, stopping her from opening the door.

Tami turns around, surprised. "Already? How? It's only been a few seconds....no, never mind. That's not important. Who is it? Who's been doing this?"

"Okay, I think he's made contact. I'm going now," Tami said, heading for the door.

::"Honestly? I have no idea if it will make things worse or not. If you have any suggestions on what to do, that puts as few people at risk as possible and has the highest chance of successfully stopping this monster, I'm willing to listen"::

Tami and Tyrrin share a look. ::No,:: Tami says reluctantly. ::I don't have any better ideas.::

Keme wrote:

::Alright, you make a fair point. You're right, I don't want to see Alys get hurt. Plus I'm not sure my grandfather could take it, not after...well, anyways,:: he continued, shying away from the subject of his recent death and resurrection. ::I get it. And I'm sorry I'm so cranky. I haven't slept for like a week trying to catch this guy. Well, the occasional odd nap, but an hour here and there is not the same thing. Just...Ace, are you sure about this? I thought that contacting Ginni's mind was supposed to be dangerous.::

::"It probably is rather dangerous, but I'm hoping its less dangerous than letting the killer continue to roam free. Aka, let's hope the risk is worth the reward."::

Lyn, could we handwave/skip some of this scene? If so, how much? And do you require more details from me?

Not much to skip since it's just conversation at the moment making sure all the participants have their parts down before we head into the main event. All you'd be skipping is the buffs...never skip the buffs. ;P

::Just so we're clear, I don't approve of this. But I will help anyways,:: Tyrrin said primly before leaving to fetch the scrolls she didn't have with her.

::You're going to need more than those scrolls you asked Tyrrin for,:: Tamina said, starting to pull ingredients out of the belt pouch she always wore as Tyrrin hurried off to get the extra scrolls. ::Protection from Evil for a start. So Ginni's demonic side doesn't gobble you up.:: She held the mixed powder in her hand and blew it into Ace's face. ::Now, let's see, what else?:: She pulled out a different powder and blew it at Keme. ::That should take care of the fatigue. And there has to be something more...Here we go, this one will improve charisma. And this one for wisdom. You may need both if it becomes a contest of personalities. With the killer or with Ginni.:: she said mixing two different colored powders together before blowing them at Ace again. Owl's Wisdom and Eagle's Splendour mixed into one 'potion' ::And...I can't think of anything else...Are you really sure about this?::

At this point Tyrrin returned with the scrolls he had requested. ::Yes, that's my question exactly. You realize that there is a good chance that you might make things worse?::

Ace visibly relaxes and gives Ty a hug, then morphs his blade into a plain walking stick. "You are quite the welcome sight Tyrrin. Thanks for coming to visit"

Pulling this scene out of limbo

"Of course. Is there any change?" Tyrrin asked.

"Phaezeriel says that her consciousness is back together, but her demonic heritage is trying to assert itself because of the psychic connection to her murderer. So now she's being kept in a coma until we can figure out how to stop that," Tamina answered.

Tamina wrote:

GM Fireclaw wrote:

There's a gentle tapping at the door to Ginni's room, wherein reside the aforementioned as well as Ace and Tamina.

Tami opens the door, expecting another visitor. The staff didn't usually bother knocking.

"Good afternoon, Tamina. Just came to check in on Ginni." Tyrrin says with a notably softer air than is typical for her, her demeanor somber.

"Oh, hi, Tyrrin. Yeah, come in. Don't mind Ace, he's totally paranoid right now, not that I blame him really," Tami said, opening the door wider and gesturing for Tyrrin to come in.

There's a gentle tapping at the door to Ginni's room, wherein reside the aforementioned as well as Ace and Tamina.

Tami opens the door, expecting another visitor. The staff didn't usually bother knocking.

Ginni wrote:

Ginni remains the same as she has been for the last several days, unconscious and unresponsive.

Ace sighs, and sits down next to her Inside her room if allowed/possible otherwise just outside of it "Ginni, please wake up. I miss you and love you so much. I'm so sorry for that stupid fight we got into right before...." He can't finish the sentence as he starts to cry in frustration and anger.

Pats him on the back and hands him a handkerchief. "She's actually doing a lot better, Phaezeriel said. But there's some trouble because of the psychic connection with her killer. It's sending her demonic side all crazy and stuff. It isn't safe to let her wake up yet. For her or anyone around her."

Mighty Ones, save me from teenage girls!

Not letting his exasperation show, Professor Nix defies the rules of null-psi fields, catching the collapsing Raelle in a telekinetic field, and settles her back on the treatment bed. The strain of forcing psionics through the damping field shows as he breaks a sheen of perspiration on his forehead as he places a gentle calming effect over the too-raw emotions of Tamina, trying to blunt her hysteria, "Tamina, Ginni is in the best possible hands for the injury she sustained. If there is even the smallest possible chance that she can be helped, Phaezeriel will not rest until she is set right. I reacted poorly to what seemed like interference with my patient. I was not aware that you had medical experience."

"I've been studying pharmacology seriously for two decades," she said, dully, trying to clean the tears off her face. "Although it's been a hobby for much longer. I work in the infirmary on a part time basis. They don't actually have a pharmacist on staff and had been outsourcing to the alchemy department. Which can get...surprising results at times." She sniffled. "I apologize for my unprofessional behavior, Professor. It has been a bad day. I knew that becoming friends with humans would mean having to say goodbye to them too soon, but I didn't expect to lose so many so soon. And not knowing if I'll ever see my best friend again....I probably should not be working right now anyways," she finished miserably.

Raelle had been going to respond to the Professor's suggestion by telling him that the Headmaster had already vetoed that suggestion due to the overlap between basic psionics and basic arcana which she'd already taken, but all of that completely flew out of her head when she was interrupted by Tamina's sudden outburst. Followed by tears.

"Tami! What is it? What's wrong?" she said, wobbling a little as she hopped off the exam table to comfort her friend. She knelt on the floor beside Tami and put her arm around her.

"Gi-Ginni...Ginni was murdered this morning. They b-brought her back, but whoever hurt her shattered her mind. Phaezeriel said it could take days before we even know if it's possible to...to.....she may not ever be the same person she was," Tamina wailed, sobbing even harder than before.

Professor Nix, slightly distracted by the idea of mathematical equations describing a rift, does not notice that Tamina intends to treat his patient until it is too late. Lowering his slightly outstretched hand he watches Raelle until he is sure that the 'medicine' would do no harm.

After a few moments, he glares at Tamina, but his voice is still calm and pleasant, "So you are one of the people who work in the infirmary now, yes? You make it a habit of treating other people's patients, yes? I will thank you to clear with the person under whose care a patient is before treating that patient." He holds up a hand to stop her protest before it fully forms, "I do not want to hear all the reasons why you did as you did. I do not care how well you know Raelle or what your undoubtedly prodigious medical skills are. In the future, please check with me before you treat my patient. It is simple courtesy."

Nix's demeanor relaxes and his smile is warm and friendly again, "I am glad that you are here, Tamina. It helps the healing process to have friends nearby. Raelle, I will put in a note excusing you from your classes for the rest of the day. I would like to keep you in the infirmary for a couple of hours for observation, but after that you are free to go. You should rest for the remainder of the day. And you really should rearrange your classes to accommodate the beginning psionics class; it will help you to learn control."

Tamina started to calm herself, put on a pleasant smile, be the perfect princess she'd been trained to be......but it had been a long few days. Too much for anyone to take really, and something in her just cracked.

Raelle drank the medicine obediently, but then made a face when she was done.

"Blegh! That was awful. I mean, even worse than usual. Now my head hurts and I want to scrub out my mouth. What was in that stuff?"

"I'm sorry, Raelle. That particular medicine requires water as a solvent. I used as little as possible. It shouldn't do more than give you some minor indigestion. Here," she said, pulling one of Raelle's hands away from her face and putting a charcoal briquet in it. "Eat this. The charcoal should absorb the water and it should minimize the gastro-intestinal distress."

Professor Nix wrote:

Raelle del Sol wrote:

This seems to achieve the desired effect as the symbol on her neck finally stops glowing red and fades to its usual black as the null-psi field forces it to switch off. It does not seem to have any effect whatsoever on whatever this other thing was. It was...slippery. It seemed like nothing at all, but there was definitely something not normal there.

Raelle's eyelids fluttered and she groaned, bringing a hand over her eyes as she regained consciousness.
"Gods! My head feels like it's going to explode! What happened?"

Professor Nix smiles as he places a calming hand on Raelle's shoulder, his voice newly familiar to her, "Easy, now. You are in the infirmary. You pushed your power too hard and passed out from the effort. You are safe, and your psychic ability will not work here for now. Somehow the power you used got locked on and was preventing you from recovering. If you give it time, the headache will pass. If you promise not to leave, I will have something brought to ease the pain."

"Yeah, sure no problem," she quickly agreed. "Not like I'd get far. I can't keep my eyes open, my head hurts so bad. Apparenlty mapping the mathematical equations of a rift between universes has side effects. Go figure. And I have no idea how to use or stop using my powers. They just sort of switch on and off by themselves. They only started last week."

"Why am I not surprised that you somehow landed in the center of trouble. Again," she said, equal parts relieved and exasperated.

David.De'Foul wrote:

"I'm Dave, and... I'm not going to touch her..."

It only takes Ardiente a moment to snap out of his funk when David teleports into the room, and was about to place himself directly between David and Raelle when the Professor calmly cut David off. Which is when Ardiente noticed the crestfallen look on his former rival's face.

"It's okay, David, I'll come." Ardiente says to the David quietly, then with a look to Tamina. "I don't think I need to ask, but look after her for me, will you? I have to go help, if I can."

"Of course. She's my friend. I will stay with her to make sure that there is a familiar face here when she wakes up," she said, trying to be reassuring.

Ardiente wrote:

Ardiente does indeed seem to be quite distressed, though he lays Raelle down on the bed as instructed with the utmost care and attention. "She was working on... some kind of... I think they called it a rift. She went there with magical protection to analyze it and came back like this." Ardiente said, never having felt more stupid in his life before. If only he'd understood better...

Nix listens to Ardiente without pausing in his examination, then responds with the air of someone who is distracted from the conversation by the task at hand., "Yes, I can see. She is simply exhausted and has not deactivated the abilities that exhausted her. Was she doing any kind of extensive analysis or anything like that? Pattern recognition..." His voice trails off.

"I think it's probably safe to assume the answer to that question is yes," Tamina said, taking pity on an obviously panicked Ardiente.

Tamina wrote:

"Okay, well, let's get her a room. Ooh, that does not look good,: she said, frowning as she saw the glowing red symbol on Raelle's neck. "I don't think they usually glow that color. Well....maybe it's not really that bad? Come on, I'll help. I volunteer here sometimes, so I know how to speak medical," she said lightly, trying to put a good face on things instead of letting on how worried she actually was.

She led Ardiente over to the nurse's station. "Hey, a little help here please? This girl needs a room. She's got overextended psionic powers, possible psychic trauma."
"Whenever Phaezeriel finishes with Ginni or if Nala comes in, she needs to be evaluated by a mental healer."

The nurse, trying to look calm though she mainly just looks a little uneasy, speaks in a voice that is, if not calming, at least caring and gentle, "Phaezeriel has exhausted himself working with another patient, and Nala is out for the day. Let's see, psychic trauma? Lets get her into room 13 down on the blue ward and I will see if Professor Nix has some time."

She taps a few keys and a light indicates where the blue ward is located. A short ways down the hall, another light indicates room 13. The nurse leads the way tapping on a data pad as she goes, speaking over her shoulder, "Now can you please tell me what happened?"

"I'm not exactly sure. She was working with something complicated and this happened. The symbol on her neck is glowing red, which doesn't seem very good to me. I told you everything I could figure out from a quick assessment. Ardiente might be able to tell you more if he can calm down a bit, but he's understandably worried right now."

Tami looked frustrated for a moment.

"Well, Ginni is stable for now and no news on her recovery. But I don't think Phaezeriel is going to be available for a while. That's how it sounded to me anyways. But we need someone who understands psychic powers. Is there anyone else on staff who can help Raelle?" she demanded of the increasingly flustered nurse.

Tamina wrote:

"What's a Fey?"

She pulls herself up onto a chair as Ardiente rushes past behind her.

"They're a race of.....hang on a sec....." she gets up and walks to the door of the waiting room. "Ardiente? What happened?"

"Okay, well, let's get her a room. Ooh, that does not look good,: she said, frowning as she saw the glowing red symbol on Raelle's neck. "I don't think they usually glow that color. Well....maybe it's not really that bad? Come on, I'll help. I volunteer here sometimes, so I know how to speak medical," she said lightly, trying to put a good face on things instead of letting on how worried she actually was.

Tamina wrote:

Tamina laughed. "I see. So basically it's like when I have to act as ambassador to the fey....guess and hope like hell you don't mortally offend anyone."

"What's a Fey?"

She pulls herself up onto a chair as Ardiente rushes past behind her.

"They're a race of.....hang on a sec....." she gets up and walks to the door of the waiting room. "Ardiente? What happened?"

Tamina laughed. "I see. So basically it's like when I have to act as ambassador to the fey....guess and hope like hell you don't mortally offend anyone."

"Uh. Not that much older, actually. Let me see."

She closes her eyes and does math in the air with her finger.

"Her hatching day is in February of... and mine is June of... so she's... twenty.... seven. I'm fifteen, so she's... twelve years older than me? Ya. Twelve. Not a whole whole lot. She's not, like fifty something and old like my parents' friends."

Tamina laughed. "That's a new one. I think I expected that your people would have attitudes towards age more similar to mine, given how long-lived you are. But I suppose the way you race through childhood and adolescence leaves its mark as well. No, twelve years is hardly a large age gap, you're right. Though I do wonder how you can tell the difference between the newly mature and those you refer to as old. I got tripped up over that pretty badly the first time my firebird friend introduced me to her parents. I know how to figure it out when I'm among other elves, but I still can't quite figure it out with firebirds. How can you tell the difference between someone who is just twenty and someone who is two hundred?" she asked, curious.

"Ya, I guess you could say that. I saw a lot of people, but a lot of people didn't see me. Really only* Elaine. My parents hired her to take care of me, so they didn't have to. She's really the only person I would call a friend."

She sighs a little, once again reminded that she probably wouldn't see her again.

'I can't say I understand exactly, but I understand a little. Growing up there were large amounts of time when I saw more of my mother's chamberlain than I did of my mother. Your Elaine sounds a great deal nicer than my mother's chamberlain though," she said with a shrug. "So I'm assuming Elaine is a good deal older than you?"

Continuing her roll of wonderful social graces, Archena interjects with

"I'm sorry to hear that."

Followed by

"Oh. Sorry. Wait? They can do that here?"

"I haven't really had any friends besides one, so I guess I don't really know the feeling. I got kind of nervous when she didn't show up for a day or two when she was sick, but outside of that, I don't really know the feeling."

She grabs a waiting room magazine and swipes the crumbs onto it.

"Here, let me get that."

"Oh!" She looked embarrassed as Archena cleaned up the mess she had been making. "Sorry anout that. Nervous habit I guess."

"So...you were pretty isolated on the sun?" she asked, trying to change the subject.

"Thanks. It's not my favorite, but still good."

Awkwardly unadjusted socially powers activate.

She takes the things and takes a seat.

"So, what did you say you were here for?"

She squeezes the bag, popping it and crumbling the charcoal, which she pours into the top of the mug.

"My best friend was attacked. Murdered actually. They were able to bring her back to life, but her attacker had messed up her mind. They're trying to heal the damage, but nobody can tell me how long that's going to take. It could be hours, it could be days, it could be weeks. Nobody seems to know. So I'm hanging around waiting and being a general pest trying to find out." Her expression was almost serene and her tone was calm, but she crumbled three cookies to powder while she spoke, unaware of how much of a mess she was making.

"I know what it's like to be bored. Like. Really bad. And I don't want that for anybody. Let's go get something, then. I really honestly don't know what I'm doing here anyways... Oh. I'm Archena, by the way. Just Archena."

She offers a slightly clawed hand, as she had seen people meeting people do at the parties.

She shook Archena's hand, still smiling. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Archena. I'm Tamina Saeaera. My friends call me Tami. Feel free to do likewise."

She led the way to a waiting room that had a few scattered loveseats and a small kitchenette. She seemed to know her way around the kitchenette pretty well and she soon returned with a cup of hot paraffin and a small packet of charcoal. "Here you go. I don't know if you're hungry or not, but I have a firebird friend and I have never once seen her turn down charcoal, so I thought you might like some."

"I just met him like half an hour ago. And most of that he spent asleep while the scary psych lady worked on him. It was cool when he was shooting lasers, but I'm not really sure if I need to watch him sleep. The nurse said I should, but I've been stuck in a room doing nothing for a long time now. I think I'd rather go with you."

She stands and straightens out her khakis.

"Yeah, you don't have to wait here then. Especially for someone you barely know. Come on, we can get some refreshments and talk if you want. Or you can leave and go do other stuff. I'm just bored out of my skull since I'm waiting to hear how my best friend is doing. It's probably going to be a long while before I even get a progress report. So I would love the company. But I won't blame you one bit if you just want to get out of here," she said, smiling.

"That'd be nice. Thanks... uh. Should I come with you or stay here?"

She doesn't seem to be up on social conventions. Definitely a new firebird.

"Up to you....is that your friend in the bed? It looks like he's asleep. He probably won't even notice if you come sit in the waiting room instead. But I can bring your drink to you if you'd prefer to sit with him. What do you want to do?" she asked. She didn't seem to be in any hurry at the moment.

"Is that allowed? That stuff got people at my parent's parties pretty messed up..."

She pulls her arms together, holding them at the elbow under her upper assets.

"Oh!" She looked a bit embarrassed. "You're a firebird! I should have realized. Sorry about that. No, coffee would definitely be a bad idea. It could make you pretty sick," she admitted sheepishly. "Umm.....how about a cup of hot paraffin instead?"

Archena sits heavily in a chair in the room, not entirely sure what to do now that she's here.

An elf passing by paused at the sight of the confused looking girl. She peeked her head into the room, brushing her long, dark hair away from her face.

She then satrts to feelk rather cold. so she heads to the source. finding Tybs and Mel and tami there.
Nurse Julie goes to the other staff member talking to Tami.

Addressing them both, Can I be of any assistance?. noticing Mel I see Ms Waverider has moved from fire to ice today.

"Umm...yeah, maybe. My friend here had some kind of really emotionally distressing encounter, and he was in shock. His biology is cold based, so normal treatments won't work...I really don't know what to do to help him."

Tybalt doesn't stop with the soft sobbing sounds.

With a gentle hum of energy, Tybs, Mel, and Tami(if she's on the ice) blink out of the cafeteria in an instant along with the forest of icicles.
When they arrive, Tybs breaks out of his ball he takes and latches on to Mel, sobbing frozen tears into her shoulder.

Tami turns around and looks for a member of the infirmary staff.

"Excuse me. My friend has had a difficult emotional confrontation that left him in shock. He has er...specialized biology. You should have his records on file."

"So, Tybs and Dave had a fight? It looks like he's in shock right now. With a normal person I'd say keep them warm, but in his case...well, he seems to have made his own ice. So I'm not quite sure what to do...do you think you can help him to the infirmary if he's willing to go? I would, but I can't actually touch him when he's like this without getting hurt."

"Tybalt? Can you hear me? We're very worried about you and want to help you. Will you please let us help you?"

Tybalt has not moved from the place where he landed on the floor. His legs out in front of him, one straight, one tented upwards with his tail limp to the side. His weight rests on his hand paws, put and behind him.

The insides of his ears and paw pads that are usually a soft, cool blue and almost white now. His eyes have lost the usual bright, interested look and animated spark and seem slightly dulled. Not the usual deep aqua blue, but instead cold light blue.
He does not move.
He hardly blinks.
He just stares at the place where Dave no longer is with a broken, shattered look on his face. Like everything right in the world was ended violently before him.

Having arrived at the cafeteria after the outburst, Tami heads for the table where she sees Mel sitting. When she gets closer she sees Tybalt lying on the floor, looking like he's in shock.

"What happened?" she asked, concerned. "Tybalt?" She kneels down next to him, examining him, but not touching him for fear of causing pain. "I think maybe we should take him to the infirmary. Normally I'd say to get a blanket, but...maybe an ice pack?"

Tami and Dom arrive at the cafeteria with just a few minutes left before the start of class. Just time enough to grab a quick breakfast if they don't want to be late.

He nodded to show he understood. After he looked into Tami's eyes to show his sincerity. "Thank you my love. You always know what to say. You really are the most remarkable person I have ever met. How did a wretch, like me, ever get lucky enough to have a goddess fall in love with them?" He tells her while pulling her hand to his lips to kiss.

She laughed at that. "I am not nearly capricious enough to be a goddess, melnestae," she said, eyes twinkling with amusement.

She leaned in close and whispered in his ear, "And you won my heart simply by being yourself. Ve tae."

She pulled back enough to look into his eyes. "However, if we don't go and get some breakfast we are likely to collapse from so much...athletic endeavor," she added with a wink.

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There was a long pause as Tamina considered her words carefully. "I do not think that it makes you a terrible person. It is a perfectly normal reaction to some very traumatic conditions. At the end, to you, this man embodied everything that filled you with grief and anger through the whole terrible experience. I have some thoughts to share on the subject, but let me ask you first...did it make you feel any better when he died? Did it lessen the grief and rage at all? Or did it just add to it?"

"I don't know. If anything it added because of feeling like a terrible person." He thought to himself for a moment. "Thank you for listening. I don't know what I would do with out you." He reach out to take Tami's hand.

She squeezed his hand back and smiled. "Well, that was the answer that proves you're not a sociopath...I'm glad, because I think it would be very awkward being in love with a sociopath," she said, her tone lighthearted, but her expression sincere.

"One of the duties of the Speaker is to sit in judgement on legal cases. In particular the cases of a severe nature. I've watched countless trials and even had to preside over a few when my mother was otherwise occupied with matters of state. So I've seen more than my fair share of horribleness. And the one thing that never changes is this desire for vengeance. As far as I can tell it's universal. We convince ourselves that the world will be a better place if only this one monster isn't in it. But the pain is still there after they're gone and nothing can change the past. You've experienced this for yourself now. Sometimes it's necessary to sentence a monster to die for the good of all, but in the future you'll remember this feeling and act for justice instead of vengeance. I know this because you are not a terrible person. You are the one I love and I believe that you are capable of great good...but that doesn't mean you never make mistakes. We all do. That's how we learn," she said, gazing into his eyes.

There was a long pause as Tamina considered her words carefully. "I do not think that it makes you a terrible person. It is a perfectly normal reaction to some very traumatic conditions. At the end, to you, this man embodied everything that filled you with grief and anger through the whole terrible experience. I have some thoughts to share on the subject, but let me ask you first...did it make you feel any better when he died? Did it lessen the grief and rage at all? Or did it just add to it?"