Episode 5: When the Knights Go Marching In

[ManicMuse]

Isabella Chase

Location: Food truck


State of being: Annoyed to HAPPY


Nearby: Gavin & Albert

@: D. Rex B Bag o Fruit

Gavin Dabbs

Location: Facility 108


State of being: Excited


Nearby: Albert & Izzy

@:

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Gavin stuffed his phone into the back pocket of his jeans. He doubted he would get an immediate response for Victoria. She was likely busy getting ready for the exam. Looking around at the harbor and courtyard, he was impressed by scene. The hum of generators at various tents, peeked his interest. The first aid tent had a generator to power various medical equipment. Another tent had one for a misting and air conditioning system, a spot where people could go to cool down. His gaze continued to scan the area, drifting over to a food truck parked on the grass across the way. That is when he noticed a girl at the counter ordering food. A pair of large white cat ears sat prominently on top of her head. Once Gavin caught a glimpse of long tail swinging idly behind her, he could not help but give a muted squeal of excitement.

"This day is going to be AWESOME." Gavin spoke out loud, if only to himself. Quickly, if not clumsily, he changed into the yellow volunteer shirt. Using the length of his legs, he quickly walked over to the food truck. Being a bit peck-ish himself, he ordered a burger and a soda. After collecting the soda from the ordering window, he made a point of waiting close-by the pick-up window, where Izzy was waiting for her food.

"Smells good, huh?" Gavin gave Izzy a smirk, nodding toward the food truck.

Izzy glanced over at the boy and raised an eyebrow. Still wrapped up in her own emotions, it took her a second to get the reference. "Oh yeah. I hope it tastes good, I'm starving."

Just then a man inside the truck called out, "Izzy. Dog with the works!"

Isabella's eyes widened as she rushed up to the window. Taking the dog, she bit into it. Her cheeks were filled with food, while she chewed with a bit fluffy bun and mustard hanging off the corner of her mouth. Gavin worked very hard to not laugh at the sight. Instead, he choked out the word, "Good?"

Izzy gave an avid nod of yes, before bobbing her tail, as she chewed and immediately took another bite leaving over half the dog gone. Gavin's name was called moments later. Retrieving his own burger, he happily bit into it and munched as he took note of the harness Izzy was wearing. Between bites, as he was not inhaling the food the way she was, he used the burger to motion to the harness, "What's that for?"

Polishing off her dog, Izzy peered down studying the harness for a second, "For climbin."

Gavin nodded, "I have you considered having it tailored?"

"What's that?"

"Having it adjusted so it fits better. Plus some of the equipment on it looks a little beat up. I like to fix up suits for Supers. It's kinda my thing."

Instinctively, Izzy tugged at the loose areas of the harness, inspecting it. Gavin watched, making mental notes of the different ways he would improve the harness and maybe even build it into a full suit when a very large, very green figure caught the corner of his eyes.

iiNPC Card:

--Name--

Albert​

--Power--

Green Vine Growing Giant​

"Albert!?"

The large lumbering figure of a boy stopped and turned hearing his name being bellowed. Seeing it was Gavin, Albert rushed over and scoped him into a squeezing hug. Gavin had suspected this might happen and held the last few bites of the burger over head to prevent it from between squished between them.

"GAVIN, I had no idea you would be here!"

Releasing Gavin, turned and took notice of Izzy, who was easily half his height. Extending a hand, Izzy gave him her's. Gingerly he stook her hand. "Hi, I'm Albert."

Izzy stared up at the green boy and gave a toothy grin revealing her sharpened teethed. Something about other Supers with clear physical abnormal appearances, made Izzy feel instantly less self conscious.

"Hi Albert, I'm Isabella but everyone calls me Izzy.

Gavin watched the interaction and the clear sudden warm friendliness sparked between the two Supers. It warmed his heart. This right here is why he loved helping Supers.

Albert suddenly grew a vine off his shoulder that sprouted a flower. Plucking it, he offered it to Izzy, who was delighted by the trick. After a moment of watching the other's instantly bond, did Gavin come to what had been a obvious question, "Wait, Albert...What are you doing here? I thought you went to another Facility."

Albert turned to face Gavin, with Izzy now perched on his shoulders hidden in a mini garden of blossoms. The sight in its self was one Gavin had to capture with a picture. Taking out his phone, he snapped a shot as Albert explained, "Yeah, we are all getting bused here for the Exam. That is why I came to you this time. I skipped the bus ride so we could meet up."

Gavin nodded, while double checking the photo. Yep, it was adorable.

"Ah, okay that makes sense."

Glancing up at Izzy, he chuckled. "Maybe you two can team up for the day. I heard all the kids taking the exams are going to be grouped together."

Izzy playfully swayed on Albert's shoulders, still hidden in the bush of blossoms. If only her father could see her now, she knew he would freak. "Yes, we should!"

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[Gus]

Manami Hamasaki
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Location: Trailing behind Piper to the seaweed room
Nearby: Trent, Page, Luther and Piper
Mood: 嬉しいいいい!!! Sensei wa, 'kirei' to ita!
@s Lioness075 Syrenrei ManicMuse Dano


Manami followed after Piper, somewhat dazed by the transition from steam room to air conditioned hallway. As such she did not fully register Sensei's parting words until she and AEGIS's unofficial photographer were well down the hallway. Eventually though, the words 'pretty' 'blue' and 'skin' connected in her brain. The effect is practically galvanic in nature. Her head jerks up. Years of dancing with dolphins has conditioned her to their methods of demonstrating pure joy, and she leaps in the air almost high enough to put a hole in the ceiling of the hall. She leaps again, doing a little flip this time, but misses the landing and flops on her back with a thud, looking up at Piper with a toothy grin. Only now does it register that Piper has asked a question. Several questions. Manami's nictitating membrane flicker closed and open again as she processes.

"Sorry. Yes. I would like some water please. A lot of water. Steam room made me very thirsty. Um. Yes, we have one exam. It is like Gym class, but more? It tests whole package: concentration, teamwork, success, failure. Heroes don't fill out bubble sheets. That is what Sensei Luther told me. "

She paused for a moment, considering. Her brows kitted together and she frowned, the serious face of a young woman approaching a momentous decision. She blinked twice more, and nodded in determination.

"Piper. I would like to get a string bikini."

 

[Gus]

Katheryn Barrett
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Location: Sky --> Parking Lot --> Main Building --> Outside Swan's Office
Nearby: Anneliese, Nix, Cecilia, Lara, and Jason
Mood: Mixed.
@s Giyari B Bag o Fruit


The sun and wind felt glorious. Kate felt at one with both of them as she rocketed toward Sparrow's Point. She was running late, but still took the time to do a quick couple of orbits of the facility, just for the thrill of it. It might have been a trifle showy, but on a day like today, she just didn't care. Baltimore's weather was SO much more agreeable than Minneapolis' and moreover, the vigilante scene was infinitely more interesting. She'd been on assignment here now for well over two months, and the story just kept on getting deeper. The knight's PR was good, but 'Truth will out' as the bard said. Life was good.

Was it? Sure you're not pretending?​

Her arms and legs, til now sparkling with propulsive sunlight, suddenly winked out, and she plummeted towards the parking lot like a stone. Mildly alarmed at the sudden loss of power, she used the air rushing past to reorient herself into a feet first descent. At the last second, so as to avoid making a crater, she applied a quick burst from her feet and hands to reduce speed, and landed in a crouch. Shakily, she cracked her neck and smoothed her hair more or less into place, smiling and half saluting hello to nobody in particular. On a day like this she should have power and to spare... what the hell?

Yes. Exactly.​

Shrugging lightly, she jogged across to the front gate, made her way through the throngs of volunteers and onlookers, showed her blue card and went into the main building. Nobody at the front desk. Page seemed to be out. Anne from Poker Night was with a small knot of students nearby, and Kate cheerily waved to her.

Whoring nosy bitch! Mind your own business!​

Aaron seemed quite fond of Anne, and Kate could see why. She was insightful, kind, and good with students and colleagues alike. She was also ridiculously good at poker, even with her limiter turned up and with supplemental chemical limitations. She was, however, unlikely to know where Page kept the press passes.

Useless dimwit. Keep away from our Aaron!​

She breezed past the group with a smile, humming a tuneless ditty to herself broadcast from her subconscious radio station, some dusty late TwenCen pop from before she was born. It was odd really, how often she got earworms that she could neither name nor shake.

FFS it's WANNABE you stupid...We give up.​

Arriving outside Jason Swan's office, she rapped her knuckles smartly on his door three times.

“Director Swan? It's Katheryn Barrett, Minnesota Star Tribune? I need a press pass, could you tell me where Ms. Morgan keeps those?”

 

[Necessity4Fun]

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Location: Some bus stop, not so far from Marcelo's house.
People Around: A beautiful curly brown haired girl (Muted Colors! Temporary nickname?) and Library Lady!
Interactions: AllHailDago Lioness075

Yes! We get a ride! Oh yeah!!! Thank you angry library lady!

Still no sign of the bus. If it wasn't for this other girl talking to her, Juliana would have classified the wait as nothing short of maddening. She hated waiting for stuff! Even more when she was all by herself. Sure, the other person probably wasn't getting this from the message, but the Brazilian was extremely grateful to not be alone in this stupid situation. The 'muted colors' girl had made what could have been eternal frustration into a pleasant fashion advice session!

While said girl was still thinking about everything Jú had just said to her, the form of a car seemed to be approaching. Expecting it to simply pass by them as every single car that had crossed the street in this short period of time, -flaunting the fact that they would certainly arrive wherever they were going punctually-, the teenager didn't give it much attention. But then...it hadn't left them behind??
The silver car had stopped and pulled over near the two girls. Almost instantly, Juliana whistled impressed. She didn't know anything about vehicles and stuff, but even her could notice it wasn't a bad one at all! Not that much of a fan of how the front looked, though. While stylish, it kinda made the car look...pissed.

Lost in the 'task' of admiring and critiquing the vehicle mentally, the Brazilian girl completely missed when the car's windows had been rolled down, only noticing who the driver was once she had been called:

"Oh! It's Library lady!!!", she had announced, ecstatic and surprised. Then putting her right hand to her face as if she was whispering, though still in audible volume, the girl let out a warning to the other, "I advice you to not do anything to get her mad. I got kicked out of the library a couple times without having been doing anything wrong. Really, I was just talking normally. That woman seems to be a bit...", Juliana ended making a swirl with her other hand while whistling twice, suggesting the word 'crazy'.

"Heeeeey!", the teenager finally addressed the driver, "Yeah, we did miss the stupid bus and a ride would be nice. I mean, pretty sure I was just watching the course thingy anyway, so being late wouldn't have been that big of a deal..."

"...W-wait! 'Muted Colors' here is from AEGIS TOO?!", Jú gasped.

 

[The J]

Hadrian Alburn
Outside of Facility 108
Malikai

Hadrian was up and ready as late as usual - optimised physiology or not, he was still a teenager, and one who liked his sleep. Still, getting up itself was easier for him than most, and he practically sprung out of bed before showering and getting dressed. His usual morning routine went pretty normally; downstairs for a large breakfast, grab what he needed for the day from his room, and off to Aegis.
Buses weren't really his thing. All the timetables gave him a headache, and that was the one place in his body that pain wasn't dulled out by his power, so he really wasn't a fan of the whole ordeal. Instead, he usually made his way to school by jogging on foot, something reflected by his relatively light clothing.
The journey didn't take long, nor did it even get Hadrian panting as he rounded the corner to the school. As he jogged closer, he could see JJ, his new roommate, sitting on a bench outside. He jogged up to the boy, greeting him as he did so.
"Hey man, how you doing?"

 

[ManicMuse]

They're Here It had already been a hectic morning for the staff watching over the students of Facility 107 and 106. They had all arrived in Baltimore the evening before, and checked into a hotel for a night. It had been a very long, eventful night. It was bad enough, watching over a bunch of kids, but toss in Super powers and hormones; it was like corralling a bunch of cats with laser beams strapped to their heads. After sorting out the list of damages to the hotel that morning, all the kids were loaded up on the buses. A police escort had been arranged for the caravan, to the relief of the chaperones. The normally heavy traffic parted like a metal sea, for the flashing lights, allowing the trail of yellow and black to pass with ease. The heat of the day had already taken hold by the time they were exiting the freeway. Several of the students had taken to lowing the windows, to allow the breeze to waft into the cramped area. On one of the buses a teen with icy abilities had created a massive air conditioner effect, that left tiny snowflakes trailing out the back of the vehicle. Just before three o'clock, a train of five buses filed into the parking lot. The doors of each bus swung open and 123 students came flooding out with their exhausted chaperones trailing behind.​

 

[AllHailDago]

Melody Elanna Vance

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Location: The bus stop > Scarlet's Car
Current Mood: Self conscious
Current form: Human

The ongoing commentary with this excitable, fashion oriented girl had become a tad bit hurtful. While initially it seemed nice with the present and helpful, the comment about the sidewalk hurt. Melody cast her gaze downwards and looked at her outfit with sudden discomfort. She had always been more comfortable in these clothes and with almost no effort the girl had made her doubt them. They were soft and, Melody had thought, made her blend in well. Apparently though, there were types of people who this immediately grabbed the attention of. So perhaps simply dressing how she wanted would be better if she'd be noticed regardless.

Melody was pulled from her negative introspection when the girl talked about hiding purple behind her jacket. Then she stared at Melody for several long, embarrassing moments. This was interrupted by realizing Melody had taken the necklace which apparently made her extremely happy and ready to party. When she realized they were at a bus stop though, Melody giggled. Her spontaneous shifts in emotion and energy were a little unsettling but funny. Melody unzipped her tan jacket partially to show the deep purple t shirt she had on underneath. "Yes. I do, and maybe we can celebrate later. Maybe if that's ok."

A car pulled up and the passenger side window rolled down. A sleepy looking brunette woman yelled out of the car to her and the other girl at the bus stop. She offered a ride, which initially made Melody nervous and a little suspicious, but the other girl immediately recognized her and referred to her as Library Lady. So she was the Aegis librarian? Melody felt a shift of emotions from surprise, to exaltation at the thought of a nice library at her new school, to embarrassment and added self consciousness. The first staff member she meets, and one she admittedly would particularly like being on good terms with, and she was here seeing that Melody would've been late without her. Absolutely dreadful was what it was.

Melody lifted her eyes from the sidewalk and nodded before approaching the door behind the passenger seat. She'd assumed the other girl would sit there. She blinked a few times when called Muted Colors and questioned about going to Aegis. She glanced sheepishly over her shoulder. "My name is Melody, sorry for not mentioning that before. Also, yes. Today is my first day at Aegis." She opened the car door and got in the back seat, closing it behind her. She sat staring at the floor, too ashamed to directly meet the librarians eyes or look out the window at the girl. She really hated being late.

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[Gus]

Anthony Costanzo
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Location: Front Gate
Mood: Chatty
@s The J Malikai


Anthony pulled into the parking lot of 108 in his ancient Toyota/Ford Taurus and sat for a moment, as if to gather himself. Crowds were not his favorite thing. He adjusted the rear view mirror, careful not to torque it too hard lest it detach again, and took a long look, uncertain what he was looking for. At last, he nodded and got out. Over by the main gate he spotted Hadrian Alburn (Compensatory Physiology, high pain threshold, rapid healing, strong, durable) talking to Jeremiah Johnson (Light manipulation, color changing, solid light constructions) and he strolled over to them.

“Hello boys! Ready for your finals?” He reads the microexpressions on their faces, almost before they happen, and thrusts out a hand by way of explanation. “Sorry, I forget sometimes I am on the other side of one way glass for most meetings... Anthony Costanzo, commonwealth testing division. I'm just here as an observer to confirm our initial estimates of your ranking. ...so what do you think? Course looks pretty tough this year! You guys up for it?”

 

[Gus]

Manami Hamasaki
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Location: Spa --> Pier
Mood: Relaxed --> Panicked
Nearby... ?
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Manami was the most relaxed she had ever been above the waves. She'd had no idea that seaweed could feel so lovely! And somebody was massaging her hands and somebody was massaging her feet and she felt like she was floating away on a cloud and this was so much better than the steam room and she wished she had known about this earlier so that she could have skipped to this part sooner. Thinking of sooner brought her up short. What time was it. She gently pulled her hand away from whoever was massaging it, and peeled the seaweed wrap away from her left eye to check the clock. Whale turds! It was 2:53! How did that happen? She leapt from the chair to the door in a single bound, leaving the chair spinning between the shocked spa attendants. She barely remembered to restrain herself enough to avoid shattering the door as she exited the room and shortly thereafter the building. A quick sprint down the alley to the waterfront, an arcing leap, and she was gone in a churning frenzy of bubbles.



A short swim across the harbor, a leap over mother and father's boat to say hello, and a quick pass by Mr. Mallory to see what he was doing down there, and then she was safely on the pier with minutes to spare.



“MANAMI HAMASAKI REPORTING FOR FINAL EXAM, TEAM SNOWGLOBE, PRESENT AND ON TIME!” she shouted to nobody in particular.

 

[ManicMuse]

AEGIS FINAL EXAM

Spoiler: Theme song for this post

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At a few minutes after three, the PA system crackled to life, and a voice rang out.

• Overview
• Aqua Launcher
• First Obstacle
• Second Obstacle
• Third Obstacle
• Fourth Obstacle
• Fifth Obstacle
• Sixth Obstacle
• Seventh Obstacle
• Eighth Obstacle
• Ninth Obstacle
• Final Obstacle

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  Welcome to your final exams students. Here is a breakdown of how your test will go, so I suggest you pay attention!
  
  
  
  Two other Facilities have been bused in today, to take part in this exam. For the sake of safety and order, helmets and life vests are being provided. They are color coordinated to represent which facility you are from. Orange for Facility 108. Red for Facility 107. Blue for Facility 106.
  
  
  
  Once you have the correct gear, you will be broken off into groups of 6 maximum. No group will exceed 4 members from one Facility.
  
  
  
  Your group will head to the end of the dock. Their you will mount the Aqua launcher and be launched toward the course.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Aqua Launcher
  

  

  
  
  Once ejected, into the water, the team will swim to the start of the course.
  
  

  

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  Crash Course
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  Description: After ascending the initial slope, one descends in a wall of hydraulic operated pillars that raise and lower in a randomized pattern. Once through two walls of these, the participants will be faced with punching bags that away back and forth to simulate a crowded area. After making their way through the bags, they will be faced with squares that rotate just enough for one to wriggle through, much like a crawl space. Then lastly one more wall of shifting pillars to move onto the next obstacle. However, these pillars will not start moving unless the buttons are pressed on both the X’s which are freestanding in the area before the last set of pillars.
  
  
  
  
  
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  S.O.S​
  
  Description: Welcome to S.O.S. On this section your team will be required to save two passengers. After climbing the staircase, participates will need to climb down into the rear part of the plane to collect two passengers (dummies). Carry them back to the top and send the rescued passengers down the front plane slide. Once a Course Marshall signs off on both rescues, the team may slide down the main slide and continue on in the course.
  
  
  
  
  
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  LEVELS
  
  Description: In this course the team will be required to navigate through an uneven terrain that constantly shifts. Some blocks shift slowly, while others seem stable until they aren't. Navigating these will be no easy task.
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  BIG BALLS
  
  Description: Dodge ball anyone? These balls seem so innocent at first. The second you touch a green ball the gray ones are drawn to you and vice versa. Think of them of over sized exercise balls of doom. The base of the obstacle making it almost impossible to keeps ones balance.​
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  TANGLED UP
  
  Description:Participants must navigate their way through a massive play pin of rubbery cords. However, the faster they move once inside the more attention they will draw to themselves. The cords will seek out fast movements and coil around the participant, binding them in place. Course Marshals are to only pull participants if their health is at risk.​
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  MATTRESS RUN
  
  Description: Simple run. Don’t let your foot fall in a hole. Random holes on the course will go off, shooting up 20 foot geysers of water. Other holes will appear normal until a limb falls in. These certain holes have an airbag that will inflate. Instantly the participant’s limb will be trapped. Airbags deflate after two minutes.
  

  
  
  
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  THE MAD HOUSE
  
  Description: Once reaching the stairs of the this obstacle it becomes a zero gravity zone. Teams must float through the first half of the course, pulling themselves through the X's. Then instantly the gravity will double just on the other side of the X's. Teams must jump across the green balls to unlock the obstacle's invisible glass barrier to move on.​
  
  
  
  
  
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  JUMP AROUND
  
  Description: This obstacle looks like a large uneven jump house but don't let its appearance fool you. Those gray pads are like fly paper. Get stuck to one and your team will have to work together to pull you free. The green pads offer extra bounce to allow you to leap your way across. But watch yourself on those blue ones, they offer an extra bounce that can launch you right off the obstacle all together.
  

  

  
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  SLING SHOT
  
  Description: Teams must all crawl into the slots provided and pull a lever within. This will cause the section to roll forward and allow them to move onto the next slots. However, if a member is left behind they will be stuck on the previous section. Everyone move forward together or team members will be trapped and left behind.
  

  

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  VERTIGO
  
  Description: While climbing the massive staircase, participants will be shot at by onlookers with colored foam guns, coating the stairs in slick soap. Once at the top of this mountain of a slide, teams will go down the slide, splashing down in the water and stopping the clock on their timers devices in their helmets.
  

  
  
  

NPC LIST

Spoiler: Master NPC Card List

Spoiler: Albert Green Gators

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[SIZE=5]Albert[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER]
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[CENTER][B][SIZE=6][FONT=Comfortaa]--Power--[/FONT][/SIZE][/B]
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[SIZE=5]Green Vine Growing Giant[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER]
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Spoiler: Malcolm Celestial Body

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[CENTER][B][FONT=Comfortaa][SIZE=6]--Name--[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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[SIZE=5]Malcolm T. Nelson[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER]
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[CENTER][B][SIZE=6][FONT=Comfortaa]--Power--[/FONT][/SIZE][/B]
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[SIZE=5]Hair Manipulation[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER]
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Spoiler: Richard Chase

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[CENTER][B][FONT=Comfortaa][SIZE=6]--Name--[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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[SIZE=5] Richard Chase [/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER]
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[CENTER][B][SIZE=6][FONT=Comfortaa]--Role--[/FONT][/SIZE][/B]
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[SIZE=5]Izzy's Dad / Volunteer[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER]
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Spoiler: Miia Snow Globe

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[CENTER][B][FONT=Comfortaa][SIZE=6]--Name--[/SIZE][/FONT][/B]
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[SIZE=5]Miia M. Makela[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER]
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[CENTER][B][SIZE=6][FONT=Comfortaa]--Power--[/FONT][/SIZE][/B]
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[SIZE=5]Momentum Redirection[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER]
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Spoiler: Octavia Force of Kindness

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Location
Raymond's Studio Apartment
Present
Raymond
Mood
Fuck Mornings
@'s
Gus

The sunlight lanced through the tall metal blinds that covered Raymond's tall windows and gave the small apartment a dim glow that soon roused the only occupant. Raymond sat up slowly, rubbing the sleep from eyes that barely wanted to creep open. Raymond's hand fumbled lightly on the table beside his bed until a small rectangular package ended up between his fingers.

Nicotine.

Raymond's addiction called like a hungry animal, wild and primal. It would not silence its call until Raymond indulged the urge. Raymond struck the lighter a few times and took a deep drag as the end of the cigarette flared to life. He inhaled a deep puff and held it momentarily before exhaling and relaxing as he did.

Food, was next on the agenda, and Raymond wasted no time in stumbling his way to the fridge and pulling out a gallon of milk. A brief search through the cabinets withdrew a bowl and a box of cereal. It wasn't long after before Raymond found himself on the couch eating slowly as he worked on remembering how to be a human being.

A light ding drew him from his cereal as his phone lit up. Raymond left the spoon held in his mouth as he let go to reach for the phone, wondering who might be texting him this early.

 

[Swoob]

eden trammel​

At TF108

With Necessity4Fun Malikai Lioness075 B Bag o Fruit Natealie Gus and everybody else at this event, honestly idk

OOC lets get deep bois

also org=someone whose power only affects and interacts with living things

The future is a foggy plain that holds every man's dreams and every man's fears. It is a playful, godlike entity with all of life in its clutches. Everybody's eyes look to the future—some wish to race with it, running through the fog toward their wishes. However, around the world, countless lives are lost to the dark haze as its shadowy fingers stretch over their hearts. And then, in a small apartment in Baltimore, Maryland, there was a boy who decided to wrestle with the future.

Now, if anyone were to tell him he was uncertain, they would meet an undesirable end—even more so if they called him a boy. He was a boy who liked to live in more than one delusion; it was more comfortable that way. For a long time, he was able to hide behind multiple things—survival, and then training and youth. Happy in simple thinking, swaddled in delusions. However, with the arrival of a national event, the boy was now one more time forced into the spotlight, pushed into the arena.

Let the match begin!

Eden lifted his hands to his face and rubbed the salt out of his eyes. After a very long, very angry groan and a flop on the floor, his morning routine was set in motion. Shower, cereal, clothes, shoes, bye to mom and out the door. In moments, the fresh morning air greeted him with a kiss on both cheeks, looked towards his normal route to TF108, and promptly turned the other direction. He would never get up so early for Aegis—he had another matter to attend to first, which had become a ritual of sorts since one fateful day where feathers and screeches choked the air and were cut in half by two young spirits.

"What's up, Michael?" Eden reached out his hand to the ostrich he become close with ever since he first rode him. Michael screeched gleefully and lowered his noodlish neck for Eden to pet. He laughed.

"Thanks so much for doing this all the time," the zookeeper, Stephanie, called out to him from the other side of the fenced exhibit. "Ever since we got him back from the terror incident, he would get antsy if he doesn't see you for a while and it was really causing us some problems. Honestly, it makes no sense. Ostriches are supposed to be really stupid, right? But for some reason Michael's been acting more... human than most of the other animals here."

"Yeah; to be honest, I have no idea what's going on either," Eden said. "I'm just glad he remembers me."

"Well, whatever, I guess. Anyway, make sure you're out in, like, 10 minutes."

"Yeah, I gotcha." He continued to rub Michael's head as Stephanie left the exhibit to attend to other ones. Looking into Michael's eyes, he sighed and let the silence slowly drain out of the air before finally saying, "Well, it looks like I'm gonna be graduating Aegis after today if I pass."

Michael screeched. "Thanks, but honestly, I don't know how to feel about it. Aegis kinda saved me from the streets, so I'm a little bit afraid of what'll happen afterwards. I guess I'll just see what happens. I came to see you before for good luck, so wish me luck, alright?"

Michael screeched. "Alright, I'll definitely do my best. Thanks for listening, man." He turned to leave, but before he did, he accidentally made contact with Michael's eyes that seemed to ask him, Is that really all you want to say? Eden opened his mouth, but hesitated. Thinking about what he said, he began to feel nervous. Graduation. It was more serious than he wanted to allow himself to think. After leaving Aegis, what would he do? What would his profession be? His passions? His family? His home? Would he end up back on the streets? Would he be okay? Will he have to live out the rest of his life in misery? Will he make it? What will happen?

What does the future hold?

Eden's stomach dropped, and he began to shake violently. Suddenly, in his head, he was standing on a dark cliff. The night sky was darker and thicker than ink, and the wind howled and yelled a panicked warning. What will I become? The cliff began collapsing, rock crumbling and falling off into the abyss below at a surreal rate. In seconds, the edge creeped up to his feet. What will happen to me? As the earth shook, the ground beneath his feet broke and fell, and he tumbled along with the rock and the wind towards the abyss. What does the future hold? As terror filled him up and choked his throat, he looked down and saw the face of a young woman. She had long, brown hair and pale skin. Paler than normal. It was all cut up. It wasn't right.

She was dead.

Eden fell back out of his imagination into the real world, panting. Confused, Michael watched him regain his breath and calm down. After his uncertainties were gone, he carefully closed off the parts of his mind they came from. There's no use thinking about it, anyway. It'll only get me down. Might as well just see what happens.

Waving goodbye to Michael and then Stephanie and the rest of the staff he became familiar with, he walked out of the zoo and headed into the car back to Sparrow's Point. The car wheels turned over and over, and Eden looked out the window with vacant eyes. Comfortable in simple thinking. Swaddled in delusions. The same as always.

The same as always.

After heading back to the apartment, having lunch and spending a very uneventful three hours, Eden arrived at the entrance of Facility 108. The students from 106 and 107 oozed out of the buses, and he watched them, studying each of the boys and girls he saw. Millions of tiny admirations, intimidations and infatuations sparked and died quickly. Following them toward the pier, he looked around and saw the festivities—108 was now no stranger to large amounts of press, but this time, the press was accompanied by food trucks, throngs of onlookers and an electric air. Eden was always impressed by the setup of the Aegis Final Exams. He never realized how important a position he was in until he arrived at them.

After hearing the details of the exam, his heart sank. "Sure feels great to be a fucking org," he cursed out loud. But although the obstacle course didn't immediately seem to incorporate organic life-affecting powers like his, he could still be useful for teamwork. His mind immediately threw itself in motion, thinking of how he could pass each obstacle and how he could help his teammates through as he looked for them... wherever they could be.

 

[Lioness075]

Name: Piper Farrar	Rank: E
Attire: Spa Robe --> White tank top with analog camera on the front, short jean shorts with some tears, white socks and black converse sneakers	Location: Female Locker Room --> Facial Room --> Facility 108
Tagged: Gus (Manami)

Piper's eyes went wide at Manami's excited jump, not having expected such agility from someone who relied so heavily on water. When the fish girl did it a second time and crash landed, Piper let out a surprised yelp.
"Are you okay!?"

Before she could even move to help Manami, she began rapidly replying to all of Piper's questions. Listening to each reply, Piper nodded before offering a hand to Manami so she could stand up once more. Yet, after offering her hand, Piper was appalled by Manami's sudden declaration.

Quickly recovering, Piper frowned and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Seriously, Manami? Please have some dignity and do not dress like Luther does."

Before Piper could really get into mother-lecture mode, spa workers entered the locker room seeking out Piper for her facial. Luckily, it didn't take too much convincing to get them to allow Manami to join her. After all, Piper was one of their richest clients in town.

Relaxed on her own table, Piper had actually nodded off when she heard a sudden commotion nearby. Hearing a door slam shut, Piper merely sighed. She could only imagine what Manami was running off to do now.

Seven minutes later, Piper's facial was finished and while she redressed in the locker room, she quickly realized what Manami's rush had been. Crap, she was going to be late! She couldn't be late to an event that included hundreds of supers like this!

Hastily redressing, Piper made sure she had her bag and gear handy before she dashed out of the spa. A short taxi ride later and Piper arrived at the facility. Jogging to the event area, Piper let out a big sigh of relief when she saw that things were just getting started and she hadn't missed too much. While supers got into appropriate teams and organized themselves, Piper busied herself with photographing the obstacles and then the supers gathering.

 

[Lioness075]

Name: Lara Hart	Rank: D
Attire: Blue sweatshirt with Nemo on the front, tan capris, white sneakers	Location: Facility 108 Front Entrance --> Event Area
Tagged: Necessity4Fun (Cecilia), Natealie (Nix)

Lara shrugged at Nix's initial response. This was a conversation between all three of them, so she didn't understand why Nix hadn't wanted to pitch in.

Confusion quickly kicked in when Nix explained her power. 'Understanding' was extremely vague and told Lara nothing about what she could actually do. Chewing the inside of one of her cheeks, Lara wondered if this conversation was already being dragged around a bit too much.

Lara had no idea how to respond to Cecilia either, as she was pelted with questions about her studying habits. Really, she'd just never been in a water obstacle course before and mostly been trying to read up on those. She'd also read about birds in water and if they were capable of swimming. The last time she'd swam, Lara had tied down her wings to her back so that they wouldn't slow her down. She wasn't certain if she could use them to fly between obstacles now, but she knew the landings would be terrible with everything floating in the water.

Trying to think of a new conversation starter, Lara realized with a start that they were going to be late to the final exam.
"Crahp! Cecilia, we hafe to go now! The final exahm sta'ts in minutes!"

Panic hit her fast, as Lara was never late to anything, especially an exam. Uncertain if new students had to attend this event, Lara merely raised a hand towards Nix before shouting, "Nice to meet you, Nix!", as she bolted towards the event area.

Once she arrived, Lara skidded to a halt and doubled over while trying to catch her breath. She almost regretted not just flying here until she saw just how many students were around her. Probably a good idea then, since she'd have ended up hitting someone no doubt.

Knowing Cecilia was on her team, Lara decided to wait until she joined Lara and then the two could go find the rest of their teammates.

 

[Lioness075]

Name: Samantha 'Sam' Casan

Rank: B

Attire: Black tank top, torn jean shorts, barefoot

Location: Brahn's Bakery --> Final Exam Event Area

Tagged: @Necessity4Fun (Kendrick)

Rolling her eyes again at Kendrick, Sam replied, "Sure, whatever you say, Kenny."
Seeing his irritated look, Sam merely grinned in response.
Rolling her eyes yet again when Kendrick replied with too much ego for her, Sam muttered, "Might want to get your ego checked."

Ignoring the slow response from Kendrick, Sam took the time to crumple up her napkin with the crumbs of her breakfast stuck inside of it. It'd be easier to throw away later if it was contained like this. Plus, she loved this bakery and so she wanted to treat it nicely.

Raising an eyebrow at Kendrick's mention of wanting and having, Sam wondered if he really was so bothered by all of her teasing that he actually would rather avoid this event entirely. Did he have no sense of humor? No funny bone in his whole body?

Sam tuned in and out of Kendrick's overly long response to a simply question. Honestly, it'd have made more sense if Kendrick had left the bakery with his parfait and enjoyed it elsewhere or headed straight to the facility. Sam couldn't understand why he'd stick around with her, especially since her teasing seemed to bother him so much. Looking back at him just as he asked his last two questions, Sam was perturbed by his suddenly intense stare. What the...?
"Well, when you stop creepily staring at me, I'll definitely feel less bothered. Mind you, I'm sure you'll creep out the nearest child before I'm thoroughly creeped out."

Breaking eye contact first since it made her feel so uncomfortable, Sam's eyes wandered to a clock nearby and she tried to hide her surprise when she realized they had only mere minutes to get to the final exam area on time.
"We need to go anyways, as we only have a few minutes to get to the stupid exam before we're late."

Pausing as she stood up and collected her trash, Sam then added, "It's not like I want a stupid blue card, but I would like to get away from this stupid place."

Leaving Kendrick at the table, Sam tossed her trash and then left the bakery to begin walking towards the facility, resisting the urge to rush there like she really cared.

 

[Lioness075]

Name: Scarlet Calloway	Rank: A
Attire: Plastic black small square glasses, grey sweater with an anime-style cat on front, cropped light blue jeans, grey Converse sneakers	Location: Bus Stop
Tagged: Necessity4Fun (Juliana), AllHailDago (Melody)

Scarlet had to resist the urge to face palm when she overheard what Juliana said to Melody. The fact that the girl hadn't figured out why she was always kicked out yet just amazed Scarlet. Too bad the facility couldn't set up some minimum GPA to let students in like a university.

Staring down Juliana when she made the 'crazy' gesture, Scarlet tried to keep her voice even as she said, "Either get in the car or walk and be late. Your choice."
At this rate, Scarlet already regretted offering a ride to Juliana. Alas, the two students were already together and she couldn't deny one a ride over annoyances.

Sighing at Juliana's response, Scarlet said, "Even if you're just watching, you shouldn't make a habit of being okay with being late to anything."
It was bad enough that the loud student was saying all of this in front of the new, impressionable student.

Now face palming since she could no longer resist it, Scarlet then looked back at Juliana and said, "Yes, of course she is. Please just get in the car already."

Smiling warmly at Melody when she got into her car, Scarlet spoke up, "Hey, don't sweat it. Sometimes we can't help it when we're late to something. I've been late to work before. The only thing that matters is you don't make a habit of it, yeah?"

 

[The Suspicious Eye]

Rank: A Rank: Limiter - Active, Level 3
Location: Facility 108 Rooftop --> Event Area
Mood: Moody
Attire: Long sleeve hoodie with a tank-top underneath, knee-length boots, a comfortable skirt with bike shorts underneath and a light scarf.
@s Swoob B Bag o Fruit ManicMuse D. Rex and anyone else nearby

Bianca didn't like going to her "home," if you could call it a home. The court appointed, police protected apartment although nice felt like a prison with her very own warden. Getting out any chance she could Bianca preferred to spend her free time dancing between the troposphere and stratosphere, hence the warmer attire. Though in truth she was slightly immune to the cold thanks to her ability, the cold never bothered her anyway. Above the smog and noise of the city she could look down an see just how small everything and everyone was around her. It was humbling and empowering at the same time. Realizing how small she was herself, but also realizing that she had the power to see above them all and the power to do some serious damage. She could crater part of the city falling from a height like this and wondered what would happen if she did. There would be a fight, would she win? Could anyone stop her?

Before she could think anymore she felt her phone vibrate in her pocket. Pulling it out her brow furrowed as it was her warden calling. When I call you pick up or else it's right back to jail where you belong. Is what the detective always said, eat your breakfast or it's right back to jail, don't wander off at night or it's right back to jail, clean up your room or it's right back to jail. She rolled her eyes and sighed wondering if that was the only threat the man knew. It was like having a annoying father pester her over every second of her life, her own father didn't manage her this much and he trained her to be a killer.

Pushing the green answer call button she let go of her phone and let it float around her as she heard the detective's voice bellow out. She didn't need to turn on speaker phone, he was just that loud.

"Attilio! Where are you? Your tracker has you right where I am but I don't see you. Get out here now!"

Bianca sighed, "why not try looking thirty three thousand feet up dumbass."

She could hear the man growl before he spoke again. "get down here now. Slowly this time. I had to take the payment of the last car out of my salary. There's a exam at the school and you need to attend."

Bianca raised a eyebrow and thought about what had gone on in school. In earnest she kept to herself she was by far not the the new kid anymore, but didn't really know anyone and certainly didn't trust them. Still she did recall some mention of it along with fliers around the school about it, though she fully intended to skip. "I can just fly over there. I keep telling you there's no need to drive me places." Adjusting herself so her feet pointed towards the direction of the school she smiled, "I can get there before you can even try to stop me."

"Don't you dare-" But it was too late the light on the detective's tracker was shooting off towards the school at rapid speed only to stop as he heard the girl shout out and the sound of squawks could be heard. "What happened?!" Not responding he heard a sputter and a cough as she laughed. "Attilio!!"

Bianca landed on the Facility's roof and placed a hand on her hip as she grabbed the phone from the air and placed it against her ear. "Calm down old man I just ran into a flock of birds and a cloud nothing to freak out about. Anyway I'm at the school. I'll pass your little test and when I do maybe you can start calling me by my name for once."

"Wait-!"

Before he could say anything else she hung up on him and leaped off the roof towards the entrance of the school. Adjusting her backpack she took a few steps towards the facility doors when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning around her face paled as she saw the woman who actually got her out of jail. "Oh...umm..." She wasn't sure what to say to her this woman unlike the detective was intimidating and held her life in her well manicured hands.

"Ms. Attilio, I'm glad you could make in time. I was starting to wonder if you'd forgotten our agreement about your school activities we'd hate to loose such a valuable asset like yourself." The woman was articulate and eerily calm further setting Bianca uneasiness all the girl could say give was a soft.

"Right..."

The woman paid no mind and continued, "we've all been eagerly looking forward to what you can do. Of course you limiter will still be active, but this exam will be a fun way for us to gauge your potential. You are in the Green Gators group I've already made all the preparations. Don't you worry about a thing. Just go out there and prove your worth. We'll be watching." With that the woman sauntered away from Bianca and into a long black limousine.

Bianca clenched her fist and glared at the car as it left, "prove if I'm worthy to keep alive. Fucking fantastic..." Turning on her heels she made her way inside the facility and pushed her way through the crowd toward the event area she had to go meet up with her new team.

Not really caring about the spectacle at the pier she kept her head low and moved forward. Stopping to hear all that was going on for the exam she raised a brow at how strange this was. She'd never had a exam like this it sounded more like something normal kids would do rather than super powered freaks. The good part was she could easily get through all of them on herself, the bad, this was a team building exercise. Great. Because it's always been easy making friends here that's why I have soooo many. Hearing someone beside her complain about being a org she chuckled. "Try being a terrible team player in a team building exam. I'd take org any day."

 

[Natealie]

Nix smiled a bit hearing what Cecelia had said. It was a nice thought, acceptance. Maybe they actually weren't disgusting. Nix decided to trust the girl that they had just met. "Thank you Cecelia. That really means a lot to me. But I will try to keep what you said in mind in the future Lara. Normally I don't forget thing like that. I'm just a bit out of it today I guess."

Then the announcements began over the area. Nix listened intently. Though there was no need for them to worry too much, it helped to have information. Knowledge was how Nix would survive, for it was one power that they could absolutely possess. Of course though, it was alright. After all, it wasn't like they had to take this exam or anything. Indeed the idea was ridiculous. They had just gotten here weeks ago and were still getting used to everything. Moreover, they did not even have a swimsuit today. Not that Nix would be caught dead in one. They made them a bit uncomfortable. Regardless, Nix was fully confident that today would be fine, and that they would not have to participate in the water park run from Pandemonium.

So they felt perfectly comfortable tagging along with Lara and Cecelia.

"Wait! If you guys are taking the exam maybe I can hold your things or something! I'll do anything to help you out!" They offered, chasing after them. Nix didn't want to have them leave right after it started to look like they might make friends. So they were getting just a bit desperate. They too, arrived at the event area.

Necessity4Fun Lioness075

 

[Necessity4Fun]

Kendrick Haywood

​

Location: Brahn's Best Bakery >> En route to AEGIS Facility 108
People Around: Sam, Chris Kravitz and Tabitha >> Sam
Interactions: Lioness075 , B Bag o Fruit
Today's Toys: Ted, Spiral, Lieutenant George, Humphrey and Millie.

What AM I doing?

He could see now why Sam liked bothering him so much! It was so thrilling, especially when the girl had initially responded just as he had predicted that she would. Hiding his amusement over her note on his 'ego', Kendrick pretended to not care at all about the statement, simply letting this two-way play follow it's course with an indifferent 'Sure'.

At this point, the parfait was almost ending. Probably just three spoons more and it would be done. The boy refused to rush. The driver would wait for him for as long as he had and the exam would still be there once he arrived, like every other year. This, however, was a much more unique moment, new, and possibly the first and last. It couldn't become routine even if the teen wished it to.

"...do you have any money I can borrow?...", a familiar voice asked in the background, but unable to place the owner of it, Kendrick had disregarded it as nothing but white noise. It wasn't the first time he was hearing that very same phrase construction after all. It was rather common actually.

After he had taken a new spoon of parfait, Sam had replied again. This time, however, the response had gone to a completely unexpected direction and caught the boy off-guard. At first, he glanced back amidst confusion. Had he really heard that? It took him a while to process that yes, those had been the right words, but even upon confirmation, the entire thing still made him uneasy?

"Oh..."

And just like that Sam had announced she was leaving, and just like that she was gone. The girl's last sentences going over his head, unheard.

"She left, isn't that what you wanted? For her to stop annoying you?"

Remaining in the table was him, his belongings and the parfait. Nothing else had changed but, it was as if the entire bakery was suddenly in another dimension or something like that. Nothing had changed and at the same time, all had. It felt different, out of tune. Kendrick looked at the parfait, then at the now empty spot of the table -which was surprisingly clean- and sighed.
It was exactly what he wanted and at the same time...it was not.

"I can't believe I'm doing this", he thought to himself, quickly pocketing his things and getting up from his seat.

The parfait was left behind, unfinished, as the boy started making his way outside the bakery in a slightly rushed step than usual. He passed by the two near the counter and stopped, soon turning his head just to make sure he wasn't seeing things. Was that Chris with Tabitha? It indeed was and you didn't need a behaviour expert to realize he wasn't comfortable with whatever was going on.
Instantly, his mind placed the voice from before. Well, that changed everything. Kendrick owed a lot to him, especially but not only, for helping the rescue of his parents. Honoring his debt, Kendrick took a 20 dollar bill from his 'emergency fund' -AKA: the other pocket- and pressed it against the other's chest:

"Here you go, pal!", before dashing out of the bakery.

"I still can't believe I'm doing this."

The teenager crossed the street in a hurry and almost leapt inside the car, startling the driver that had been distracted. Before the man could say ask anything, a new order came out of the young master's mouth:

"Follow the course to 108, but do so slowly."

Slowly? It had certainly taken the driver by surprise, but as always he had responded with 'very well' and did as he was told.
The black vehicle was put in motion, at a walk's speed just as had been requested. Still unsure of exactly why, Kendrick had changed car seats, now sitting in the opposite direction the car was moving, almost glued to the window as he watched the outside, searching for something.

"Am I too late?" "She couldn't have gone already, could she?"

Just as he had started wondering about that, he saw Sam, walking to the exam, surprisingly in a normal speed though she could be running faster than the car until there. He sighed relieved, -Why relief?-, at the fact she hadn't really gone far. A couple blocks more and he wouldn't have been able to catch her, as vehicle and pedestrian would have gone separate ways.

"Hey, would you care for a ride?", the boy called after her, having pushed a button for his window to roll down, "You're never getting there in time at this pace!"

 

[ManicMuse]

iiNPC Card:

--Name--

Richard Chase ​

--Role--

Izzy's Dad / Volunteer​

@: Lioness075

Richard stood under the white tent with a clipboard in hand. Checking each person's ID, he would make a check mark next to the name and offer a white bag to those that were volunteers. It was a fairly simple task but an important one. Once the announcements were made, signaling the start of the exams the amount of people entering in to the grounds started to slow to a trickle. Richard's mind started to wander back to his daughter. He knew she would likely stay mad at him for the rest of the day, at least.

Letting in one woman with fiery red hair, he forgot to hand her a media pass. Only realizing his mistake minutes later, Richard frowned and shrugged grabbing the media pass lanyard. After all, it could not be that hard tracking down a redhead. Handing off the clipboard to another volunteer, he snatched up the pass and wandered into the crowd.

Richard suddenly realized that the task was not so easy, as the area was flooded with Orange, Red and Blue adored students. Then the sound of a camera shutter by the pier caught his attention.

Strolling up to Piper, Richard cleared this throat. "Miss, here is your pass. Sorry, I failed to hand it to you at the gate."

Holding up the lanyard, he noticed Isabella just out of the corner of his eye. Isabella appeared to have already found her group and was making friends with a large green boy. Richard's grip tightened around the pass as he glared daggers at Albert.

 

[Malikai]

Jeremiah "JJ" Johnson
Location: Still Outside AEGIS
Mood: Slightly Anxious​

Jeremiah relaxed on the bench, his eyes closed. Breathing in deeply he stretched himself out and leaned back onto the bench, If only I could just sit here for the next couple of hours, he thought with a sigh. As he was in this position he heard a familiar voice right in front of him. Lifting up his head again Jeremiah opened his eyes to see Hadrian, his new roommate, Well, not exactly "new" roommate. We've been roommates for a couple weeks now, yet it seems like we hardly know each other. Probably because of how we've not really spoken to one another all that much. Jeremiah smiled at Hadrian and sat up in the bench, "I'm doing pretty great," he began, "Just enjoying the peacefulness of this morning. How are you doing? Do you want to sit down? I promise that I'm not hogging the bench." Jeremiah chuckled slightly and slid slightly over on the bench.

As Jeremiah finished speaking he heard the sound of a bus. Then another bus seemed to follow it, and another three more came trailing behind. A confused expression overtook Jeremiah's face, That's strange, I could have sworn that it was this afternoon that the buses would be arriving. Unless... Jeremiah's eyes went wide and he put his face in his hands, "Ooohhhh, I slept in really late this time." The massive amount of students that poured out of the buses was not something that looked very fun to deal with, in fact it was something that Jeremiah especially didn't want to deal with, Not that I have much of a choice though.

What snapped Jeremiah out of his thoughts once again was somebody that walked up to Hadrian and him. More specifically it was him talking to the two of them. A forced smile spread on his face, the kind that gave away how Jeremiah didn't know who this was. He certainly felt that he should know who this was, "About as ready as I can be given... well, given pretty much everything." Thankfully the man was quick to introduce both who he was and what he did at AEGIS, "To be honest I've not been paying too much attention to what the course is. Probably not the best idea, but I'm sure that I'll do about as good as if I did know what it is. What about you though? What are you going to be doing while the finals are happening?"
Gus The J

 

[Lioness075]

Name: Piper Farrar	Rank: E
Attire: White tank top with analog camera on the front, short jean shorts with some tears, white socks and black converse sneakers	Location: Facility 108 Final Exam Area
Tagged: ManicMuse (Richard)

Piper was startled by an older man's sudden appearance. Lowering her camera until it was hanging off of her neck, Piper listened to him and smiled.
"It's fine, not a problem, sir. Thank you."

Reaching out to accept the lanyard, Piper's smile quickly became a frown when she couldn't take the lanyard from the man's tight grip.
"Um, sir...the lanyard?"

Glancing up at the man's face, Piper noted he wasn't even looking at her now. Following the man's gaze, Piper tilted her head at who he was glaring at. She had not met this man before, so she was uncertain of what the trouble was.
"Do you have a problem with him? Has he done something wrong to you?"

 

[Necessity4Fun]

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Location: Some bus stop, not so far from Marcelo's house >> AEGIS
People Around: Melody (Mermaid!) and Library Lady!
Interactions: AllHailDago Lioness075

Bus?! Who needs that? This so much fun!!

"Later? Sure! I'm all party, aaaall day long baby! That is like, the magical word to call me!!", Juliana giggled, already excited for the time after the exam, "It's like a party sensor! Uhhh...A party antenna?"
"Ohhh! What do you prefer?! Rave, cinema, shopping?! Oh! I'm sure I could find you a look that you'll own, instead of it owning you, like this one. Hnnnng! I already can't wait! So freaking hyped!", she had ended with an energetic hop.

Upon the Library lady's ultimatum, the teenager had promptly stopped everything, merely letting out a 'Oh, right.' as she opened the passenger door of the angry looking vehicle. But she didn't enter, instead going on a complaint when the driver had repressed her for resigning with being late:

"But running just to try and get in time it's too much effort... And I'll probably not make it anyway, so all that energy would have been pointlessly wasted!", Jú whined, "My hair would look like I've been run over by a train by the time I got there too... Oh no, if it's not my jogging or gym time, then I have no reason to run anywhere. I'd rather arrive at one piece! Thank you!!"

Then the librarian rushed her to enter at once.

"Okay, Okay! Jezz! You're really not in a good mood, are ya?", she had asked, leaping inside the chevy as she was used to do with Marcelo's car, unable to realize she shouldn't be doing so on another person's vehicle:

"So! Your name is Melody, huh? Like the mini little mermaid?", the Brazilian had switched on the seat, now with her knees over it and her arms over the head support, "That's cute!", the girl had smiled, a warm but also slightly off one, "I'm Juliana! Nice to meet ya~ But hey! You can call me anything, and I mean it! But just you~", she winked.

Finally, switching back to a proper sitting position in the car, the teen clicked the seat belt on and with all her might let out:

"Avante Library lady!", while pointing forward, " Heh, cool ain't it? I heard it from a movie Marcelo was watching once and was dying for an opportunity to use it!! True, it was a horse in the movie but eh...", the teen shrugged, "...details, details."

"Let's go! Woohoo!!"

............

"Can I turn the radio on?"

 

[Dano]

Trent Edwards
Location: Spa - Mud Bath
Nearby: ManicMuse Syrenrei


As the door opened, Trent ignored the sounds coming from the hallway as the three attendants continued to pamper him head to toe. When the attendant on his left paused for a moment to switch tools, he picked up the cucumber covering his left eye to see a redhead that was easy on the eyes disappear behind the curtain surrounding her tub. Glancing over Trent almost had to do a double take as the other young woman appeared to almost be wearing nothing at all, and she was certainly a sight to behold. As the two new comers settled into their bath, he dismissed the three attendants and waited until they were out of the room before he casually said, "Nothing like a morning mud, am I right or am I right?" to no one in particular knowing full well both could hear him.


Not waiting for any type of response he continued on, “...There’s just nothing more relaxing that I could think of than this. Sure it’s good for those with skin issues or aches and pains or joint problems…. None of which I have by the way. I have come to enjoy these treatments on my quest to seek physical perfection. I have a bit of a secret that I’d love to share with you both…” Trent smiled, exposing his perfectly aligned and white teeth, in the direction of the two ladies. Without knowing, he looked a bit like a pirate as he held the cucumber as if it were attached to his eyebrow. Wanting to show off he quickly focused his energy and placed two fingers on his temple and his thumb just under his jaw before closing his eyes and created a barrier over the three tubs. It was a pale yellow, enough to make it visible yet non-threatening. Within the dome it almost seemed like it was snowing, in slow motion, drops of liquid sun. As each came into contact with any living thing, it was like a shot of adrenaline, pumping them with a surge of energy and feeling of being renewed. Any injuries, whether surface or subdural, would begin to heal, and if the individual remained in the barrier for an extended period, they would completely recover from all but death.


Knowing how his powers astonished others, he looked over at the two women, “So…. what do you think?” he said with such confidence, exuberance and even a bit of gloating. Trent couldn’t help himself as he still had a desire to impress people and let’s face it, he loved the attention no matter how he got it...

 

[Necessity4Fun]

The Pellegrinis

aTablitaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Edmondo

So, this was the famous 108? To be honest, the couple had looked at each other, uncertain. It didn't look much like a school, did it? It reminded Edmondo more of some of the warehouses he had worked at through his life. The kind of place you would expect to filled with machinery, instead of desks and boards.
Noticing the growing anxiety and worry of her husband, Tablita placed a hand over his shoulder, bringing his attention back to her and smiled:

Spoiler: Translation

"Remember, Cecilia loves this place for some reason. We should give it a chance."

"How do you always know what to say?"

"Shhh, secret~"

"Ricordare, Cecilia ama questo posto per qualche ragione. Dovremmo dargli una possibilità."

"Come fare per sapere sempre che cosa dire?", he asked her with a expression filled with admiration and love.

"Shhh, segreto~", Tablita had responded teasingly. This had worked to distract both from the matter.

It's not that the woman didn't have any doubts, she totally did. But they weren't here to decide what was good for them, the pair was here to decide what was best for their little girl, who wasn't as little as she had been last time they had met. No. Cecil was perfectly able to make her own choices by now. As parents, they had to respect that, as long as it wasn't anything prejudicial for the girl herself.

He took a deep breath to calm down, nodding with his head when ready to progress. Stepping closer towards the chain fence, Tablita raised her arm in greeting to the person holding a clipboard, probably another volunteer:

"Good afternoon, we're Tabilta and Edmondo Pellegrini, Cecilia's parents. We came to cheer for her, and make her a surprise... And also help with the things, of course.", she had laughed softly giving their ID's for identity check, as the other found a need to complement the story, "If you're still wondering, we're the clumsy couple that just registered a few hours ago. Terribly sorry about that."

"Oh! Yes.", that last bit seemed to really jog the woman's memory, "Okay, everything seems to be in order. Here are your volunteer kits, Mr and Mrs Pellegrini.", she handled each of them a white bag, "Just be sure to wear your volunteer shirts during the event. Thank you for signing up!"

"Thank you for the wonderful opportunity.", Tablita replied to the lady.
"Even though we almost missed it...", Edmondo added, making all three of them laugh.


Later inside and dressed with their respective yellow shirts, the couple had started helping around, mostly setting things over the table in a couple of tents. As they did so, both couldn't help but glance at the entrance, -Where the students would be coming from, as they had been told-, expectantly, wondering when their daughter would show up. Oh! Okay, they had seen her in the morning before she left for class, but still! Anytime to spend with your child was precious time, even more if you hadn't seen each other for years!

They hoped she would be surprised and happy, definitely hoping she would be happy to see them.

And then Cecilia stepped through the entrance area. Both had instantaneously stopped everything they were doing, moving together in the middle of the crowd until where their little girl was:

"Cecilia!", they called in unison as they approached the group, "Sweetie, are these some of the friends we heard so much about?", Edmondo asked, pointing at the two alongside his daughter, unable to contain his curiosity.

"Oh, dear!", Tablita just laughed in the background, deciding to let the girl do the introductions herself.