Human, not human (actual rp)

[Twizinator]

Alex just grinned up at the man above him; whoever this guy was, he was a better fighter than some upperclassmen. This guy was entertaining for sure. Alex pointed both open palms straight to the ground, and with an explosion of flame from both hands launched himself skyward at Armin, his kneecap slamming into his opponent's abdomen. "Don't get cocky," he taunted.


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Samuel finally slipped out of the monster's hold, and as soon as he was on his feet he was running over to Alex and the other fighter. Naively, he hoped he could stop the two. He skidded to a halt, however, as soon as he felt a drop of rain. His gaze shot skyward to where dark clouds were rapidly gathering. "Oh no..." he muttered.


"Oh yes!" Ryrax growled approvingly.


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"Enough, you two!" Adrian shouted as soon as he was within earshot, still running towards the dueling students. "If you are going to spar, do it without the throwing of fire!" he caught sight of the now-giant form of Anya, rapidly approaching, rage in her eyes. "I am serious! Alex, you should know what happens when you dare scorch this land!"

 

[HilgenHoffer]

The noise came to a sudden halt as a man appeared, from nowhere in particular, in between the two fighters. His hair was blond, his figure strong, and glorious white wings stretched from his back, broad and majestically feathered. He wore a great deal of white, and while he did not glow, there seemed to be an absence of shadows on him, despite the harsh lights and darks thrown by the blazing flames. A metal cross hung from his neck, and his features would have been best described as "frustratingly handsome."


In the man's hands was a bird, and on his lips was a smile. A very white smile.


"Careful there, little guy! I don't know where this rain came from, but it'll weigh you down! Let me get you to a tree . . ." It was quite clear that his appearance between the combatants was quite by accident.


As he raised his head to look about for a tree, he saw Alex right in front of him. "Oh! If it isn't the Wyrm! To what do I owe the pleasure?" He turned about at the sound of wings behind him, and his grin spread open wide. "And a new face!" Hold it, hold everything--I've gotta get this guy to some shelter, and I'll be right back! Don't even think of leaving before introducing yourself!"


And like that, he was gliding downwards with an unnatural grace, humming to himself and murmuring something chipper about new friends. The whole event left the new students rather confused. The upperclassmen, however, could only shake their heads in relief. Gabriel was back.

 

[Ixidor92]

Ray let out a visible sigh of relief as he came up behind Aamor. The rain was starting to pick up and douse the small fires . . . but he couldn't stop Alex. Gabriel was probably one of the few people who could actually cause the half-dragon to stop in his tracks--without even being aware that he was doing so. He was irritating that way, but it was what they needed right now.


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Armin gave a bit of a startled look as he skidded through the muddy earth. What now? Who the hell was this man with wings? And why did he not seem to notice that there was a FIGHT going on?


"Um . . . we're kind of in the middle of something here."


What kind of world did you have to live in to miss something like that?!

 

[Twizinator]

"Not anymore we aren't," Alex said with a shrug to the man who moments before had been his opponent. "We can continue this some other time. In the meantime, be sure to thank Gabriel for saving your life." With that he turned on his heel and strode away, an amused smile on his lips. Gabriel's arrival had killed any urge to fight Alezarius had possessed. In fact, that guy always had a habit of arriving just in time to interrupt Alex, and he couldn't decide if it was annoying as hell or goddamn hilarious at this point, given how many times he'd done it.


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Samuel blinked many times in disbelief after what had just happened. A man in white, apparently named 'Gabriel', appeared seemingly from nowhere and utterly stopped the fighting dead in its tracks just by showing up. How did he do that?!


His thinking was interrupted by a black spark that skittered across his palm. He clenched the offending fist, and muttered through gritted teeth, "Not now, Ryrax..."


"Come on, you know I can't contain myself in such beautiful weather!" Ryrax whispered in reply, excitement in his voice as the rain fell gradually harder. "It's been almost a month since I got to stretch my legs, let me have some fun."


Samuel groaned irritably. "You mean since you stretched MY legs," he hissed. "It's MY body that you go rampaging about in. Whenever I get back in control I'm horrifically sore everywhere, and can barely move! I can't be bedridden in the first week of class! No, it isn't happening!"


Ryrax sighed. If that damn eyepatch wasn't there, he would just TAKE control, but it helped what little willpower Samuel had overpower Ryrax's. No matter: he had a feeling that the people around here would Samuel plenty of reason to want Ryrax out. "Well, at least your girlfriend seems okay," he said rather loudly and teasingly.


Samuel reddened, but not as much as Ryrax had been hoping for. "Please shut up," Samuel urged. "I don't want her getting the wrong idea..."


"What wrong idea? That you are attracted to her?" Ryrax teased.


"No, that I'm somebody like Alex," Samuel said angrily, which actually shut Ryrax up.


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Adrian sighed deeply at Gabriel's intervention. Thank God (literally) that that particular boy attended this academy. Adrian put two fingers to his lips and whistled loudly to get the remaining students' attention. "I think we can call it a day due to...events...and weather!" he boomed, as the rainfall increased even more. "You're all free to go. See you all tomorrow. I hope you all had a great first day!"

 

[Ixidor92]

Armin let out a snort at the half-dragon and pulled his jacket over his shoulders. Both of his wings winked out of existence in tandem with the motion. The man could try and boast all he wanted, they were evenly matched. Both of them were fire-proof, and both of them clearly knew how to fight. It would come down to their true forms . . . and Armin was fairly confident that his was superior.


"Armin, what was that about?"


The red-haired man turned around to find his roommate standing a few feet away from him


"I didn't like the asshole. Threw a kid into the ground and started spouting how he was king of the world. And I'm not exaggerating, this guy literally seems to think he's the king of everything."


Sanz narrowed his eyes


"Sounds like he needs a punch to the face."


"Well that's what I thought, but he doesn't go down easy."


Armin held out his arm as the rain continued to intensify. It looked like it was going to be awhile before it let up, and it was starting to fall harder and harder


"Give me a minute to check on something, then we'll head back to the dorm room. I don't think this is going to let up tonight."


The red-haired man walked over to where Samuel was standing, and put one hand on the young man's shoulder


"Hey, you hurt anywhere?"


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"Well . . . glad Gabriel showed up when he did."


Ray was behind Aamor, but spoke to no one in particular


"Though it makes the rain seem a tad excessive . . . unless someone intervenes I don't think it'll stop till tomorrow morning."

 

[Ninja_Onions]

Frank chuckled. "MoonMoon should be fit as a bassoon." He deep baritone echoing as the rain began to pour. "Probably sprained wrist hand. Strawberry is bad at play friendly. Is funny how eye yells sounds though." Frank said, patting Samuel on his head, albeit a bit harder than he had anticipating. "Oops, many sorrys." He turned to face back to Armin. "Birdy should be using careful with Strawberry. He hurt bad." Frank said, pulling up one of his massive sleeves to reveal a large burn going from his arm onto his chest. "No like fire, and Alex always burn. Had to punch once or many." Frank said pulling his sleeve back down. "You seem have no problem with burn though, but Alex also beefy. Don't misunderestimate." Frank said, patting Armin on the head now. "Name is Frank, pleasure to be acquainting the meeting."

 

[Ixidor92]

Armin had to raise an eyebrow at the giant in front of him. His concept of english was fairly . . . broken.


"I'm not afraid of hi-UGH!"


He was interrupted as a hand came down for what seemed like a gentle pat. A gentle pat that seemed to press him like a stamp. He was pretty sure he could hear bones creaking. He stumbled a little bit as he shook his head and regained his bearings


"Sprained wrist?"


He grit the words out as he looked at the massive man. It seemed that he didn't know just how strong he was. His gaze then turned to Samuel, looking for confirmation. Sanz had walked up behind Armin by this point, an arm held over his head to try and stave off the increasing rain. Unsuccessfully.

 

[HilgenHoffer]

Gabriel returned from his flight to the tree, his wings conspicuously absent. He was beginning to soak, but it clearly didn't bother him. His dancing footsteps made squelching sounds as he pranced through the ever thickening mud, and his blond locks whipped about his face in a way that somehow managed to express a joyful emotion. His white shirt, despite being soaked through, seemed to fit perfectly, and while he was absurdly attractive, he managed to make it look completely decent. His cross jingled on his chest, and he laughed as he completed his song, coming to a halt not unlike a spanish dance before the soaking crowd. "Frank! Good to see you again. Sorry I'm late." He turned a genuinely jubilant smile towards the youngsters in the group. "Friends! Welcome! You may call me Gabriel." The very nature of his presence seemed to lift the spirits of everyone around, and if one looked closely, a small break in the clouds formed a glimmering rainbow, just for a second. "I apologize for not introducing myself sooner. I was off doing--RAY!"


His constant changing of subject was not aiding the initial impressions of his attention span.


"Raziel, you old cretin! What are you sulking all the way over there for! Get over here and say hello!" His eyes glittered as he caught sight of his companion. "and bring the beautiful Aamor with you! She's not a sight to be missed!" He laughed loudly. It sounded vaguely like Mozart.

 

[Twizinator]

Samuel stared as the angelic young man chattered away. He barely acknowledged Frank's less than gentle pat or the words and actions of anyone else. "Who the heck(hell) is that person(bastard)?!" Samuel and Ryrax spoke at exactly the same time, but not exactly the same words.

 

[Cyrionessa]

Anya stopped as the rain came down and destroyed the flames that hurt her and her family of the forest. Her form shrank back down to a normal size and the red glow disappeared from her eyes. She ignored the others, walking to the burned patches on the ground. Kneeling down, Anya swept her hand over them, causing them to grow back rapidly to their former glory. Alex was obviously retreating and she smiled at that. Gabriel tended to come at the right time and this was definitely the right time. She then laid down in the fresh grass, even in the cold, wet rain, and laughed to the sky, releasing the tension of anger that had built up inside of her.


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Habibah cracked open an inquisitive eye at the newcomer and studied him. This...Gabriel....had caused Alex to retreat. This meant he might actually a good deal of power behind his winged form. This would warrant more observation, more study. Not that the observations would be unpleasant since his appearance was pleasing. A half-smile and a gentle hmph came from her mouth as she went over to check on the young succubus.


"Izzy. You okay-" She was startled when Izzy dove behind her. "Erm. You okay back there?"


"Please don't tell me he's an angel. Please don't tell me he's an angel." Izzy's voice came out shakily. Ever since the person had appeared, nothing had reached through to her mind because he looked like an angel. She had heard stories of angel and normally those stories did not involve angels like demons. She was a full-blooded demon and she did not want to have to deal with an angel.


"...I have no idea..." Habibah sighed.


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Aamor blushed a deep crimson and instinctively stepped backwards, accidentally bumping into Raziel. "Oh!" Her blush intensified and she stepped back and turned to face him. "....sorry about that...." Her attention flickered over to Gabriel. This loud-mouth had a habit of causing her face to turn interesting shades of red when he was around. He'd always been extremely nice and polite to her; Lucas had always said he was the nicest guy on campus. A shadow crossed her eyes when the errant thought of Lucas slipped into her mind. Outwardly, she quickly threw up the facade and focused on not thinking too much. Inwardly, a massive storm twisted through her that she was trying to soothe.

 

[HilgenHoffer]

Gabriel laughed even more heartily at the young man's outburst, attentions directed back at the crowd immediately around him. "Didn't you hear me the first time? I'm Gabriel!" He straightened his back, squared his shoulders, and with a beaming countenance, he extended his hand to the eye-patched boy. "Some call me the guardian angel of Insolitus Academy, but honestly, the title is a bit embarrassing. I prefer to be known as 'friend'."

 

[Twizinator]

Samuel shook the hand politely. "S-Samuel..." he said, still a bit awestruck by the man.


"...and Ryrax," the raiju said from within Samuel's eye.


"...who...what are you?" Samuel asked with his jaw nearly on the floor.


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Adrian collapsed on the ground next to the laughing dryad. "Glad to see Gabriel still shows up in the time of Nick," he said as he breathed a sigh of relief. He was totally drenched from the rain, but he would rather be wet than on fire or accidentally crushed by a ten-foot-tall forest guardian.

 

[Ixidor92]

Raziel let out a sigh, though a smile was on his face.


"Yes, yes, I get it Gabriel."


He was interrupted by Aamor bumping back into him, a small shade of crimson coming into his own cheeks


"No, don't mind it. You know how Gabriel is. I'm going on ahead, wether you come or not is your decision."


He wasn't going to force Aamor to come into a throng of people just because Gabriel had said so, that was her choice to make and no one else's. He neared the group, an arm over his eyes


"Yes, yes, good to see you too Gabriel. Perhaps we should get inside? I kind of called up a rainstorm. A giant rainstorm. That won't subside until morning."


As much as he liked Gabriel, the man had a tendency to forget the small details when on his grand quests.


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Armin shook his head and grabbed Samuel's arm, yanking the young man towards him so that their faces were inches apart


"Look kid. I can heal you if you tell me where you're hurt. Now are you, or aren't you?

 

[HilgenHoffer]

Gabriel smiled knowingly at the boy. "I am me, and I am your new friend. What else matters?" He laughed aloud. "And evidently, so is the young Phoenix. He can help you with your wrist and ribs, and that bruise on your left hip if you so desire. His people have a talent for that, no?" He winked at Armin, and turned to face his old friend the Leviathan. "What's a little rain? I thought you liked being wet!" He took a few lithe steps to the side, spinning and landing gracefully with a squelch. As graceful as muddy squelches can be, anyhow. His chuckling was less audible now, but it was falling out of his eyes clearly enough. "Unless you'd like to escort the young ladies out of the rain, which, of course, would be gentlemanly. In fact," he made a great push with his wings (which less grew and rather just appeared when no one was paying attention) and leapt easily to the young Egyptian lady and the succubus behind her, "I wouldn't mind escorting such fine young ladies myself." He reached for Habibah's hand and, folding neatly at the waist, kissed it. Somehow, however brash the gesture was, it did not seem to rise from lust or arrogance. Maybe it was the disarming smile that did that. Or the fact that he was so obviously devoid of negative emotions. "We wouldn't want you two catching cold, now, would we? To the commons!" He spun on his heel and was suddenly between them, wings spread wide over their heads to protect them from the rain. The image looked rather like a swan sheltering her offspring, if swans were six feet tall with perfect blue eyes.

 

[Cyrionessa]

Aamor followed behind Raziel, carefully remaining shielded behind the taller person's body. Her head poked out from behind him, making sure to keep her distance far enough away from him so that she would not touch him again. After everything that had happened, physical contact seemed to be the trigger for some of her greatest fears.


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Habibah stayed back to observe from a distance with Izzy sticking her head out from behind her. The demi-god observe the ones gathered critically. Did the Oracle realize that her third eye was still visible? And the one who had apparently summoned this rain...Wait...rain? She hissed in frustration as she looked down at her wet clothing.


Suddenly the winged creature was standing there, kissing her hand and talking. Suddenly there were small stars in her eyes as she stared up into those perfect blue eyes. No more rain was falling on her face because of those beautiful white wings. Habibah, for the first time in her life, was dazed. "O-okay..." She was currently willing to follow him to wherever he lead, honestly.


Izzy, however, had a different reaction. "......are you.....an angel?" She was shaking because she was currently terrified out of her mind and the sudden closeness was not helping the anti-social succubus at all. This....was what she got for leaving the monastery and the monks....


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"That boy is quite useful." Anya smiled. "I was so afraid...." Her smile fell a bit as she looked around at the thankfully untouched trees. "The early cocoons would have been burned if they went near those trees. And I wouldn't have gotten here in time if they hadn't been stopped by Gabriel." Her eyes flitted to the currently gentlemanly angel standing in between two of the girls, one starry-eyed and one terrified half out of her mind. "I owe him majorly on this one."

 

[MControl]

Amongst the wreckage that had been the battlefield, as the rain fell, and people conversed, Renault stood and stared. What had happened, he thought, this was supposed to be a few years spent in a normal school, letting him work on his control in a controlled environment. Make friends perhaps, and maybe some he could grow to care about, but all of a sudden, his plans had gone up in flames. His skeletal frame, caricature-like in appearance, was being drenched in the rain, and he could not think of anything. Even the urges from his body had slowed, from contemplating the exploitation of everything to a mere dislike of surprises. However, the arrival of Gabriel sent a shock through his system, as the divine nature he possessed clashed with his own, and a feeling like that of pain wracked his body as the body realized what Gabriel was. It screamed in protest, anger, and even fear.


An unearthly scream pierced the heavens, drowning out the sound of rain. The unnatural sound, a combination of large predatory roars of pain, rolled across the forest as an almost tangible force, as a dark, shadowy wrongness rocketed from the woods, in the direction of the male dorms.

 

[Ixidor92]

Ray put one hand to his head as--something--pierced through his brain like a knife.


"What was? . . ."


He shook his head and looked at Gabriel


"You go ahead, I'll get Samuel back to the dorms."


His head turned to the woman behind him


"Scratch that, Samuel AND Aamor."


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Sanz fell to his knees as a sound like the shriek of the damned seemed to pierce through his brain. He could've sworn it was the cry of the Fenris wolf for all its terror.


"Wha-"

 

[Twizinator]

"An angel?" Samuel asked, running and managing to poke his head in between Gabriel and Isolde. "Hey! You don't happen to do exorcisms, do you?" he asked pleadingly, pointing a finger to his eyepatch. "Can you get this guy out of my head?"


"Oi oi oi!" Ryrax interjected. "Don't just evict me so hastily!"


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Adrian sighed, but bolted upright when he heard the scream. "What the Baba Yaga was that?!" he hissed, before dashing off after the sound.

 

[HilgenHoffer]

Gabriel looked down at the trembling red-haired girl with a fatherly love in his eyes. "I am exactly what you need me to be, and nothing more." He cleared his throat. "'Love thy neighbor as thyself!' Thus sayeth the Lord. I do not care that you are a devil, child. I care only that you were born. After all, anything that ever was had, at one point, been created by God." He smiled at her. "And that cannot possibly be a bad thing, can it?"


His head snapped suddenly to the side as he heard an abhorrent shriek in the dimming light. His smile turned into a thin drawn slit on his lips, straight and serious. If he heard Samuel's question, he showed no sign of it. "We must get you all to safety. Away!" Suddenly, all three of the underclassmen were in his arms, and his wings drove them effortlessly towards the door of the athletic building, which approached with a terrifying speed. Setting them outside the doors, he ushered them urgently inside. "We will meet again, friends! Have no fear while hope yet lives!" Flying off, he laughed again, exclaiming, "and hope never dies!" His radiant form disappeared into the rain.

 

[Ixidor92]

Ray's hand hit his forehead with such velocity that a red welt started to form almost immediately. He let out a deep sigh and turned to Aamor.


"Well, that's just the way he is. I'm going to let him handle whatever that shout was. In the meantime--"


He offered his hand


"It's still pouring buckets, and the dorms are halfway across campus."


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Sanz bolted into the athletics building behind Gabriel, and Armin wasn't far behind. Sanz leaned against the back wall, his PE uniform completely soaked to the point where you could see the muscles beneath.


"Well . . . that was an interesting first day."


"Yeah . . ."


Armin looked up from where he was leaning against his knees. His gaze traveled to Samuel again


"Look kid, last call. Do you want me to heal you, or don't you?"

 

[Twizinator]

"He'll be fine," Ryrax said, effectively waving off Armin. "He's hardier than he looks."


"Thank you for the offer, sir," Samuel said with an appreciative smile, "but he is right. Don't waste your efforts on me. I'll be in tip-top shape in no time!" He turned to Habibah and Isolde. "More importantly, are you two alright?"


"Yeah, kitty, how're you liking the weather?" Ryrax taunted. "Don't tell me a bit of water's puttin' a damper on your day?"

 

[Cyrionessa]

Anya saw Adrian run but didn't follow. That was enough excitement for her for one day. The grass was so comfortable on her green skin and she saw no real point in moving. Her eyes shut and she breathed in the sweet smell of the rain. It was so soothing, so succulent. All of her thought processes melted away as she slipped into a bit of a nap in the wet grass, content as a dryad could be.


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Habibah stared after the creature called Gabriel, a serene look on her face. "I don't care if he's an angel. I don't care what he is at all. That one...." A little purring laugh came out of her lips. "That one is someone I won't mind seeing around here at all." She completely ignored Samuel and Ryrax as her mind twisted about interesting thoughts.


".....he's definitely an angel, isn't he?" Izzy was sitting down on the floor nearly in a panic attack. "I just got flown here by an angel. I just got touched by an angel." Her breathing was rapid and her eyes were wild. "..........................................I.....I'm.....I......" It was then that she just fell backwards on the floor and just stared upwards. "This just isn't my day!"


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"....I'd...." Aamor tentatively took the hand, shaking slightly while doing it. Physical contact. No one was going to really understand why it all scared her now. During the home invasion, they probably thought they had beaten her senseless, beaten her to death. "...I-I'd appreciate that....." It seemed that almost everyone knew that something was wrong with her and that something had happened with Lucas an her family. They just didn't know what. They all pitied her but she hadn't really expected something like that out of Raziel. He was probably just being polite, as per usual.

 

[Ixidor92]

Sanz was broken out of his stupor by Isolde shouting. He hadn't really been paying attention with all the commotion, so her outburst was the first thing he'd heard from her since that morning.


"Why? What's wrong?"


He walked over slowly and sat down next to the girl. He was fairly certain she was on the verge of hyperventilating


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"Right, forget I offered then."


Armin shook his head and gave his jacket another tug. There was instantly a cloud of steam around him as all the water evaporated.


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"Let's try to get into a building first."


Ray ran towards the athletic center, his grip on Aamor's hand tightening as he did so. When they were inside, the water seemed to repel off of Ray, like he was inherently waterproof or something. He turned back to make sure that Aamor was inside


"Sorry about the downpour."

 

[Twizinator]

"So he IS an angel!" Samuel exclaimed as he sat on the opposite side of Isolde from Sanz. "Amazing...but what's so problematic about him being an angel?" he asked her.


"Well, historically, divine beings have a deep-seated hatred of people like her and I," Ryrax said.


Samuel cocked his head, confused. "Wha~? I get that you're a demonic creature but she's just a girl. Why would a friendly guy like Gabriel hate her?"


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Adrian sprinted across the school grounds towards the male dorms. That scream had made the hairs on the back of his neck stand up. Something about it was making HIM feel fear. What the hell made that noise...?

 

[HilgenHoffer]

Gabriel soared above the forest, searching for the scream he'd heard before. What could have possibly let out such a devilish shriek? Even the actual devils here weren't so feral. His brow furrowed in concern.


Unfortunately, Gabriel didn't really have any way to track the source of the disturbance. Without any sort of sounds or tracks to go by, he could only hope for directions from the old man upstairs, and he didn't have quite the same landline connection with the clouds as his father did. Sighing with worry, he did the only thing he could: he sent a prayer in a general upward direction, hoping that he might end up where he needed to be.


He turned backwards, soaring in a graceful arc into a backward dive, falling to Earth with the grace of one who doesn't have to try to be graceful--right through an open window.


Gabriel was surprised when he opened his eyes and planted his feet in the dormitory hallway. He looked at the hall window and cocked his head. Why was a window open in a rainstorm? It hardly mattered, of course--he had bigger fish to fry. For justice.


Looking to his left, he heard a cacophony of sounds coming from an ajar door. He went to investigate just in time to watch a student jump out the window.


"No!" he cried emphatically. "Whoever you are, you've so much to live for!" He dove out the window after the jumper.