Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

[Goddess]

"Nervous...I'm nervous about a lot of things. People, what to do, my job, my other side."


When she said her other side she muffled her voice so it could barely be heard, her eyes lowered a little as she drifted off somewhere in her mind. Remembering that she was talking to someone she had snapped out of it.


"I really get nervous when talking to others...mainly guys. My mom used to shelter me from guys despite having an older brother. I tend to call them Jello-kun. I've never really made any friend that were girls except one. Her name was Mary and she was ah..."


She grabbed her hair and began to fiddle with it.


"Sorry I started to rammble about useless things..


Back on topic. I like unique things. Those that stand out from the others are the most rarest things in the world. "


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[Croissant]

Elæm

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Elæm listened to her as she explained somethings and rambled a bit, she spoke about her job, people, her old friends, someone named mary? and something she muttered which he could not hear clearly, he didn't want to be too pushy with her so he decided to move on as well with the topics, he scratched his head nervously at her comment and smiled. Regaining some composure.


"Yeah you are right... I have also not really been very socially "out there" throughout my life." he said


He started thinking about how he was confined to that village and became a bit more silent.


"--Unique things huh..--"

 

[Airagog]

John sighed as he put a hand on Azure right shoulder reassuringly and looked him in the eye.


"Calm down. Getting angry should be saved. Harness your rage as a tool only in combat, otherwise keep a coop head and we will figure this out. The real question is why did she even target you in the first place? Before your sister got involved, before anything, what made them target you and how do we exploit it."


John sighed as he pulled out another cigarette. His nerves needed a drink, this was quickly turning into a hassle. It would be interesting though, perhaps when he met this Mel person he would break out his fine vintage.


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[Advent Azure]

"Er... right..."


-Guess he noticed that I got a little mad...-


"I'm sorry, I may have phrased what I said earlier oddly. But the only reason they are targeting me is because Kylier attacked them, after that, Riff warned me. I asked Kylier after Riff told me this, which is how I learned why they are... but, I think something to note from this is that Mel is protective of her followers. If Kylier never did anything to Mel or the other two, I probably would have never have been involved. Riff said that she's only after me because I'm related to Kylier, and I'm guessing Mel is hoping that she can get at Kylier through me..... the only thing though is that would never work... my sister doesn't really care about me..."


-Or my family for that matter..... or at least the one that is alive.....-


"If you wanted to bait Mel, you'd need to do something to Vash or Riff probably, since that worked for getting her to come after me."

 

[Goddess]

"So would you like to walk or something. Standing in the middle of the hallway probably isn't the smartest thing to do."


Walking first she glanced back at him.


"If you dont mind me asking what do you...as in whats your power. "


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[Croissant]

Elæm




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"Walk and talk? Sure." he replied


He looked back at Vash and nodded at him a bit, he would have talked to him a bit more but he was sure he was busy.


"If you dont mind me asking what do you...as in whats your power. " Naval said


"Oh.. my power.. Uh well it isn't very special but I can... Well it's hard to explain, I can tell people's powers and magic. But it works for combat, it's very hard to demonstrate my power. Since it's in my eyes." he said

 

[MechaGhoul]

Miss Espinosa kicked her feet onto the table in the Teacher's Lounge. She glanced around at the room, as she spotted a few general posters about Oriens Academy, some with the motto, "Enim Novis Initiis Novum Futura", others were just relatively plain. She pulled out a packet of cigarettes from her jacket pocket. She pulled out one of the cigarettes, returned the pack to the pocket, and placed the cigarette in her mouth. She held up her left thumb, as she produced a small bright blue flame, as she lit her cigarette. "Yeah, this is a nice, smooth cigarette." Miss Espinosa said as she released a puff of smoke.


She kept her feet kicked up on the desk, as she reached over to the back of her chair. She grabbed the satchel she had hanging over the chair and placed it onto the table, as she began thumbing through it. "Aha!" Miss Espinosa said as she pulled out a relatively large text-book, which had a playing card stuck in as a bookmark. "The Ruins of Ancient Peru, this is always a good book!" She smiled as she opened up to the page with the playing card book-mark, and placing it to the side, near the satchel. Espinosa glanced to both the left and the right. She took a small cup of coffee and idly took a swig. After she placed the coffee cup back on the table she leaned began reading from where she left off in her book.

 

[Airagog]

John smiled widely, beaming at Azure.


"Ha! Why my boy I already asked dear Vash to meet us. I of course thought ahead and came to a similar thesis. I do hope he will show up soon and entertain my ideas. "


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[Parsnip]

Curtis walked into the school's front office, a trunk under each arm. "Hello?", he called.


"Hello? Anyone there? No? That's- uh, that's fine, just, uh- nobody? No? Really? O-okay then, I guess." He looked at the map posted on the office wall.


"Teacher's Lounge-", he mumbled to himself as he grabbed his luggage and started down the hall, "-might as well get the introductions over with."

 

[MechaGhoul]

Espinosa was reading her book as she peered out of the Teacher Lounge's door. She noticed out of the corner of her eye some incredibly muscular fellow carrying a trunk under each arm. She placed her playing card back as a book-mark, shut the book and returned everything to her satchel. She took the cigarette butt and flicked it into the trash can as she placed the satchel over her right shoulder. She opened the door and waved to the person, "Hey! Are you looking for anything in particular?"

 

[Parsnip]

"Er, uh, well, you see- I'm kind of, uh, wondering where the staff is? Because I'm not seeing anyone, and I kind of have to, you know, find my dorm room and stuff. Also, I was told I would get a schedule from a missus... Espinosa? Am I saying that right? Oh, geez, I hope I'm saying it right."


He put down his trunks, holding out a gloved hand to Aurora. "Sorry. My, er, my name is Curtis. So, uh, if you don't mind me asking, who are you?"

 

[amdreams]

Bunny took the gun from Richter. Turning it in her hands, she studied it, weighing it to see if she'd actually be able to use it. It was a bit on the heavy side, and she wasn't exactly experienced in guns, but it didn't look too hard to operate. Hopefully, the kick wouldn't dislocate her shoulder. "Thanks, Mr. Richter. I should probably go find Anya now."


After saying that, the angel left. When thinking about where the little neko could be, Bunny considered the dining hall. It was early, so maybe she was still eating breakfast. She headed there immediately and once there, tried to scan the crowd for signs of Anya's ears. In hindsight, this probably wasn't wise. Bunny wasn't tall enough to see over the crowd and Anya certainly wasn't tall enough to stand out in a crowd.


~~~~~


As nearly everyone left, Rose's calm facade faded and her fatigue showed once more. She slumped into her chair, trying to think of what to do now. It all seemed to overwhelm her. A serial killer was on campus. And not only that, but a human one. And now she had to try to come up with a way to lure this girl out and kill her.


Then Lily thanked her, making Rose give the alraune a tired smile. "No problem. I can't let people say such blatant lies about my friend." The half-elf let out a sigh before looking down at the file before her. "I guess I need to get started on this. Luckily, it shouldn't take too long."


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Vash took one look at John before shouting, "Stranger danger! I need an adult!!!" He started flailing about, but stopped as John said they needed to talk. The boy left along with the green-haired guy from yesterday. Vash weighed his options. Should he go with the internet pervert to a secluded area where no one would hear his pleas for help?


"Okay." Vash bounced outside after Azure and John. "So what did you want to talk about?"


(Idiots always go above and beyond the plan.)

 

[MechaGhoul]

Aurora chuckled, "Yeah, the staff here can be sparse. So, you need help finding your room huh?" She moved to give the gloved hand a fist-bump, "And yeah, Espinosa, you said it right. Say, you are lucky... As I am Miss Espinosa. So, what's your full name Curtis? I should have your schedule on hand. I just want to make sure I have the right schedule for you after all."

 

[Parsnip]

"Er, Twine, miss. Curtis Twine. Nice to meet you. I, uh- I'm a new transfer, you see, and I don't mean to pry but, uh, where are all the classes? All the lecture halls I passed on the way here were empty, and I'm not sure if that's normal- I mean, I don't mean to be rude or anything, if that's, you know, a thing here, I'm cool with that. It's just that I kind of want to, you know, know- uh, if that makes sense."

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"She's in the dorms." Richter called as Bunny left. "I'm sure she heard me. Now, I think I'll stalk the halls myself. If we're lucky, I can end this quickly."


Richter exited the office, and began strolling the halls without destination. He'd find a trail yet.

 

[MechaGhoul]

Espinosa shrugged, "It's essentially a bad weather day, no classes are going on." She began searching through her satchel as she pulled out a sheet of paper, "Aha, Curtis Twine." She handed over the schedule to him. "Here you are, this should tell you the information which you need. Oh, do you need help moving the things to your room?"

 

[Parsnip]

Curtis looked over the sheet before awkwardly stuffing it into his pocket with his thumb. "Oh, no, I think I can carry these just fine. Thanks for the offer though, missus- or is it miss? Professor? Professor Espinosa, but I think I can carry these- they're pretty light, honestly. Have a nice day off, I guess!" He picked up his luggage- hopefully the dent in the floor would buff out- and walked off towards the dorms.

 

[MechaGhoul]

Espinosa waved at Curtis, "Have a nice day as well! I hope you get everything settled in your new room, if you need me, I'll be hanging out in the Teacher's Lounge. Feel free to come over and knock on the door, if you need me." Espinosa returned back into the Teacher's Lounge. She returned to her seat, and took a sip of coffee. As it wasn't hot enough, she placed her left finger in it, and began heating up the coffee. After she finished that she took another drink, as she slung her satchel over the table, as she took out her book and began reading again.

 

[Advent Azure]

"You say that, and it is a good idea... but I really can't imagine him doing so..."


But unexpectedly, that's when he saw him coming toward Azure and John...


-GAH?! He actually came?!-


"Well... it looks like you'll be able to do what you wanted..."


Azure couldn't help but turn away in the opposite direction of Vash, stretch his arms up, and bend them back down behind his head, using them as a headrest, and at least trying to look like he has his mind on something...


"... Well... ya..."


-I want to talk to him too... but I guess I'll let John talk first...-

 

[Airagog]

John smiled as he looked at his watch.


"Right on time, I appreciate punctuality. Now, down to business. What was that about yesterday? There's a search party looking for a Miss Mel and I can guarantee you their intentions are less than peaceful. However, there are a few things that bug me about that little scuffle yesterday, do you mind if I ask you about them Mr. Vash? I need to get the story straight and quite frankly speaking, I don't trust any member of the student council. It's clear that corruption has taken root in this school, and I want nothing short of the truth. That means hearing your truth as well."


John offered Vash a cigarette.


"Do you smoke? It's good tonic for the nerves."

 

[CSA]

Lily felt slight relief as things slowed down and Rose got that tired, beaten look again. Relief, and a little bit of sadness. Truly, Lily would have to keep an eye out for this one. She was less predictable than Lily had led herself to believe.


"Well, I need to go to Anya..." Said Lily.


But she didn't go. Not right away, at least.


"Rose... just do what you need to do here quickly, and go to your room. Or my room- it may be safer there as there are more people. I... don't want you hurt, after all."


Lily couldn't help but think that things would be easier if Mel offed Rose before croaking, but somehow that just wouldn't work for Lily. Rose needed to be alive.


Yes, it would be easier to complete her plans. But it wouldn't be nearly as fun without her.


Lily simply assumed that Bunny had heard Richter, and started off towards her dorm. Lily had no idea how Richter knew that Anya was still there, and she maybe didn't want to know. Lily opened the door, and locked it behind her.


"Anya? Classes are cancelled for today, so you don't have to go." Called Lily.


"I'm a little disappointed that you didn't get out of bed like I told you, but it worked out so it's OK..." Said Lily, approaching Anya's bed. She shook the girl a little to be certain she was awake.


"Bunny is coming over soon, so we can play dress-up with her then. Does that sound fun?"

 

[Parsnip]

Curtis shuffled into the dorms, placing his trunks carefully against the walls so as not to disturb the other students.


He looked through the open doorframe, and saw a woman waking a little cat-person, "Er, hi there-", he gave a little wave, "I'm Curtis. I'll, er, I'll be staying in the room two down from this one, I think. So, uh, that's a thing."


There was a short pause as he walked over and opened his door.


"So, uh, I'll just move in, now, just so you know."


He quickly tossed the trunks in his room, hoping that doing something would deter people from making small talk. He doubted it would, but it was worth a shot.

 

[amdreams]

"Um . . . okay?" Bunny said in response to Richter. She had no idea how the vampire would know that and she was a bit curious as to how he knew. Especially since the dorms were quite far away from where they were. But she remembered him saying yesterday that he could track people he had tasted before. And though that in itself should probably strike some questions, she let it go and went off to the student rooms.


Reaching the door to Lily and Anya's room, Bunny knocked lightly. "Anya? Are you there? It's Bunny."


~~~~~


Vash was confused. On time? What was this guy talking about? He never said when to be there so how could Vash possibly be on time when no time was set for "on time". The crazy guy then offered Vash a cigarette, asking things about yesterday. Vash didn't approve of smoking. To him, people who smoked were jerks and stupid. This coming from him who, well, wasn't the brightest of the bunch.


Vash thought of his response for a bit. What was that thing Mel said for this situation? Oh, right. Bright smile on his face, he said, loud and clear, "It's none of your goddamn business, ************!"

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Lily!" Anya cheered, springing up to hug the alraune. "I was wondering when you'd get back."


"Lily, Lily, Bunny's here! And since class is out, we can play all day if we want!" she exclaimed. "Should I go get the dress-up box?"

 

[Airagog]

John smiled slightly in a rather disturbing way.


"Actually, it kind of is my business. See I am very interested in you and your little group and well, I want to make sure that things stay interesting. We don't have to be enemies, but I figure I need to meet this Mel character one way or another..."


John put out his cigarette and stomped it into the ground. This might turn out to be much more fun than expected. He could feel the pinpricks on the back of his neck already as he knew he just had to give the command.


"You won't be doing anyone any favors by staying quiet. Way I see it you have two options. One: you can cooperate with us and we can figure out a solution. Two: you can decide not to and see how you fare against the entire weight of the school council and disciplinary committee on your back. It doesn't take much to realize that three people against them don't have much of a chance. I am offering you a way out. It is probably best you accept it before your life or Mel's gets in any more danger than it already is."


John's eyes flickered for just a moment as he said this, revealing his sadistic nature and his love of violence despite the elegant shell he seemed to have. He could hear the whispers of those who wanted him to take the fun way out. The whispers that demanded he cut the diplomacy, but he dismissed them for the time being.