Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

[Parsnip]

"Eh, okay, sure- just so long as this isn't like a weird sex thing." Curtis said as he pulled the costume off of Robin.


He stood up and plodded out of the dorm, entering the bathroom, where he then changed into the gorilla costume. It was very nearly skin-tight, had gained a good deal of small rips and tears in addition to those nibbled by moths, and one of the arms had come completely off.


Curtis left the bathroom and walked back down the hallway.


"It, uh, doesn't fit very well, to be honest. Why did you want me to do this, exactly?"

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin glanced at Curtis, "Nothing now, I just wanted to see if that one worked. It does not, clear-" Robin glanced closely and blinked at Curtis, "Great, and now it is missing an arm, well just fantastic!" Robin shook his head as he began rubbing his temple with his left hand, "Oh and in regards to your 'weird sex' comment... First off, get your mind out of the cesspool you Tosher! You are not going to dig deep into the festering hole of fermenting fecalmatter, in order to scavenge out a few 'shinies' and 'baubles' that individuals" Robin turned and looked away at Curtis as he began fanning himself with his right hand, "Like myself can readily dispose of, but to your kind is the most beautiful of treasures. Second off, why must so many peasants think that 'Get in the Gorilla Suit' is somehow connected to fornicating? It is like if I gave an order to choke the chicken, I want you to grab that livestock fowl by the neck, and squeeze the life out of it. Not anything dirty and filthy that a Night Soil-man or a Strumpet would assume relate to fornication in some regard." Robin began rubbing his chin, "As to the reason, it is part of something far greater than you would understand. At this point, you do not need to know why this involves a Gorilla Suit. Once I get one crafted to your specifications, then I shall let you know why you needed to put on that Gorilla Suit."

 

[Parsnip]

"Uh, are you okay?" Curtis asked as he struggled to remove the gorilla suit without tearing it further. Eventually, he made it out with only a couple of rips along the remaining arm and part of the torso.


"I mean, you seem to be kind of focusing on... what was it, 'toshing'? Is that like a European thing?"

 

[MechaGhoul]

"Toshing, or rather a Tosher is the individual who cleans up the cesspool of excess filth. Yes, it is used by Europeans." Robin snapped his fingers, "Oh I see where you are coming from, yes I am using dialect that comes from that area, and I am talking about stuff from those places instead of things, such as the Tomb Sweeping Festival, which I'll let you know, is an important time... Which all Necromancers seem to think means, 'Take whatever corpses you want from the graves of other's ancestors' day. It does not, but it doesn't stop them from trying." Robin coughed, "As for focusing on it, you started it with your insinuations of dirty thoughts! Now then peasant do you have anything important to bring up?" Robin glanced at the gorilla suit which had more rips than when he gave it to Curtis. "Just toss it back in the closet somewhere. I don't care in particular where. I must ponder more important matters at this time..."

 

[Advent Azure]

"..."


Azure made is way back to his room, thankfully uneventfully. It'd be better if his door was busted, but there's not much else he could do about that, he didn't have much energy left in him to feel like doing anything else, and just decided to reflect on how today went... he felt like now was a good time to recapture what he was thinking about this week, since tomorrow was going to be another event, and went to his desk and sat down, pulling out a journal.


-Now's a good time to start writing in this again... if there wasn't that one incident with Kylier last week... I probably would picked up writing in it earlier at school...-


Azure opened it up, only to see pages missing in the front...


"Huh... there's nothing there... the rest is just pages I haven't written in..."


-Did that thief take it...? It's not like it matters anyway... I guess its better to leave the past behind, and start new, probably should just sum up each week-


Azure took out a special multi-ink switching pen.


"Looks like this was still with it though, that's good at least, glad to see it stuck through with me throughout the years. I guess Sunday would be a good start of a week."

I met some people around school, most of which were girls for some reason... most of which seemed to hate me for one reason or another except for one who's name was Blaire. She's got a naturist feel to her, so I can sorta understand her, I believe the girl who used the sound based attack on me was Mel. Lily already dislikes me, but that might just be because of something about her mindset, I wouldn't know. Still, 1 person not caring that I exist and letting me be, New Record?


Got settled in (for whatever counts as that) and went on school trip to the woods. I tried doing things on my own and enjoy myself... but of course Kylier in the end ruined it for me by an ambush attack, and left me stranded there for 2 days. I hoped my partner Blaire would of found me, but I guess I wasn't worth finding, I don't blame her though...

"I think that sums that part up... maybe I should add something about how I'm changing as a person in there also..... maybe... I don't know..."


He looked at what he had wrote as well for a bit


"At least my penmanship is still pretty good..."


Azure tucked away his inside a drawer along with his pen, and went over to his bed and collapsed on it, staring over at his open door


-Why does that open door feel like its some sort of symbolism... I'm I looking over it to hard, or what...-

 

[Zerohex]

An open door is an invitation to come on in. Or at least it was for Ras, who had been stalking Azure after the boy walked off the arena in such a dissapointing manner. Some jeering could still be heard, it had been a rather unpopular ending and Rasputin shared that sentiment. Ras stared at the boy as he wrote down whatever on a diary before putting it away inside a drawer and collapsing on his bed. He retreated back into a blindspot and waited for a bit before blasting the door open, not hard enough to damage it but hard enough that it'd be quite noisy.


Rasputin rushed in, heading straight towards the drawer and pulling out the diary as fast he could, not uttering a single word before he had the thing clutched in his gloved hands. "What was that?" he asked, obviously referring to how the fight had ended. "And what is this? You keep a diary?".

 

[Advent Azure]

He watched as Rasputin rushed in and went through his stuff


"I didn't want to fight anymore... I realized that I lost when even the last attack I did had virtually no effect... and that's when I started thinking about how I get into that mess... and realized that I made a mistake."


He turned away from Rasputin in his bed


"Call it what you will and get making fun of me out of the way, its not like there's really anything in there anymore, someone ripped a years worth of pages out, so there's nothing there anymore about anything before I came here.

 

[Zerohex]

"A mistake?! You were finally getting started on the right path you miserable failure of a student" Rasputin's hands were shaking, and it wasn't old age taking its toll on his body. "You challenged some random girl to a fight for some inane reason then let her champion humiliate you! You ran into an actual challenge and just let yourself get talked out of it! It's pathetic! I start to think you might be improving and you do this! Have you no self respect? No hopes for your own future?".


Rasputin tossed the diary up. "Will this get a rise out of you at least? Do you even care about what is yours?" he spat as he snapped his fingers, the dairy exploding spectacularly in the air, scattering pages all across the room which then began to be consumed, one by one, in surges of crackling teal energy before they ever touched the ground or furniture.

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Skyia finally found the spear, she apparently had it in her pack the entire time on the bottom with some books covering over it. Oh well, time lost for forgetting where she put things.


Would need to clean up her room later also.


So off she slithered towards Azure's room, hearing a little talk about a fight, well, she must have missed it then. Then she heard someone say that he was going against this giant guy with boxing gloves, well then, he might be in the infirmary then... again. Afterwards she caught onto a couple of students saying that it ended in a draw, disappointingly.


With that she continued her way towards his room, stopping outside of the open door and peering in with the spear that he made in hands, watching the teacher, which had started to get on her nerves with his attitude, blowing up a book in his room.


Seeing this, she didn't want to take part involving any conversation with that teacher, turning back around the hallway and would go over to the end of the hall, waiting for the teacher to leave. Just looking at her spear in the meantime. Maybe should have brought a sketchpad, or a instrument, something to do other than twiddle around with her spear.


---


About this time it seemed like it was getting a little dark outside, Shift stood onto his feet and began walking over to the library. He considered maybe seeing if he could check out a new book before returning home.


Kinda thinking in his head which genre to pick, nonfiction, or fantasy. Or a manga, mangas are nice too, just that they were never in the library, maybe he would need to make another trip back to town to see if he could get any cool things there!... if he could talk to the clerks properly before shying away. So in the meantime a novel would do perfectly. Just stepping into the room looking around at the shelves, he spied a book with a blue covering, and picked that one out, going over to a seat, and just sitting down and just reading over the first couple of pages.

 

[amdreams]

Lilycon? Bunny nearly laughed when she heard the neko say that, leading her to her dorm room. From what the angel had seen of the alraune, it was fitting. As one of the many pervs to fawn over Bunny's childish form. And though she was aware that Lily didn't actually think of her that way, she still found herself unnerved by the alraune's declaration of stalking.


It wasn't that she hadn't had a stalker before. Again, living as long as she had, there was very little she hasn't experienced. But with Mel still alive, she needed to be on her guard. It was certainly a good thing Anya had found her before things had gone too far with . . . What was his name again? Roger? Billy? Oh, whatever, who cares? The point was, she still needed to put on the guise of a pure . . . well, relatively pure angel.


And so she smiled. "Thanks Lily. That does sound reassuring. So, what are we playing?"


~~~~~


Emmy left soon after the fight and Rose didn't really think much of it. But with still quite a bit weighing on her mind, she felt like she shouldn't go back to the student council room. Hm . . .


Lily! That's right. Lily was really good at destressing Rose. She should pay the alraune a visit. She still had to tell her about the good news from last night. Making her way to Lily's room, she knocked on the door. "Lily? You there?"

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Silly, we already told you!" Anya spoke up. "We're playing truth or da-" she stopped as there was a knock on the door.


She unlocked it, and stared up at Rose, squinting intently. She grabbed the elf's wrist, then pulled her inside as well, pushing the door mostly shut.


"Let's switch over to codec." she knelt down, and put a finger up to her ear. "We-" she cut herself off again, looking around, then pulled the box on again.


"We're playing Truth or Dare." she declared.

 

[Parsnip]

Curtis was bored out of his skull.


Ever since the Truth or Dare International Championship ended, for he was an avid follower of the sport, Curtis had been listless. Really, an entire SIX MONTHS without ANY sweet ToD action? What was wrong with the organizers?


Curtis finished taking off his sweater and, deperate for something to take his mind off of the distinct lack of Truth or Dare currently in his life, jabbed his thumb towards the door, "So, uh, you wanna go get something to eat? I'm feelin' like a burger or two right about now, myself."

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin nodded at Curtis, "I could use some food." Robin walked through the hallways heading towards the Cafeteria, when he noticed a slightly open door, and he noticed a few people gathered in that room, one of them with a card-board box, and more importantly, he thought he over-heard something about Truth or Dare. Robin quickly pulled out his magically attuned phone from his pocket as he began rapidly typing, addressing everyone from the school, faculty, students etc. through social networking.


---- "Hey there Truth or Dare fans, while the Season for Professional Truth or Dare may be over, there is an amateur bout going on. It looks like we got some good contenders playing this game. All of them look strong to the sport. Fans of the sport, come to Room 163, Oriens Academy. Taking all bets, and wagers, all currencies accepted. Looking forward to seeing a good old fashioned game of Truth or Dare. #TruthOrDare, #OriensLife, #YOLO, #SWAG!"


Robin then casually placed his phone back in his pocket as he turned back to Curtis. "We are holding off for food for a bit."

 

[Advent Azure]

"... I don't know... I just want to sleep... I guess, the sight of someone that strong broke my battle spirit, I don't even remember what I was fighting for... I just let another person control me again... I want to get a grip on my life... but it always seems to fall apart when I even try, so..."


Azure turned in surprise to see him destroying one of the few things that was his... even if it was a gift from Kylier


"..."


Azure grinned at Rasputin...


"What is it you want me to do anyway, I don't understand what you want from me..... just leave me alone!"


Azure began running out of his room


"Azure!"


Kylier punched Azure back into his room as he shouted his name with anger


"What was that spar, ending it peacefully like that..."


"Ugh....."


"... what are you doing here old mage..."

 

[Parsnip]

"Oh man, Truth or Dare? Yeah, we totally got to watch this. I have gone literal weeks without seeing any Truth or Dare." Curtis said, his elbow bumping the door as he made a fistpump, knocking the door loose from its' hinges.

 

[MechaGhoul]

"Oh yeah, I have a fine feeling about how this is going to go down. Just need to wait a little longer..." Robin glanced down both sides of the hallway, "Yeah, just a little longer, and everything will be dandy." Robin glanced at Curtis, "Avid fan huh... Well if this is gonna be professional, we'll need someone to act as a Referee, to make sure the Truths are Truths. And that the Dares are done to the fullest. Speaking of which." Robin took out his phone as he snapped a picture of the players. He began typing again


"The contestants, so far appear to be, the Lovely Angel Bunny, the Adorable Neko Anya Hawthorne. This looks like a fantastic line up, so come on down to watch the start of, maybe Professional Players of the Sport! #TruthOrDare, #OriensLife, #YOLO, #SWAG."

 

[Parsnip]

"Sorry." Curtis mumbled as the door fell off its hinges, setting it gently against the corridor wall.


"Anyway, yeah, we totally need a ref here. It can't be a ranked match unless we got one.", His eyes flicked over to Robin for a moment, "You know a guy?"

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin held out his phone in thought as he glanced over his shoulder to Curtis. "Yeah, I think I know the exact guy. Let me contact him and see if he is in the area." Robin began typing on his phone again, sending a text message to Reggie Quinlan.


"Weapon Master, need ref for ToD Match. Oriens Room 163, can't miss. Available?" Robin finished typing up the message as he kept his eye on the phone. He peered at Curtis, "Well I sent it to the guy. If he can show, we've got the best Referee for this game."

 

[CSA]

Lily was glad that Bunny was so accepting of her protection. She was afraid that the angel might think it was a little weird, but maybe she was really innocent. Then there was a knock on the door, and Lily recognized Rose's voice. Anya let her in and explained to the two that they were playing truth or dare.


"Ah... yeah, we're playing truth or dare. Anya's really been wanting to do this since our last game, so I told her that she could go grab some of our friends as players."


Lily then realized that she was still a scientist and that Anya was still Snake.


"Oh, and we were playing cardboard boxes before this. Which explains our attire and the walkie-talkies hopefully," said Lily, addressing both of her guests.


Lily then turned to Rose. She knew that this was really sudden, and didn't want her to be uncomfortable.


"Um... not that you have to play. Anya and I would very much like it, but if you have other things to do I understand."


Then her door fell off its hinges and that big guy that was probably a pervert from before appeared in her doorway. He was mumbling something to some other boy about... referees? And the other boy was playing with his phone? What?


"Excuse me," said Lily, addressing the strangers, "But what exactly are you doing here? May I... may I help you?"


Lily was getting a little annoyed at all the unwanted strangers that always appeared in her room. She felt like that one character from that anime that couldn't go into a **** bathroom without being attacked by an assassin.

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin glanced at Lily, "We are Truth or Dare enthusiasts, proud fans of the sport. Well at least he is. I am more interested in the..." Robin rubbed his left thumb against his index and middle finger, "Monetary profit to be made from Truth or Dare, also we can turn this into a Professional Bout. It'll make more money, and is a fantastic future career to look into. Many Professional Truth or Darers live happy, and successful lives. And I get that you may seem upset, I can understand that. Two guys outside of your room, and your door falling off the hinges. My boy here..." Robin pointed his thumb to Curtis, "Will fix that right up for you. Anyway, I can offer you a bit of compensation for the event."

 

[Parsnip]

"Don't worry, miss-", Curtis chimed in, "-This is all on the level, we got a referee coming and everything. You ladies will get your cut, we'll make sure of it."


He rubbed the back of his neck, "-and, uh, I'll repair your door, too."

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Wait... I need my uniform on!" Anya said. She ducked into the closet, closing herself inside. A rummaging was heard, and she emerged, redressed in her knight's armor. It made her feel manly, as if it were something her dad would wear.


"I'm ready." she stated.

 

[CSA]

Lily looked at the two 'truth or dare enthusiasts'. That sounded so **** fake. They were probably just there to look at a bunch of pretty girls and didn't have time to think up a proper excuse. At the very least they offered to fix her door, but that was only natural seeing as it was the large one that broke it in the first place.


While Lily liked the term 'compensation', it was all incredibly suspect and she wasn't entirely certain she heard right. That she had heard anything right. She looked at the two with wide, innocent, misty red eyes and said "We're... we're just playing truth or dare. It's not... I don't know what you think it is. It's truth or dare."


Then Anya burst out in her knight costume, and Lily started to wonder when exactly her life had become like this.

 

[MechaGhoul]

"It is a highly mature sport. Only the finest of sophisticated adults can play at the Professional Level... I suppose, if you just want us to leave. I mean, I wouldn't want to, you seem like you could make it on the Pro Circuit, along with..." Robin gestured towards Anya, "She knows where it is at! Even before our Ref showed, she's in proper Tournament Play Attire! But if you want us gone, to lose the chance to make it to the big leagues, and some compensation, I just suppose we'll leave." Robin glanced at Curtis as he kept his phone handy, waiting to get confirmation with the Ref, "I guess we may miss out on some real good Truth or Daring."

 

[Zerohex]

Azure's sudden departure, followed by his getting punched right in the face and right back into the room, made Rasputin chuckle. "I suppose the same thing you are, trying to instill your idiot brother with some sense of self respect, a modicum of anger, at least a single vertebrae to begin building a spine with, anything that may transform him beyond this whimpering wretch you seem to have turned him into". Rasputin was about to go on when something within his robes began to emit music.



Very pompous, very loud.
"Oh, I thought I turned that off. One moment." Reaching into his robes, Rasputin pulled out what appeared to be an old brick of a phone, far larger than modern ones. The music boomed even louder and was obviously coming from the phone with Ras now held in his hands and which seemed to have sprouted a pair of speakers floating to its sides. At its top, four glowing crystals formed a rectangular outline over thin air, creating a comfortable screen which allowed Ras to read the incoming Twatter messages messages about some kind of amateur ToD game within Oriens itself.


"Hm, might be what I need to wind down" he muttered under his breath as he rapidly typed some manner of reply on the floating crystalline keyboard which had sprouted at hand level, the cellphone remaining suspended on thin air. When he was done, he pulled the whole thing back inside his robe, and an observant bystander might have been able to see the extraneous features vanishing and the brick compressing itself in order to fit back within Ras' clothes. "Well, something's come up, so I'll be on my way. Boy, you dissapoint me. When you want to kill me for disrespecting you, I'll be happy". And with that he just...left.

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Reggie had only recently arrived in Oriens and was still trying to get a feel of the place. It was a pretty big school, much larger than the Aldebrandi Academy, and he'd likely be getting lost for days to come before he got his bearings. He was pretty mad with himself for not having found his way to the gym before, when all the students were talking about a battle between some huge guy and some crazy guy, he would've liked to see that. Then his phone rang, a message from Robin Yu, the Illegitimate Baron. Or Baronness. They'd met a few years back, collaborated on some schemes while Master Aldebrandi settled a few deals with the Taishang Mage Guild.


"Available for $$$, where is 163? Big castle, got lost" he texted back. He figured Yu wanted to use his ability to smell a lie for some Truth or Dare game. He'd never been a fan of the sport, not enough swords in it, but if Yu was interested then there was definitely money to be made.