Tension Rising - Main thread [Fight or Flight]

Sen Harper


The trip to the Infirmary was short and thankfully positive. She hadn't popped any stitches or caused any more damage to her injury. She did, however, strain herself a little too much and needed to stay off of her leg for a while, even if it meant crutches again. Sen wasn't too happy by this but understood. If she hadn't tried the grid it probably wouldn't have been much of an issue. Then again there was the incident in the auditorium with that Thomas guy. She shook her head and left the infirmary. The paint which was splattered across her arms and neck were becoming uncomfortably itchy. She contemplated to head up to the floor or not but nerves clenched up in her stomach again remembering how Teru and Rebel had left arm in arm as soon as the speech was over.


"Thats it... going to fix this right now..." She muttered to herself turning and heading to the Admin Building. Sen was never one for conflict or confrontation. If something bothered her she figured it better to find away around the wall instead of breaking through it. She understood not everyone was the same, but there was always a trend and patterns that the majority of people followed. This time though Sen decided to step out of the cycle. She arrived at the Administration Building as rain just began to drizzle down.


The application for a room change was surprisingly easy, possibly because of all the students that had left the school? She wasn't really sure but it ended up working in her favor. After a bit of time she was given a new room and a temp card to get her stuff out that would deactivate with in an hour. She made her way back to the dorm floor which was busy with students moving back and forth through the halls since the rain kept most of them from being out side. Sen made her way through the hall to her room thankfully missing anyone she would rather not bump into. She ducked into the room and grabbed her only real possessions which were stuffed into her tote bag. She made her way down the hall counting down the doors to 515. She paused a moment noticing that she was connected to 516 which if memory served her right was Grayson. She couldn't help a small chuckle before entering the room and tossing down her bag on the standard issue dorm bed.


The room was pretty bare and nothing special but she felt a lot more comfortable in it since it didn't draw up past scars. Sen dug around in her bag grabbing a set of cloths before heading to the shower to wash off the pain and get comfortable. With any luck she wouldn't have to go much of any where for the rest of the day. The hot shower was amazing and helped ease away the last of her aches and irritating paint. She let her hair damp hair fall where it wanted as she made her way back to her room feeling a whole lot better over all.
 
Gray was sitting on his bed, having unpacked the rest of the care package. He was reading a small, handwritten note that had come with it with a small smile. After a few moments he looked up, hearing noises from next door. He frowned a bit, knowing that the student who was originally in that room had left the day before.


He ignored it for the most part, sorting through the package's contents when eventually his curiosity got the better of him, and he made his way to his door. Peeking his head out into the hall he blinked, seeing Sen.


"Hey, I didn't know this was your room... Did you change rooms or something?" he asked, smiling warmly at her. She looked like she had just gotten out of the shower, which was something he needed to do at some point soon.


@Shura
 
Josephine Laurence

She held her hand out into the open, and felt the faint patting of water on her palm. She brushed her vest down and erected a field of the conversion velocity = 0 direction = 0 above her. Taking up a long-handled brush, she set to work on the Grid, now devoid of students. Since it had started to rain, even less souls remained in the vicinity. Raindrops halted above her until she walked past, and fell back to the ground once more. She erected yet another field behind her to act on the wind, increasing its velocity slightly to give her a small gust of wind every now and then to keep her cool.


She regretted deeply that she hadn't been present at the incident, and took quite a while to return back to her duties due to the shock. She brought the brush to the painted ground and started scrubbing away. The rain made it slightly easier to scrub away the stains that dotted the arena. Josephine started to hum Dvorak's 9th Symphony, specifically the 4th movement, as she cleared up the mess.
 
Sen Harper


She looked up as Gray spoke up and smirked slightly. "Yeah... things were going to be awkward with the person I shared a door with so I just changed rooms." She scratched the back of her head. "Had enough awkwardness where I came from.... don't want to spend most of the year the same way." She explained. "It just kind of worked out that I ended up next to you." She shrugged with a slight smile. "Did you get the package though?"
 
"Hehe, She just seems gingery to me," Fox replied, "If a bit, unpicky." The girl seemed strong to her though something was a bit manic in her gaze. "Then with noting better to do she tried a bite of her garlic bread. "This May be one of the most amazing things I've ever tasted." She concluded. "What's in here garlic? And something else?"


@Alex Phalin
 
Gray chuckled a bit. "Yeah, I don't really blame you for moving rooms." he said with a small smile. Stepping more out into the hall he watched her for a moment. "Yeah, I got it. Do you wanna see what my dad sent me? There's some pretty awesome stuff. You're welcome to come in if you want." he offered, holding the door open for her.


@Shura


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Zach shrugged a bit, though he kept his eye on the girl to make sure she wasn't having some sort of medical emergency.


"Huh? Oh, well... It's just bread, butter, and garlic. There's not very much to it. Wanna try some spaghetti?" he asked, sliding the plate towards her. He smiled a bit, finding it kind of entertaining how she was reacting to things that were so commonplace for him. He wondered what it was like, to have such a new outlook on everything.


@theunderwolf
 
Sen Harper


She perked up at the mention of seeing what was sent, she vaguely remembered him mentioning something about special knives. She was interested in seeing what was special about them and nodded. "Yeah sure, let me just put this away." She replied gesturing to the bundle of paints pattered clothes she had in her arms. "Just give me a minute." She assured before opening the door to her room and putting down the bundle of clothing on the desk next to her wrecked hoodie, she would have to do laundry at some point.


She grabbed a hair tie and pulled her hair back before nimble fingers started weaving her hair into a neat braid. She didn't feel much like having it stick to her hair and make her shirt we this time around. By the time she reached Grays door she had tied off the braid and knocked on the door.
 
Hayden


Hayden had already gotten a shower to get the pink paint off of him and had just arrived at the cafeteria. Walking up to the food bar he looked at the lunch lady who recognized him from the morning, he apologized for the stench of wet dog as he failed to dry his hair off completely. "Could I have five pounds of raw meat? Any kind." Hayden was hungry and due to a very messed up physiology he was able to eat much more than it looked like he ever should have been able to given how he normally looked when he wasn't transformed. He got a large tray of raw meat which was perfect for him, it would settle his hunger and keep the animal at bay for awhile. After picking a semi isolated table he sat down and started eating.
 
Madison limped towards the bleachers, then watched as the other students attempted to, and failed, to pass through the course. At least I wasn't the only one to fail miserably. Once they were done, and Morgan finished speaking, Madison limped away from the bleachers. "Hey Mark, you gonna come with me to get lunch??" she asked Mark as she slowly made her way towards the cafeteria, her leg still in extreme pain.


@Alex Phalin
 
Mark was busy trying to get the paint out of his shirt, and jumped a bit when Madison walked over to him. He frowned a little bit, watching her for a moment.


"Yeah, sure... Hey, wait up a sec." he said, jogging to catch up to her. "You sure you don't want to get your leg looked at? You're limping pretty bad..." he said, his voice concerned. He bit his lip for a moment, his eyebrows furrowing.


@Silent Justice
 
She stopped walking, turning toward Mark. "I'm fine... I can walk, can't I? That's better than it was before." She said less than confidently. To be honest, she wasn't sure if she should be walking around, either. But she'd be damned if she were to let herself lie in that damn infirmary again. She shook her head a few times, then said "Nevermind. Let's go get lunch." Madison resumed walking towards the cafeteria, still limping.


@Alex Phalin
 
Mark reached over and took her hand quickly, concern in his eyes. "No. Not yet. I'm taking you to the clinic. There's healer metas there that can speed up your recovery." he said, surprisingly straight-forward. He sighed a little and scooped his arm under hers, wrapping his arm around her to support her. "I'm not going to take no for an answer... I just don't like seeing you hurt."


@Silent Justice
 
"How do I even eat this," Fox muttered to herself, checking the students at other tables. She saw how they were stabbing the food with a fork then twisting it on and clumsily mimicked the action, sticking a roll of noodles and sauce into her mouth and enjoying it for a moment, "I love the sauce!" She critiqued after a moment, "But these long things are kinda weird. What are they?"


@Alex Phalin
 
Gray nodded and smiled, watching as she went back into her room. He went back into his own and looked around, making sure that it was decently tidy. Though, he wasn't entirely sure why he cared so much... He quickly shook his head and put the note in his pocket, catching a glimpse of himself in the mirror. He frowned a bit and fixed his hair a little, wondering why he was suddenly caring so much about his appearance. It was then that he heard the knock and sighed a bit, opening the door with a smile.


Sen glanced down the hall wondering if she should let Teru know that she had move but the thought was cut off as Gray opened the door. Sen nodded slightly and moved into the room feeling kind of silly for going all the way around since they shared a door now. Well at least she knew she didn't get someone she would dislike. The room didn't look any different than hers. Save for a few personal touches here and there.


Gray smiled a bit as she came in, closing the door behind them. "Well... Welcome, I guess." he said with a small laugh, moving over to his bed. There was an array of weapons laid out, ranging from short throwing blades to a reel of what looked like extremely thin wire, to a small, pencil sized cylinder.


"My dad went a little overboard when he heard about the attack." he said sheepishly, scratching his head.


"Here's my knives, as well." he said, pulling them from the sheathes under his shirt. They looked similar to the ones he had before, only these were obviously better made. He gave them a little flourish, obviously proud.


Sen looked over all the weapons finding it very interesting and a bit intimidating. "That's quite the collection." she muttered before looking over the blades noting the impressive workmanship on them. They were made for nothing but killing. "Ah wow, those are quite the blades...." she muttered with a small smile. "I can see why you like them over the ones you borrowed."


Gray smiled, spinning the blade in his hand for a moment. "Yeah... Plus, these have a feature the other ones didn't." he said, slipping his finger through the ring on the handle. He threw the blade towards his window, and with a sharp, metallic whirr it seemed to shoot right back into his hand as if he had a power he hadn't told her about. He grinned a bit and pulled his hand away from the knife for a moment, revealing a nearly invisible, long piece of wire. "Razor wire. I get an extra ten foot reach, plus it's strong enough to hold my weight. That's actually what I wanted to show you." he said, sheathing the blades and moving back over to his bed. He picked up the small spool of razor wire and handed it to her with a small smile.


"A present for you. It's steel, so you should be able to manipulate it pretty easily."


Sen watched confused a moment until he was able to pull the blade back. her eyes widen in surprise at the super fast motion. "how-" Before she could finish she saw the thin wire which connected the ring to the dagger. "That is so cool!" She grinned. It made loosing your knife a hell of a lot harder. She tilted her head slightly when he mentioned wanting to show her something. She looked over the spool running her figures along the rough wire. "Wait for me? How come?" She questioned slightly confused. "I mean... its really cool but if anything it should be the other way around. You did stop the punch from hitting me. Which I never got a chance to properly thank you for... so.. yeah.. .Thanks for that..."


"Well, I figure that you should have a dedicated weapon of some sort. Plus, I don't need this much razor wire, it's not like I need to decapitate that many people." he said with a light laugh. "Be careful with that, it'll tear you apart if you slip." He smiled and scratched his head a bit, his cheeks reddening slightly.


"Hey, it was nothing. I just didn't think it would be fair for a guy to sucker-punch a girl. Seriously, I don't mind throwing myself in harms way for a friend. Especially if she's..." he stopped himself quickly, shaking his head.


"Especially if she didn't deserve to be attacked."


Sen quirked a brow slightly as he stopped himself mid sentence as if to cover himself up but didn't bother asking she unwound the thin steel thread getting a feel for it. He wasn't kidding about it being fairly dangerous she could feel little ridges of the thin coiled steel which could do some serious damage if pressure was applied. But it was metal and light weight so needed almost nothing to control. "This is stuff is kind of amazing." She grinned. "Thank you, I'll be sure to be careful with it though."


"Please do. Also, don't use that stuff unless things get really bad. Practice with it so you're good, but I wouldn't recommend using it unless you really want to turn your target into tiny chunks." he said with a little smile. He shivered a bit at the mental image but chuckled.


"I'm glad you like it." he tilted his head a bit, his teal eyes watching her for a moment.


"You know... You've got a lot of potential." he said, regarding her with knowing eyes.


Sen winced slightly at the visual of cutting someone to bits and nodded, "I'll keep that in mind." She muttered unwinding a decent length and starting to test manipulate it causing the string to coil, uncoil and create small pattering in the air. She coiled it back around the spool as he spoke up again. "Eh... I given that most things are metal, I can do a lot with my power. I just have to practice more with it and learn more than common metals like nickle and steel." She looked back over to him.


"Well..." he said, scratching his head a bit. He cleared off some space on his bed and sat down, smiling.


"I meant more than that... You have a lot of potential, unseen by most. Even by you." He patted the spot on the bed next to him.


"I have... Well, this odd gift. More of a skill really. I can tell when people are destined for more than they realize." he grinned a bit, watching her with a small smile.


Sen arched a brow slightly "Oh?" She sat on the bed remembering that she was supposed to be staying off her her leg. "Most people don't see much in them selves as opposed to others." she muttered. "Like your power is kind of amazing in its own right, especially when paired with the daggers." She pointed out. "I don't see much of this grand destiny though... I just plan to survive really."


"Most people don't see their destiny until it's already passed. At least, that's what my dad always said." he explained, leaning forward to rest his arms on his knees.


"Sure, I'm good with speed and daggers and all... but catch me off guard and I'm an easy target. I mean, I don't really see what good I can be in a fight, but I can see it in you. I don't know how to explain it..." he admitted with a tiny smile, his eyes meeting hers for a few moments.


"Given the right training, you'll be invincible. Most people use metal weapons, and when they don't there's more than enough steel around to shield yourself."


"Hm your dad has a point..." she muttered softly watching Gray as he spoke, he must have really like his father from the way he was talking. She blushed a bit and just shook her head slightly. "I'm anything but invisible." She pointed out flattered by his assessment but not seeing much validity to it. "Everyone has there limit and even metal has its weaknesses." She smirked slightly. "No ones invincible, unless that's their power." She teased softly with a slight chuckle.


"Personal limits can be pushed. All that takes is time and determination. As for the limits to metal..." he said, thinking for a moment.


"If you can move it, there's no reason you can't press pieces together hard enough to turn it into molten metal. Nearly limit can be broken by creative tactics." he explained with a small smile.


"Creative tactics are the only way I can use my power to it's full potential. There's only so much you can do with zipping around and cutting up targets." He watched her with a curious look, unable to keep a tiny smile from forming on his lips. "Even then, I'm nowhere near my full potential yet. That's where the training and dedication comes in. I mean, if I can do well in a fight, you'd be able to do infinitly better than me."


Shrugging slightly he leaned back a bit, brushing his hair from his teal eyes.


"Under the right circumstances... Anyone can become invincible. If only for a few moments."


Sen thought a moment, she had been able to mold metal by adding enough energy to soften it but never quite to the point of molten. That took way too much energy but could be very useful in certain situations. She nodded slightly "True, true..." She muttered softly before smirking, "You really shouldn't sell your self short. Your ability allows you to do a lot and not even be seen doing it. Not a whole lot any one else can do if they can't see or touch you. Very useful overall."





@Alex Phalin
 
After forcibly hobbling himself up to the infirmary, Jon had been washed off and taken care of fairly quickly. He hadn't remembered much about his previous trip, as he was quite unstable at the time, so this was his first time meeting one of the healing metas. After helping him to clean himself up, they saw to his pains and gave him the same treatment as the previous day. Having fetched a new set of clothes from his room beforehand, Jon walked more steadily out of the infirmary in a pair of baggy black shorts and a baggy t-shirt. He missed his hat, which sadly had been lost in baggage, but like many other students, he expected his precious headwear to arrive in a package within the week. His aches were still present, but he was now a whole lot less stiff, and they had affectively seen to his bruises and grazing.


With a contented smile, Jon emerged into the rainstorm, and made a flailing dash for the dinner hall. Typical luck; the moment I put on shorts, the heavens decide to rain down on us. He arrived mildly soaked, his baggy clothes now stretched even longer, but after shaking some liquid off in a dog-like fashion, he wore his standard bright smile and approached the canteen. He took several slices of pizza alongside some garlic bread and side-salad. Dinners seemed to be themed to different cuisines, and he wondered how long it would be until there was something Mexican on the menu. He loved everything spicy, but failing that, pizza was a worthy alternative.


Walking away from the serving station, Jon was already taking a bit into one of his slices of pizza, his eyes scanning the nearby tables for somebody he recognised. He scolded himself for that; normally he'd be one to try and seek out new friends, and he didn't like the fact that he kept on grappling onto familiar faces and the like. The first person he caught sight of was the disappearing Scandinavian from his welcome bus, but as he turned to approach him, the boy promptly vanished, as seemed his habit now. Tutting to himself, the next person he spotted was Emily, and so like many times before, he plonked himself down next to her with a cheery greeting.


"Hey," she said back with a quiant smile, eying him softly. She was certainly more comfortable around him now, adnd he figured the strenious exercises Timestorm had put them through were reason enough for that. The entire mess hall was amass with various groans and students talking about their injuries and challenge experiences. But strangely enough, Emily seemed just like normal. He wondered...


"How did you do in that last activity then?" he smiled knowingly, and she immediately looked a little more uncomfortable, making him feel slightly guilty in return.


"I... didn't," she said after a while, probably half expecting an aggressive rebuke. When nothing else came, she explained herself quietly. "I mean, what could I have done? My power isn't much of a power, I'd just have been hurt unneccessarily."


"It's fine, I understand," Jon said in an equally quiet tone, respectful of her hearing issues. "And after all, this school is here to help us with our abilities. Whilst with some of us this means making us into walking weapons, with people like you it's prefectly fine to just want to control your ability. Then you'll be able to go back to normal life, where you won't need to know how to dance around ten erratic dummies and a bunch of bloodthirsty graduates."


Emily said nothing, turned away, and once again, Jon got the distinct impression that she was hiding something. He curiousity almost niggled him to ask her, but he knew she clearly would prefer it to remain a secret, so he didn't. Instead, he took a large bite out of his pizza, and wondered where to go next.
 
Mica began his usual run. Well, it couldn't really be considered a run, it was more like an intense free-running exercise. It began, of course, with the window of his room, and the convenient tree located directly outside. He backed up to his door, leaned slightly forward, and then started running, going into a handspring halfway across and flying feet first through the opening, catching himself on a branch and then proceeding to swing his way down the tree before flinging himself off of a low branch, rolling to his feet and dashing off.


He ran in the direction of the student dorms, leaping over random students he passed by, running along benches, sliding down stair rails, etc. Mica, spotting Kojiro to his left, and unable to resist messing with his old toy, swerved in his course just far enough that he would be able to encounter Kojiro. And encounter him Mica did. He leapt up and stepped first on his shoulder, then on his head, before pushing off and continuing to run in the direction of the dorms. Once he managed to reach them, he spotted his way up. A couple of ledges and a high tree branch led to an open window. Perfect.


He leapt up the ledges, coming very close to falling when he barely hooked one with the edge of his shoes, but making it up to the branch. He sat shortly, poised to jump through, and noticed two of the students doing something. He shrugged, they wouldn't notice if he came through, all was good. He laughed aloud and dove through, standing up and running out the door, closing it behind himself as quietly as one could while running.


He knew the walls were strong, since Kojiro once lived here, so he pushed back and forth against them with his feet, jumping back and forth and never touching the ground as a result. He encountered an open door further down the hall and jumped through it, startling the two students in there, and out the window, landing, very luckily, in the V of a short tree. He really should have taken the stairs. He rubbed his knees and winced, but continued his run anyway.


He ran back to the staff building, this time deigning to climb window my window back to the fifth floor. He ran climbed through the window of one of his fellow graduates, giving her a slight wave before exiting and slowing down as he jogged the hallway back to his room. He entered his room and immediately grabbed a glass of water. He collapsed onto his bed and laughed. Let the game of "Chase the Magician" begin.


(In Order of interaction)


@PicaPirate


@PicaPirate @Kharmin


@Shura @Alex Phalin


@Kharmin
 
Gray chuckled a bit, smiling warmly at her.


"I'm not selling myself short. Dad always taught me to be humble. When you develop an ego, is when you start making mistakes." he explained. As he sat, his stomach gave off a loud growl, which caused his face to flush slightly.


"Hey, what do you say to-" he said, pausing as someone suddenly came through the window and shot out the door.


"Uh... Yeah. Anyways, what do you say to getting some lunch? Maybe we can find somewhere quiet afterwards for you to practice using your wire." he suggested.


@Shura


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Zach chuckled a little, watching her struggle with the food. "The noodles are dough that's been stretched out." he explained, pulling his plate back over. He smiled a bit at her as he ate, soon realizing how hungry he was. He had a lot to teach her about the world, luckily he didn't really mind it.


"It's interesting." he said, glancing down at his plate for a moment.


"I've never met someone that was so new to everything that I see as everyday and normal. Kinda gives me a new perception on things."


@theunderwolf
 
Sen Harper


Sen smirked slightly "Ah, well you doing a good job of it." She nodded jumping slightly when a blue burst into the room and jumped through the window. "....uh... yeah lunch sounds great right about now... but you saw that too right...?" She questioned as she got up. An thought came to mind that she wasn't exactly proud of but would save her some trouble since she couldn't exactly move very fast. "Hey.. before we go down could you do me a favor really quick? "


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Gray nodded, scratching his head. "Yeah... No idea what the hell that was." he said, chuckling. "I guess that's just how this school is, though."


He glanced over at her, tilting his head curiously. "A favor? Yeah, anything you want." He wondered what she would want. "Well, anything within reason, of course."


@Shura
 
Sen Harper


Sen smiled slightly and nodded. "Of coarse." She chuckled grabbing a scrap of paper and scribbling something down. She gnawed on the bottom lip a moment before folding it and holding out to Gray. "Just dash down the hall and slip this under 501s door?" She asked softly, feeling bad for asking Gray to do it. "Dont worry about knocking or anyrhing... He's probably too busy at the moment anyway." She grumbled the last part under her breath.


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"I hadn't really considered that," fox said as she carefully removed the sauce from her spaghetti and just ate a spoonful of it, "It's amazing to me that everything here seems so normal for you." In a fit of inspiration she dipped her garlic bread into the sauce and savored the flavor of that, which was amazing. "On the other hand, I'm guessing you'd be totally lost in a forest." She giggled at the thought, "So in fairness, if you want to know anything about that I'm an open book."


@Alex Phalin
 
Gray glanced at the note for a moment, but didn't read it. "Sure thing. Is this something that I should stick my nose into, or just leave it be?" he asked, teasingly. He knew that she probably wouldn't appreciate him digging around. Before he left he picked up the small cylindrical device, sliding it into his pocket.


"I'll only be a minute, then we can head down for food."


@Shura


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Zach smiled, finishing off his food. "Yeah, I'd be hopelessly lost in the forest... That doesn't mean I wouldn't mind exploring at some point. I've always wanted to go wandering." he admitted with a light laugh.


"Of course, if I happened to have an experienced guide who happened to be able to turn into a bear, all the better."


@theunderwolf
 
Sen Harper


"If you're really curious I rather explain." She shrugged slightly. Shed rather explain than have him think the wrong thing. Usually notes were reserved for Secret admirers or some creepy variation of that. She noticed the cylinder and tilted her head but didn't ask perhaps at lunch. "Sounds good to me." She miles slightly "Thank you, Gray."


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"I'll take you hunting sometime when we're free to leave the school! It''ll be a lot of fun and I'm sure you'll learn guic. And while this "Garlic bread is fit for the gods, nothing beats fire cooked venison in my book!" Fox said excidedly, then took a breath, and continued, "bears are no fun to hunt in though, while some of my best friends are bears, they're all muscle and no stealth. There's a reason they mostly eat fish ya' know!"


@Alex Phalin
 
Gray waved his hand, shaking his head. "Don't worry about it, it's not my place." he said, heading out into the hall. He waited until she had joined him before shutting and locking the door. At her thanks he smiled a bit, watching her with bright eyes.


"No need to thank me. Just doing what any friend would." he said, touching her arm lightly before heading down to the room. He slid the note under before heading back over to her. "Do you need any help getting downstairs?"


@PicaPirate


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"I'd love to go hunting with you. It'd be fun." he admitted with a little grin. He stretched a bit, watching her for a moment.


"Venison sounds really good... What is it?' he asked, a little embarrassed. It looked like she wasn't the only one who had things to learn.


@theunderwolf
 
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