Tension Rising - Main thread [Fight or Flight]

"HAHA! Finally something the inside-worlder doesn't know!" Fox said with a manic grin, which quickly faded, "Sorry, that sounded a lot less mean in my head." She finished softly, blushing a little. she shifted in he seat for a moment then looked up at Zach, "Venison's a fancy word for deer meat, its really good stuff, I guess if I had to describe it it would be closest to beef? except a lot more gamey and delicious... ohhh just thinking of it's making my mouth water."


@Alex Phalin
 
Sen Harper


Sen couldn't help a small smile as he mentioned being a friend and left the room. As much as they could bring drama and be a bother she was enjoying having friends as oppose to sitting on her own watching everyone else have their fun. She left the room a second after he left making her way over to the elevator. He made it back by the time the elevator dinged. She shook her head slightly "Na I should be okay to walk on my own. The rain will make things interesting though."
 
Gray smiled a bit, stepping into the elevator with her. "Only if you're sure." he said, leaning against the wall inside. He smiled a bit and went quiet, staring off into the distance. His eyes almost seemed to glaze over, a tiny frown on his face as he thought.


@Shura


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Zach blushed bright red at that with a laugh. "Well... I'm never going to say I know everything." he admitted with a smile. "The big question is, when will we find time for this little trip? I mean, we both have pretty crazy schedules." he thought for a few moments, scratching his head.


"Maybe there'll be a week break or something. I hope there's one, at least.


@theunderwolf
 
Sen Harper


The elevator doors closed and the car jolted into motion before smoothly lowing to the ground floor. Sen watched as Gray went quiet lost with in his own thoughts, it was strange to see someone who so far had looked passive and relatively happy so suddenly looks so sullen. After a long stretch of silence with only the quiet ding of the elevator as floors passed them the car came to a stop. The doors opening to the lively atmosphere of the ground floor where many students had gathered since it was raining out side. "Everything alright?" Sen asked as they departed.


@Alex Phalin
 
To his pleasant surprise, the rest of lunch progressed with a fair amount of conversation. Jon spoke of his life back in England, and Emily told a little of hers back in Ireland. Fair enough, it was vague as ever, but she quite aptly described her old house in tender detail. Jon was quite pleased to find out that they were both from the same kind of background, especially in light of some of the ongoing crazy antics. And what conversation she did make was a vast improvement to her monotonous responses of before. Still, he couldn't help but pity the girl. Every time somebody else in the room had some kind of excited outburst, she visibly flinched. He hoped for all sakes that their training with Timestorm would soon pay off.


When they had finished their respectful meals, they parted ways, Jon leaving a city of crumbs and mess in his wake. She was to return to her room, and he wasn't sure. Floundering for a quick second, he spotted Fox sat with the boy he had protected in the battle, amongst various others. Now he found himself with real choices as to who to talk to.


Gray and Sen soon arrived, and Jon watched them for a bit. Was it just his imagination, or was Gray all over her? Was he using every single opportunity for little touches, smiles that held a little too much natural warmth? Was there something deeper in his gaze? Jon, in all his social experiences, had became a master of reading people. But this time something clenched up in his stomach against them, something his brain translated as unsurity. He didn't like the idea of the one person who he knew annoyed him hanging around, no, flirting with Sen. He found himself frowning, and quickly distracted himself with thinking back to choosing a friend to sit next to.


But strangely, he found himself choosing nobody. My goal in life before was to make people laugh, to make people happy and relaxed. But now that goal must change. There are bigger things at stake here. Gray was completely wrong; I can't go back to being an actor now. Because my duty lies in protecting my fellow students, so that they can live on to laugh and be happy. The faint throbbing in his bones reminded him that he still wasn't fit enough for proper exercise, but he could at least set about designing his weapon. He imagined it would take quite some time to figure out, but he'd always been interesting in artistic fighting anyway and found the idea of owning his very own, unique weapon very awesome, even if he would struggle to bring himself to use it in battle. But he would learn to not struggle. Standing there amid the chattering and gossip, Jon decided that his priority would be learning how to defend himself, and that he would now follow that undisputedly.


So instead, passing Fox and her companion with a cheeky wave, he waddled himself away from the dining hall. First he headed to reception and collected some paper and drawing equipment, then he headed off in a vague search for someplace to draw. It took him several minutes, but eventually he settled down in what looked to be a training hall. Several weapons were hung up on the side, weapons of all different varieties and ages, dulled of course to stop serious damage. There was a small table at the side of the room, and it was at that table that Jon sat, pencil in one hand, phone in the other, contemplating his weapon ideas.


And before too long, Jon's pen was scrabbling frantically across the sheet. A new invention was in the works.


(in reference only:)


@Shura


@Alex Phalin @theunderwolf
 
Gray looked over at her, the fog over his eyes vanishing. He smiled warmly at her, his eyes meeting hers. "I'm fine. I tend to get lost in my own thoughts fairly regularly." he explained, stepping out into the hall. He seemed a bit uncomfortable with the crowd, and quickly shoved his hands in his pockets as he made his way into the cafeteria. He offered her a tiny smile, noticing that Jon was staring at the two of them. He waved at him, unaware of the thoughts going through the guy's head.


"What would you want to eat?"


@Shura
 
Fox'a enthusiasm dropped a bit at the mention of there not being enough time. "Oh yeah, I suppose I should have realized that school would keep us pretty busy. Hmm." She thought a moment, "When are these breaks? Like relative time of year. And what do you usually do for them?"


@Alex Phalin
 
Sen Harper


She nodded slightly not feeling the need to question it. "That's fairly common..." she muttered before looking around as they made their way to the dinning hall. She noticed Jon watching people as per the norm. She smiled slightly over to him before spotting Zach with Fox as well. He seemed to be doing a hell of a lot better and healthier. Which put her at ease, perhaps they could work on some practicing as well later on. She looked over to Gray as they entered the dinning hall. "No really sure, I don't really eat a whole lot when it comes to meals. I kind of snack all day."


@Alex Phalin
 
Gray chuckled a bit, sighing. "Good. I don't really eat much either, it'll save us the trouble of trying to find a spot." he said, making his way towards the line. He grabbed two apples, sliding one into his pocket as he took a bite of the other.


"I'd suggest eating outside, if it weren't for the rain. Know anywhere else we could go?"


@Shura


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Zach thought for a while. "Well, we have that week around Christmas, but other than that there's only one or two days we get off at a time. Maybe summer? I don't know if I want to be out in the snow around Christmas." he said with a chuckle. Glancing up he noticed Sen, walking with another student he didn't recognize. It was good that she was recovering quickly. He shook his head a bit and thought. "I'm guessing you know some pretty good places to go out in the forest."


@theunderwolf
 
Sen Harper


Sen grabbed an orange figuring the sugar would be good after having to run through the coarse then grab a bread roll. "Hm? Dono... Maybe we can find a spot to train in? I saw some empty class rooms in the academic building we could practice there. More room then the dorms." She chuckled before taking a bite out of her bread roll. "I'm interested to see how you use the the knives though."


@Alex Phalin
 
Fox followed hiss eyes to see Sen She seems better, Fox thought, And, shes getting along with gray, nice! "Christmas?" Fox asked, "And yeah, spring or summer would be better, easier and fatter prey. and yeah, I've been in a lot of different forests, I was always pretty mobile, i bet I could find a great place for you to learn. It couldn't be too far north though, hmmm. I'll have to think about it."


@Alex Phalin
 
"Sounds good to me. Let's go somewhere that has training dummies. Maybe the gym's open." he said with a small grin. "You won't really be able to see what I can do unless I've got a target I can destroy. I'd have to hold back if I sparred with another student."


Gray stretched a bit, smiling warmly. "Plus, if you had targets you'd learn how to use the wire quicker."


@Shura


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Zach nodded. "Well, I trust your judgement. You'd know better than me, honestly." he said with a little smile, finishing off his drink.


"For now... What do you want to do? I mean, it's raining, so there's not a whole lot we can do... Any ideas?"


@theunderwolf
 
"Well first I'm still curious about whatever Christmas is," Fox said, finishing of her last chunk of pork, "And I dunno wanna explore the school a little more? I heard there was training rooms from someone and with my performance earlier today, I think I should get some practice in. Plus, I bet you could show me all the nooks and cranny of the building right?


@Alex Phalin
 
Sen Harper


Sen nodded slightly "Sounds like a plan to me." She smirked before heading out of the cafeteria. They walked along the overhand path ways heading towards the other building. Students still loomed with in the academic building waiting for class or just chatting away. Sen started to peal the skin from her orange starting to crave a small sugar boost. "So how come your know how to use so many weapons?" She asked bluntly, it was a question that had been gnawing at her for a while. She understood basic weapons like if someone took karate or some martial arts but flying daggers of death? not your average weapon of focuse


@Alex Phalin
 
Gray followed her, occasionally taking a bite out of his apple.


"Well..." he said, watching the floor for a moment as he thought of what to say. "I guess my dad just liked variety in our training. He had trained me to fight with knives since I was little, long before my abilities showed up." he explained. "For me, using a knife is as natural as fighting bare handed. Why do you ask?"


@Shura


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"You don't know about Christmas?" Zach asked, blinking. After a few moments he chuckled a bit. "Well... Basically it's a holiday where you give other people presents. It's pretty fun." he explained.


He stood and stretched a bit, nodding. "Yeah, we could head there. I know a decent amount about the school, but I still haven't explored everything. I was pretty loaded down with school work last year."


@theunderwolf
 
"Holiday? Why just set set aside one day for sharing presents? Shouldn't you just share when you can?" She said with an earnest smile as she got up and offered a hand to help him. She didn't want to admit it, but as soon as he told her what Christmas was she had started to think of what kind of present she would get him. Then picking a direction, she dragged him towards the dorms. "We should start with the dorms!" She exclaimed, "I'm really curious to see what your rooms like!"


@Alex Phalin
 
Sen Harper


Sen looked over. "Curious is all really. It't not every day you meet someone trained in spinning blades of death." She chuckled before popping a orange slice into her mouth enjoying the sweet yet tart flavor. It was always a rare treat to be able to have an orange back home so she might as well enjoy this while it lasted. "First time I've seen all the other kinds of weapons as well... like the razor wire." She pointed out. "And that cylinder... thing..." she muttered realizing she hadnt really asked about it.


@Alex Phalin
 
"But-" Madison started to protest, then shut her mouth. She realized there was no point arguing. He was too damn stubborn. To be honest, she was kind of glad he insisted. Her leg really did hurt like hell right now. She smiled as he wrapped his arm around her. "Aren't you just the chivalrous knight?" She joked. But despite her sarcasm, she still was grateful that he cared about her enough to want her to get help. As they walked to the infirmary, she said "Thanks Mark..."


@Alex Phalin
 
Gray smiled a bit at that. He took a bite out of his apple before continuing. "Well, it's also something I enjoy using. I've always loved knife fighting. As for the wire, it's just a useful tool. I have a couple spools of it." he said, frowning when he heard her mention the cylinder. He quickly smiled, shaking his head. "The cylinder's a surprise. I'm sure you'll see it if we get attacked again." he said with a grin, walking into the gym. The place was empty, so they'd be able to practice in peace.


@Silent Justice
 
"Of course I do!' Fox declared, "How else would I get from my sleeping tree to the showers?, My rooms number 520 and its right next to that huge oak tree, ya'know the one? I just was wondering what yours was like because you actually live in it and you mentioned your guitars earlier" But hearing his complaint of her pace, she slowed down quite a bit and as casually as possible asked, "What happened to your side by the way? You've been acting like it hurts for a while, and don't lie, I can see it whenever you move!"


@Alex Phalin
 
"I was wondering why that room was always so quiet..." he said with a little grin. Luckily it didn't take them too long to get to his room, he was starting to get a little winded.


"My side? I ended up getting stabbed during the attack. I mean, it was the worst of my injuries, I got stabbed and cut about thirty times." he said, lifting his shirt. He had to change his bandages, since there was a crimson stain on his side.


He opened up the door to his room and walked inside, holding the door for her. His room was filled with sound equipment and guitars, the walls lined with posters from tons of different bands.


"Make yourself at home, I need to change my bandages."


@theunderwolf
 
Madison blushed again. She still wasn't used to people talking to her like this. Talking about how he'd do anything for her, he was just making her feel more awkward. No one had ever said anything remotely like this to her before. She wasn't sure how to respond so she just said "Th-thanks..." It was made more awkward by their physical closeness to each other. She liked it, but it was still really awkward for her. She kissed him on the cheek as they continued to walk to the infirmary.


@Alex Phalin
 
Mark blushed when he felt her lips on his cheek, smiling like an idiot. "No problem..." he said quietly. It didn't take them long to get to the clinic, bypassing the infirmary entirely. "There's two clinics in the school, the people there specialize in accelerated healing. I'm not going to force you to sit bored in the infirmary." he said with a little smile.


@Silent Justice
 
(Gotta go to bed, so this is my last post of the night)


"I'm glad about that. I hated waiting around yesterday." Madison said as they walked to the clinic. Having an injured leg was bad, but having to wait around all day and do nothing was even worse. Especially since she didn't get to see Mark that entire time. "I won't have to worry about not seeing you all day then, huh?" She said, then wrapped her arms around him tightly, pulling him into a tight hug. "Thank you... Thank you so much..."


@Alex Phalin
 
((Alright then. :3 Sleep well.))


"Don't worry. We have the rest of the day free, so if you don't mind me hanging around..." he said with a little smile, hugging her tight. He sighed happily and pulled away just enough to let his eyes meet hers.


"I really don't mind. I mean..." he paused a moment, unsure if he should really say what he was about to. He quickly changed his mind. "I mean, what kind of a person would I be if I just left you in the infirmary?" he said with a little grin, before pressing his lips to hers tightly. After a long while he pulled away, his face radiating heat. "You shouldn't be too long. From what I've heard, these guys can fix you up pretty quick."
 
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