Tension Rising - Main thread [Fight or Flight]

Sen Harper


She tilted her head slightly finding the interaction with the shape shifter interesting more like and owner deals with his pet. She chuckled softly before hearing the loud sharp ring tone. She saw Jon turn and run off keeping the card he had gotten from Fox. Ah well, it wasn't terribly important anyway. She looked over to the shape shifter as the fox turned into a human. She blinked a few times impressed with the ability. "Uh... stealing is when you take something with out permission." Sen explained finding it kind of ironic that she was the one telling someone else not the steal. "uh depends on what it is that will make it hurt less"


@theunderwolf
 
Nikolas


Nikolas continued to roam around the school thinking of how he is going to deal with Seth. Seth seemed unkillable, at least to Nikolas who possessed no powers capable or subduing him such as Sound manipulation, Fire manipulation or Water manipulation. In an effort to seek help with his problem Nikolas thought of Iren, she was the most powerful person in the school so she must have an idea! Nikolas teleported several times around the school before landing directly in front of Iren. He gave a great bow before talking. "Sorry to surprise you madam, if I did, but I request a formal conversation between the two of us. There is information I must share with you." Nikolas was sure she wasn't going to just ignore his request but he still worried how she might react to the information he was about to share.
 
Iren Winford


Iren had been heading back to the admin building her mind focusing on several things. Until she hear the metallic twang of a familiar teleporter. She looked up as Nikolas appeared before her looking fairly serious. She raised an eyebrow at the sudden request to talk, then again the boy had always been fairly proper. "You have my attention then, perhaps we should keep walking though." She said continuing inside the admin building. What ever he had to say didn't seem like something that should be overheard by curious students.
 
The girl muttered to herself for a second then spoke, "It's like taking a kill from another pack then! I'm sorry I didn't realize! Was it valuable? And for that matter what was it exactly?" She tilted her head questioningly.


@Shura


@King Of Imagination
 
Sen Harper


"It wasn't terribly important so its ok..." Sen muttered with shrug. "Its a card that had money and allows you to buy other stuff." She explained wondering just how little the girl knew about the world. She shifted slightly feeling her leg throb slightly. "Eh I'm going to head to the clinic though..." She smiled slightly "It was nice to meet you though Fox." She said while grabbing her crutches and pulling herself up. It was a little difficult but she was starting to get the hang of moving around with the crutches.
 
Nikolas


Nikolas waited until they were somewhat isolated before speaking further with Iren. "Well madam, I met a rogue named Seth during my absence, he believes himself to be a god and he even has an entire cult dedicated solely to him." Nikolas removed his coat and pulled back his shirt sleeve to reveal a scar that started at his shoulder and moved down to a horizontal slash on the bottom of his right wrist, which made the entire scar for a crude 'L' shape. He returned his sleeve to its proper position and placed his coat on his shoulder. "Stephan is the reason I am alive, he has assisted me in subduing Seth twice now, as it is extremely difficult for me to take him on alone. His power of sand mimicry is too difficult for me to triumph over him as Seth is able to mutate his own body into sand, thus my Rapier is ineffective and all I able to achieve is avoiding him." He now felt apologetic for keeping this information from Iren. "Yesterday he had tracked me to the school, despite my efforts to mask my trail." He began recalling the events of the duel. "Thankfully though there was a student that had given me aid in my struggle against Seth; he had used his sound manipulation to affect Seth's sand physiology." Nikolas looked to Iren now unsure of what to say. "I apologize for not informing you of such vital knowledge."
 
"Oh you too Sen!" Fox shouted after her, "And use your arms a little more to get some pressure off that leg, it'll hurt less to walk!" Fox smiled after her, happy that were so many helpful people at the academy. She sighed a little and sat back, looking over at the arguing pair across from her, "so who are you two? She asked, slowly.


@Shura


@King Of Imagination
 
Iren Winford


A moment of quiet passed between them as Iren gave the news some thought. Sand Mimicry wasn't anything new but it was powerful. However each power had their weakness and downfall. The older woman did smile slightly at the mention of a sound meta. She was proud of all the students that were able to hold their own but it was nice to hear Gladewyn helping other out of trouble as oppose to getting into it. "Hm Thank you for telling me about this before it became a bigger issue. Stephan mention a sand mimicry meta but it wasn't in much detail. Now that we know however we can be ready in case he comes around again." She assured with a small smile
 
Sen Harper


"Thanks, I'll keep that in mind." She called over her shoulder as she made her way towards the infirmary. It took her a little bit to actually get there, even with the break from earlier her arms were still sore from supporting herself on the crutches. Her right arm which had the stitched up gash was particularly sore. It took some waiting and talking to a few nurses before she was given some pain killers. They weren't strong at all mostly just generic over the counter stuff but it would help. She took two of the pills in hopes it would kick in soon before leaving the clinic.


She paused in the common area wondering whether or not to really go up stairs. It was fairly silly to be avoiding the situation but she really didn't want to deal with more stress then she had to. Sen ended up taking a seat on one of the more comfortable couches in one of the study rooms on the ground floor and just relaxing while doing some more people watching. To most the act would have been the most boring thing ever but it was something Sen had made it a hobby watching other peoples interactions picking up on social cues and small gestures that gave away some things about a persons personality. She would have gone back to the courtyard but the morning sun was already growing too warm. That and she honestly didn't want move more than she had to. The teen unconsciously ran her figures along the chain in her pocket morphing and stretching it absentmindedly.
 
Glaedwyn, a little shocked, looked at fox. "Uh, I'm Glaedwyn. I've kinda been living here the past three years." He smiled. Mica, on the other hand, took this as an opportunity to give a full resume. "Hello, my name is Mica, the Illusionist, magician extraordinaire, master trickster, and the king of escape artists. I've gotten away from 8 mental hospitals, three maximum security prisons, and a mob or two of fans, and-"


"Mica, shut up, go let Iren know you're here before she finds out through some other means," Glaedwyn said, cutting him off.


"Ah, yes, you're right." With that he walked off, Tarot the black cat following closely at his heels.


"I'm sorry about that," Glaedwyn mumbled, "He's nuts."


@theunderwolf
 
Lauren, the caller name read.


It was the girl back home who fancied him. He'd been aware of it for quite some time, but never quite reciprocated the feeling. Still, he knew her well, and didn't want to break her heart, so he'd never acted on the knowledge. It was hard for him: he was always the friendly one who never even thought of acting badly to most people, so he found it difficult to do the best thing for her and break off their friendship gradually. Thus he had to pick up the phone, and besides, they were friends and they hadn't spoken in weeks.


"Hey!" He greeted jovially, finding a wall on the far side of school to lean against.


"Hey!" her voice came back, evoking all the memories of home. "How's America?"


Jon stopped in his tracks, thrown completely off guard. How had she known? He was absolutely positive that he hadn't told anybody, but yet then again he had forgotten about the circumstances that had lead to his enrolment. Was it possible that he had forgotten even more than just that? Jon shook his head, focused. The mysteries kept on piling up.


"It's good, yeah, thanks," Jon found himself unusually lost for words. He would now have to determine just how much she knew. "How's things back home?"


"Good thanks," she said, before adding, "a little quieter without you." Jon laughed softly. He felt extremely awkward though, and felt like he had to carefully consider his every word in fear of accidentally suggesting something to her, or offending her. He wasn't a massive fan of telephone communication too, as he couldn't tell exactly what she was trying to communicate through only her tone. Thus he remained awkwardly silent, until she said: "Are you ok? You seem quieter than normal."


"Oh nonono, yeah, I'm fine. Just a little overwhelmed, I guess."


"Well, I don't blame you!" she laughed. "It must be such a different change, with the different culture, your Mum's new job." Did I really lie and tell them that was what was going on? "It must be hard for her, commuting across the ocean."


"Yeah," he said. I'm no good for conversation now, I have to think things through. "Look, I'm really sorry, but I guess I'm just not in the mood to talk right now. I do have a lot to share and tell you though, so don't worry, it's for the sake of actually being interesting, not just being rude."


"Oh, ok," she said. Lauren wasn't the kind of person who'd ever force herself on anyone, and he knew she wouldn't call him again now until he initiated it.


Jon said his goodbyes, and pocketed his phone, leaning back against the wall. He was getting a bit tired now of finding things to not be quite as they seemed. There was too much for him to figure out, too much confusion. He sighed, once again wishing he was back amid comfortable, average life. He gave his phone a glum pat, and then realised that he had taken off with Sen's card. I guess I'd better return it to her, he thought, and Jon rose to his feet and went to look for her.
 
"It's fine," Fox said with a small smile, "I don't know many people so "nuts" is pretty relative for me. I mean you see the people around. They're pretty much the only human contact I've had in years so I don't really have a scale I suppose. Speaking of nuts," her stomach growled and she ate a fee from her stash, "want one?" She put one against his hand so he could tell where it was.


@King Of Imagination
 
Sen Harper


People were interesting in general but powers added a whole new level of interactions it seemed. Sen watched as other students around the common room all talked and showed off, demonstrating their abilities. It would be difficult to try and pull one over on a meta, some more than others. Enhanced reflexes, speed, fire... all things she really didn't want to mess with. She felt a familiar itch in her hands and just clenched her hands slightly. Old habits kicking up again and getting more difficult to fight down. Perhaps she would try it later when she wasn't bound to crutches.
 
Andrew smiled a bit, looking over at his colleague. It was weird, referring to her as that... She had always been his friend, and a close one.


"I know. Why do you think I stayed here after graduation? These kids need our help, some more than others..." he said with a little smile.


He lead her back to his office, and once inside he started on the pot of coffee. He took his coffee very seriously, and it showed.


"One of these days you should really take some vacation time. I'm sure your mom wouldn't mind giving you the time off."


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Zach smirked a bit to himself. "Glad you like the name. I wouldn't worry so much about performing, it's not like I'm starting another band any time soon. Though, messing around with Pagan Metal would be pretty fun." he admitted.


"The teachers? Well, there's only the one crazy one. Everyone else is pretty laid back. Well, at least until you get up to the vice principal and the principal." he said with a little smirk.


"The vice principal's really tightly wound up, and the principal's just kinda scary. Just don't fuck up, and you'll be fine." He took a final drag off his smoke and butted it out on the bottom of his boot.


"So, ignoring the attack yesterday, what do you think of the place? You don't seem like one of the angsty, overly dramatic types that come through here."


@The Out Of World @Shura
 
Morgan Winford


She couldn't help but give a short laugh, she couldn't remember she had a day off let alone a vacation. "Given everything that's going on I'll be lucky to get away for an hour." She shrugged. "Somethings can't be helped. We can't exactly let our guard down going forward. Now with manic metas running around."
 
Mica walked into the school and just started wandering around randomly, searching for Iren. He nodded and waved to a handful of people as he walked around, including a gaggle of black and white clowns making a pyramid. He bowed to a man with a falcon for a head in ancient Egyptian pharaoh garb.


Glaedwyn, on the otherhand, was munching on the nuts he was sharing with Fox.


"These are good, what kind of nuts are they?"


@Shura @theunderwolf
 
"I agree... Still, that doesn't mean you shouldn't try to find some time to relax." Andrew said as he waited for the coffee to finish brewing. He was concerned for the well-being of the school and the students, but he was also concerned about the well-being of his fellow teachers as well. He watched her for a moment with a small smile, before switching the conversation.


"I've been out of the loop, what's the plan for fortifying the school?"


@Shura
 
Morgan Winford


She nodded slightly agreeing with his point but knew it wouldn't happen for a while. "Well I'm relaxing now aren't I?" She teased with a small smirk. "Hm Stephan is bringing back some of the graduate students he's been working with. Other then that John had some protocols set up around the school... ones we didn't necessarily know about but are going to come in handy." She shook her head at the thought of the manic teacher. He did what he wanted for the 'good' of the school as he put it. His need for preparations were justified this time around though.
 
"This place seems...nice, but I'm having some mixed feelings about it. Hrm. Funny thing you should mention angsty and dramatic students. I've seen some pretty bad cases of emo around here these last few days. Luckily, I have found a way to avoid all that nonsense, it's a little something called Pentazemin. It also really helps with the headaches my abilities give me. Hell, it seems like almost every meta on the planet gets headaches if the Wikipedia article on Metahumanistic Mutation is correct. Speaking of powers, I've been needing to get something that will go nicely with mine, but I'll have to get it mailed to this place. Is there any sort of postal service around here?"
 
Andrew chuckled a bit, pouring them both cups. He fixed hers up the way he knew she liked it and handed it over, taking a seat opposite the desk of her. "I know... You just get so wrapped up in work sometimes." he teased back. After hearing the precautions he took a sip of his coffee, sighing.


"Well... I think the best thing we can do is teach the students more about combat. If another group of metas attacks, it would be better to have an army to combat them with." he suggested.


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Zach chuckled a bit. "Man, I just drink. Alcohol works just as well. Aside from the whole sloppy drunkeness and hangover the next day." he said with a grin.


"Yeah, you can send mail out stuff. Just drop it off at reception. You can also get incoming mail that way too."


He shifted a bit, feeling another jolt through his side. He winced a bit at the pain.


"So, what's your power again? I got knocked around a bit yesterday, I've already forgotten.


@The Out Of World @Shura
 
"I can move atoms or molecules or something like that. I can move things and stretch their shape, plus I can change their temperature to melt or freeze them by controlling how much the molecules shake in place. I honestly would never have figured out how my power works without my father's help. He is one smart son of a bitch, I'll give him that. I'm not sure if the school will let me receive a package containing a huge slab of tungsten, though. Hrm."
 
Morgan Winford


The term Army wasn't one Morgan would use. She simply wanted the kids to know how to protect themselves in case teachers weren't around to help. If anyone caught wind of an army being trained at the school there would be a mob out side of the school. She shook her head to ride her self of the thought, there were enough issues to now start making stuff up in her head. "Not sure if I would call it an army but the kids knowing how to defend themselves is key going forward."
 
Nikolas


The smiled Iren gave didn't help reassure him at all and it was obvious as his attitude was a little less proper. "Alright, Thank you." He gave a small bow of appreciation that lacked that bit of flair it usually had. "Well then I suppose I should start moving along then I will let you move on with your work." He was still worried about what would happen if Seth came across the school again, he was not certainly the one to give up easily or lose a fight without taking something with him. Not to mention that his followers were actually adept in with both swords and guns, so they certainly weren't ones to ignore unless you had amazing powers.
 
"Well, I was using the word loosely. All I'm saying is we teach them how to protect themselves. They've got the ability to, they just don't know how yet." he explained with a little smile.


"How's the coffee?" he asked with a small smile. He sipped at his own and sighed happily, glad to just be able to spend a little while with her.


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Zach tilted his head a bit. "The hell would you need that much Tungsten for?" he asked, obviously confused. "I mean... If it was the size of a van or something, you wouldn't be able to get it. I had my guitars and amps shipped here from home and they got here without a problem.


@The Out Of World @Shura
 
Jon returned to the bench momentarily to find Sen absent. I wonder where's she's disappeared off to. He didn't exactly know Sen well enough to be able to make a good guess as to where she would go, so he racked his brains. He considered that she could have gone back to her room, but that would be a long trip, and he wanted to conserve what little energy he had left. So first, he looked around the courtyard and dining hall, unsuccessfully. Eventually he found her sitting on a sofa in the common room of the clinic, looking out over the masses of students.


"Hey," he called, stumbling his way over to plonk himself down besides her, "I'm so sorry, in all that craziness I accidentally abducted your gift card. Here," He reached into his pocket and gave it to her, before slumping back on the chair. Presumably she had gone to the clinic for something to do with her leg, but Jon knew she wasn't the sort of person who'd want to be fussed over, so he didn't bring up the concern. He stretched and yawned loudly, his limbs straightening out wide, and then slumped back down with a tired smile. "You watching the crowds?" he enquired with a small grin.


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