ARBI
Hope looked at Ayers curiously before taking on a more somber expression. "...there's not any real reason not to, is it?" It didn't seem like she was particularly certain of her words. "Call me a bit silly, but..." She then shook her head, losing that train of thought. "Nevermind. Guess I could try to have my dance with both Sophie and Yun somehow..."
"...how long does one get used to such a thing?" She asked, glancing at Ayers' arms.
edited 3rd Feb '15 7:03:36 PM by FergardStratoavis
Ayers bit his lip. "Hmm. Okay, less figger this out. Two months..." Ayers counted out two fingers. "Yeah, I got mauled right at the start of the school year, arms..." He flung his arms out wide and made a wet popping noise. "Yuck. So, arms go at the start of the school year and I spend two months recovering. Master comes to the homestead at month two, and I spend the next... four months building and designing these." Ayers clapped his hands together. "So we're at six months. The next six wuz dedicated not just to wearing 'em, but learning to fight in 'em. So walking prolly ain't gonna take as much time fer y'all, and that development time ain't gonna be much of anything. Sounds good to me."
Wardrob Section
Fortunately, the very awkward Percival was saved from this conversation when the elevator reached its destination.
Now, the wardrobe section wasn't as much located at the third floor's west wing...it basically was the west wing. It looked like a miniature shopping mall. Miniature relatively speaking...because it was still about as big as the dorm's first two floors.
"Okay, y'all. We're here."
ARBI
"...hm. Think you could give me a couple of days to think this through?" Hope mused, brows furrowed. "I'm honestly not sure if I want it just yet. Call me odd, just... I dunno, it doesn't feel right to walk outside of Anima any longer."
Shopping Mall
"...this place is huge." In Hope's voice was something of a bemusement. With a sigh she wheeled on forward, Tori's hand in tow. "Well, guess we'll have to start looking."
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ARBI
"Walking's more complicated than you think." Belle had cut in on Ayers and Hope's conversation. "Without thinking about it, we carefully shift our balance to deal with all kinds of terrain. Still, it shouldn't be too much of a problem to make her a leg." she continued taking a look at Hope.
PM box is Closed, Indefinitely Friend Code: 3368-4181-685021st
"Ah. Alright then." Yun nodded slowly, and began to read the first pamphlet.
23rd: He did, but wishes he didn't need to.
Yun stared at Rufus for a moment, before he turned to Naima and Sylvia. "…You two may want to cover your ears." He said, before taking a breath, and launching into a clear, but concise overview of the various methods of protection available, how to use them, and more.
He had studied, but dearly wished that Rufus would have let him skip some of the pamphlets…there were some things that he really didn't want to know, but was made to.
23rd: Palace Wardrobe
Yun was shocked at how large the "wardrobe" was, gazing at the many clothes racks before turning to Sophie and Hope. "Let's meet back here in…say, an hour?" He suggested.
edited 3rd Feb '15 7:54:50 PM by svenorzokarkoff
Ball Prep
"I'm doing just fine, thank you, Jack," Pius replied without looking at his classmate. "Alexia's over there." He lifted his head and nodded at where his partner was directing the preparations.
If only he would take a moment to look and listen before he speaks.
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Allurand and surrounding world loading, 28%...Beneath a Cloth Sky
"This is... more clothes than I think I've seen in my entire life." Charisse gasped out in surprise.
Her gaze took in the entire room at once, then darted across various sections for a closer inspection.
I'm bound to find something Ai will like in here...
"Gimme your pants.. and now your other pants"Post-Dream
Silvia just forced a smile and nodded. "That's good to know. Don't know if I'll ever need to use half that information." she said.
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.Aqua's Way-Too-Long Post
Birthday Party
"...Thanks," Lucas said, any arguments about how he didn’t want a birthday party pushed out of his head. He leaned over and blew out the candles.
Please keep my friends safe...
The Dream
He found himself standing in the middle of a forest. Pine trees grew up towards the sky, and snow covered the ground. He could feel the cold air, and smell the smoke of a flame far from here.
But even with all these details, he knew it was a dream. He could see the forest himself. The colors he saw were not the glow of people's souls but of the reflection of light that so many took for granted.
He also saw the gravestone. Ashen-gray, with words engraved into the stone: FEROS KRIGSVART: A HERO UNTIL THE END. He had never seen it for himself, but he always imagined how it looked. A tombstone for an empty grave. And it was his fault.
“...I should have been the one in there,” he said, falling to his knees. He felt pathetic. He had told himself he needed to keep strong, and here he was, breaking down for the second time in two days.
“Are you sure about that, Dad?”
Lucas looked up and saw a young girl, one who couldn’t be much older than he was. She was thin and wiry, with black hair down to her waist and a pair of dark wings on her back.
“...I think you’re mistaken,” Lucas said. “I’m not that old.”
“Not yet, at least,” she said, sitting down on the ground with him. “You know, it never made much sense to me, why you were so sad around this place. He saved your life.”
“And I was the one who ended his,” Lucas said, a steel edge to his voice. “Seriously, who are you and how do you know so much about me?”
“ You weren’t the one to sic the Beowulves on him, though,” the girl responded. “ And I’m Morgan Vera Krigsvart, your daughter. Adopted, obviously.” She spread out her wings more as she mentioned that.
“...Mom?”
“Carol, obviously. Who else did you fall in love with at Beacon? A-and that’s not the point,” Morgan said. “ You told me a lot of stories about your past. About everyone’s pressure on you, about Feros’s attempts to reach out to you… About the accident. You mentioned feeling like you were cursed while you were in Beacon, but you never fully explained why… And I’m getting off topic again.”
“What exactly is the point of this conversation?” Lucas said, standing up quickly.
This time, Morgan also got to her feet and looked him in the eye. “You mentioned that at some point, you realized Feros didn’t save you just to see you join him out of depression. That you just needed to keep working towards your goals so that his sacrifice was worth it. And I’m not sure what’s going on with you now, but… I dunno, it just seems like it still applies. Don’t let whatever happened get to you. You might have a lot of hardships to overcome, but you still have a lot of accomplishments to go. Like being the world’s best dad!”
Damn, she’s a motor mouth, Lucas thought to himself. But she has a point...
“Thanks,” he said.
“Don’t worry about it!” Morgan responded. “Hey, I gotta go now. Got to bail my older brother — your son — Chris out of his latest situation, and I’m not sure if you’ll meet me again until you get to the point where you adopt me so... I guess this is goodbye for now.”
“...I guess so,” Lucas answered.
“Bye Dad! I'll be waiting!” she said. Soon she ran off, spreading her wings and flying towards a group in the distance. And somewhere in the back of his mind, he could hear his mother say “All will be well…”
He woke up feeling relatively at peace for the first time in months. He wasn’t a fool. There was a lot of stuff he still had to overcome, but this time, he felt ready to take them on.
Go ahead, World. Take your best shot. I’ll be waiting.
Reaching towards the nightstand, he picked up a cloth he had not worn in weeks and tied it over his eyes again.
Party Preparations
Lucas was mapping out the ballroom in his head with his Semblance to spot any security risks while everyone else was taking care of the decorations.
Stormer, meanwhile, would get a text back: Thanks for warning me. Should I meet you there?
Texting the Guest
Stormer felt a buzz in his pocket, took out his phone, and saw the reply. He then quickly texted back "You can if you want, but if you would like me to bring you over there tommorrow night, I'd be willing to do that as well. The choice is yours."
"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015Ball Prep
Alexia turned to Jack. "Oh, hi, Jack. I was just going to head to the wardrobe section to help out Hope and the others. I guess you guys can take a break."
Wardrobe Section
"Way too big, isn't it?" aked Percival. "Y'all just call me if you need help. Me or Lexi. I'm going to head somewhere to get sone work done."
"And thanks for taking care of my girl.
Ball Prep
"I want to be of assistence Alexia." Silvia asked.
The Crystal Caverns A bird's gotta sing.Clothes search.
After locating the Men's Formalwear section and browsing for a few minutes, Yun was trying on the clothes he had decided on, and looked at himself in the mirror.
Yun had selected a dark navy suit, with a silver trim outlining the jacket's lapel. Underneath, he wore a midnight blue waistcoat and necktie over a white dress shirt.
Hm…not bad. He thought to himself. Fits pretty well too.
Satisfied with his choice, Yun changed back into his regular clothes and went off to find the others.
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Tori stopped in her tracks, her mouth agape. There was a sparkle in her eyes as she started to shiver and flail with glee.
"....Oh....My.....GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWD! This is the most amazing wardrobe I've ever seeeeen! Lexi, I love you! Hope, Come on!" She pulled Hope along with her into a section. "We have to try on everything!"
On the Ceiling
Pausing as she looked over to the ground to where Alexia was going she put up the last few streamers before she did a quick spring across the ceiling. Jumped off, did a flip and hit the wall about halfway down pushed off and than landed, just a few feet away from Alexia in a thump.
"Hey, Alexia,"
She paused as she held out her hand and the tape that fell out of her pocket landed in her hand since she fell faster than it did,
"Would you mind if,"
She scratched her nose,
"Well if I wrote a critique, I mean, of our spar."
edited 3rd Feb '15 10:45:31 PM by BloodPlum
Ball Prep
Medus turned to look at the band members. "I suppose I am, such as it is. I'm not exactly sure what your set up is like but the stage is obviously over there." The rocker indicated the stage at the end of the ballroom, "Get your stuff in here, once we've got everything we'll get either the stiff over there," He pointed at Pius, "Or Hope to set up the electronics because quite frankly I'm scared of the royal family billing me if I mess up their electricity."
-dramatic music ensues-

C 21: Rufus and Yun
"Of course. You may lack it, but you will be dealing with their reproductive system," Rufus said, "It behooves you to be familiar with the tool that will be used on it."
C 23: Team SYNR
"This," He rose up to a sitting position. He put extra gravity into his words, which is saying something considering how grave he normally sounded, "Is a pop quiz." He just dragged that z until it died an agonizing death.
Then right there, in front Sylvia's innocent ears and Naima's unwanting ones, did Rufus launch into an interrogation about how various sorts of latex contraptions may be applied to various sort of genitals.
Have you been studying, Yun?
Have you?
edited 3rd Feb '15 6:56:25 PM by God_of_Awesome