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Sergey_Smirnov Trans Terminus Homo from Everywhere and Nowhere (With a german accent) Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Trans Terminus Homo
#201: Jan 30th 2016 at 2:03:39 PM

Infirmary

Mireille's sleep grew more restless little by little. The murmuring got more frequent and seemed to sound quite uneasy now. After a bit Mireille also started to move on the bed, slowly and little at first but more hectic with the time. From her face one could see that whatever she was dreaming likely wasn't too pleasant.

edited 31st Jan '16 10:23:34 AM by Sergey_Smirnov

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"
RagnaTheSaviour Since: Oct, 2011
#202: Feb 2nd 2016 at 9:49:18 AM

Infirmary

"That's dangerous," the doctor placed a hand on her chin while scanning over the child. "Doesn't seem to be bleeding from any sort of mana affliction," the body usually had some sort of adverse reaction from burning too much mana. Sometimes bleeding from the eyes, mouth, or nose. Always had something to do with blood. "Ah, right, be my guest. That's what the infirmary is for, after all!" she slid a glance to Tamara who responded with a shrug. "Whatever is bothering her seems to be nothing more than a dream," Al walked over to cover Mireille up with a blanket.

"Ah, hello Victor!" Tamara waved as the Disciplinary Committee walked on into the room.

"Oh, hello," the doctor waved toward her. "You here to check on the kids?"

Situation with Darian

Darian was pulled in for medical care. Soon after she was hooked up to the necessary equipment, she was driven off to the hospital along with the others involved in the incident. The ride was bumpy, but servicable.

Parking Lot

Raphael turned on his heel to look at the girl asking about him. She mentioned the name of the boy he was supposed to meet. Turned out Raphael's hunch was right. Odds were that this Hideki fellow wasn't going to show up. "Yes?" he offered a warm smile. "There's no helping it," the boy reached into his pocket to pull out an envelope. "This is for Mr.Hideki. You're to deliver it to him without opening it," he held it out with hope that Georgia took it into her care without incident. Of course, if she refused, he could just go tell Hideki himself. Of course, that would be unpleasant for the both of them.

Reina's Point of View, Hallway

I ran as fast as I could. I push the door open, desperately trying to fight the horrendous headache keeping me from opening my eyes for more than two seconds at a time. It was hell. I know people are chasing me. I know people care about me. But my instincts are telling me to keep running. "I have to—" I stop.

What now?

There's someone wearing a black cloak amidst the crimson horror. The cloak weaves and white flashes. It vanishes in a blur. It appears in the hall. It vanishes again, coming closer and closer with each passing second.

You're unnatural.

It whispers into my mind.

You have to vanish.

I step back.

Do your best to keep your eyes open, Reina. The Other is rending my mind, but the moment I close my eyes, the moment I flinch — I know I'm—

Return to nothing.

A line draws through the air. I know what it is. It's a blade. If I don't dodge it, I'm dead. If I do dodge it, then whoever's chasing me will... dammit! I have to...

  • Dodge!
  • Protect!
  • Try to grab it.

edited 2nd Feb '16 9:50:00 AM by RagnaTheSaviour

Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#203: Feb 2nd 2016 at 10:36:32 AM

Hallway

Originally Mary was chasing the two kids to keep them from entering a downward spiral of progressively freaking each other out more more. But then Reina stopped. Something much more sinister than a scolding from Naoki loomed over her. Soemthing that shouldn't be here.

Mary's eye caught a brief glint and her heart sank, but she wasn't helpless to just watch. Instinctually she threw out her arm and Colorless King formed stretching out towards Reina. Mary prayed desperately that it'd make it to shield Reina in time.

Dodge!

edited 2nd Feb '16 2:09:25 PM by Azure

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Sergey_Smirnov Trans Terminus Homo from Everywhere and Nowhere (With a german accent) Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Trans Terminus Homo
#204: Feb 2nd 2016 at 12:30:32 PM

Infirmary

Mireille's sleep still grew more restless, she jerked around on the bed a bit now. As the blanket was placed over her she finally snapped out of it "NO! PLEASE NO! I CONFESS! YES I WORK FOR ZEON, YES I WANTED TO STEAL THE PLANS FOR THE GUNDAM! NO WATERBOARDING ANYMORE!" After a while Mireille realized the situation "Err... I see Naoki's not here... and that's no Earth Federation prison... ehehehe... could you please not tell Naoki what I just said?" She yawned "... and I still need some sleep, could I... sleep a bit more here?"

Dodge!

edited 2nd Feb '16 2:09:32 PM by Sergey_Smirnov

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"
GyroZ The Troper Formerly Known as Amp from Freyden, Nevada Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: The vvillage twwo-wwheeled devvice
The Troper Formerly Known as Amp
#205: Feb 2nd 2016 at 2:07:14 PM

Hallway

Naoki ground to a halt a few meters away from her. He had slowed down as to ensure the safety of anyone else that might have been in the halls, so he was only somewhat behind instead of right alongside her.

"Alright, so it sounds like you've finally decided to listen and stop running. That's good Himawari, that means I won't have to penalize you for anything else."

He was so one track minded he did not notice anything else going on.

Dodge!

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svenorzokarkoff Since: Apr, 2013
#206: Feb 2nd 2016 at 2:59:17 PM

Infirmary

Adam grunted as Mirielle's yelling jerked him out of his nap. Dammit, I hope this isn't normal for her. He grumbled, fixing the younger lady with a grouchy look.

Sergey_Smirnov Trans Terminus Homo from Everywhere and Nowhere (With a german accent) Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Trans Terminus Homo
#207: Feb 2nd 2016 at 3:23:33 PM

Infirmary

Mireille while being tired still noticed Adam's look "S-Sorry... that was pretty much for me, I mean both the situation and the mana... sorry... ehehe... don't worry... I don't get nightmares often - actually I can't remember the last one. I promise it won't happen again" She looked at Adam with big puppy eyes.

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"
svenorzokarkoff Since: Apr, 2013
#208: Feb 2nd 2016 at 4:30:00 PM

Infirmary

Adam held up agains the might of Mirielle's puppy eyes for all of 3 seconds before he caved, accepting her apology. "It's alright. I know the nightmares are...not your fault." He acquiesced, stifling a yawn.

First my sisters, and now my roomie. Does every girl younger than me know the puppy-eyes trick? Adam wondered.

edited 2nd Feb '16 4:30:12 PM by svenorzokarkoff

whizzerd Transcender of Gender from Scotland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Transcender of Gender
#209: Feb 2nd 2016 at 5:28:25 PM

>Dodge!

Ambulance

Darian wanted to sleep now that she was medicated and lying down, but every bump sent a shock of pain through her stomach that jolted her awake again. Painkillers were getting fed into her now, but they were taking a damn long time to work.

She resisted the urge to prod at her new bandages. Instead she spoke to one of the medics, her voice raspy. "That girl, one who got shot too, she gonna be okay? And the attacker... Will he be handed to the police, once he's patched up?"

they/them || "Forgive me, regent of queer amphibians" - Lt.BGob
Sergey_Smirnov Trans Terminus Homo from Everywhere and Nowhere (With a german accent) Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Trans Terminus Homo
#210: Feb 3rd 2016 at 2:57:20 AM

Infirmary

Mireille lied down again "I promise that it won't happen anymore I hope." Soon she slept away again.

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"
Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
over the front
#211: Feb 3rd 2016 at 6:33:00 AM

Hallway

Catching up to the other two, she skidded around a corner to see the other two at a halt. Catching her breath and stuffing some crackers in her mouth for energy, Jessica followed their gaze to the standstill Reina where an aura of danger seemed to hang over her. Something bad was going to happen soon, and fast.

She wracked her brain for what she could possibly do to help. Walking up to her with this kind of atmosphere was probably a bad idea, and Link Connect would exhaust her too fast. Well, she could try throwing something to get Reina's attention. Her hand dug into her pocket and pulled out a pen. It was better then anything else that she had at hand. Jessica threw it, hoping that it would hit and get the right reaction.

Dodge!

edited 3rd Feb '16 6:36:15 AM by Nouct

svenorzokarkoff Since: Apr, 2013
#212: Feb 3rd 2016 at 4:48:00 PM

Infirmary

Adam moved Mireille's blanket back over her before settling back into his seat, giving a small nod to Victoriana, who he just noticed was in the room.

edited 3rd Feb '16 4:50:35 PM by svenorzokarkoff

nman Since: Mar, 2010
#213: Feb 3rd 2016 at 5:46:15 PM

Infirmary

"Yes," Victoriana said to the doctor, returning a wave to Tamara. "I want to see if everyone is doing alright now," she said. "How many of you are here due to the events that happened in the parking lot?"

"Also," she added specifically to the doctor. "If you need any assistance. I heard you mentioning blood, and that's my specialty after all."

svenorzokarkoff Since: Apr, 2013
#214: Feb 3rd 2016 at 9:57:45 PM

Infirmary

"Here." Adam lazily waved a hand. "I'm unhurt, just... recovering energy. Mireille also helped with...the capture, but she's resting." He added, gesturing to the girl on the bed.

nman Since: Mar, 2010
#215: Feb 3rd 2016 at 11:48:23 PM

Infirmary

"She'll be well soon? Good," Victoriana asked in response. Only two students here, one tired and one who needed sleep - it was certainly good news that there wasn't anyone else injured because of this situation. She walked over to Dr. Alhazred, stopping next to the school's nurse so that she could bend down to get a better look at Mireille.

Sergey_Smirnov Trans Terminus Homo from Everywhere and Nowhere (With a german accent) Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
Trans Terminus Homo
#216: Feb 4th 2016 at 1:06:57 AM

Infirmary

Mireille was nearly sleeping again when Victoriana came to her bed, noticing the Disciplinary Committee member she looked up "Err... you won't tell your dictator what I screamed just now right? It... it was only a nightmare see... err..." she blushed "Please don't tell him, I beg you, I'm only at my first year here, I don't want to be expelled..." she paused from what the others said I might even end as a POW of him for real if he finds out she gulped before continuing "... or whatever he does to me when he finds out."

edited 4th Feb '16 12:54:35 PM by Sergey_Smirnov

"One may feel fear in the face of danger so long as one banishes fear when danger actually arrives"
RagnaTheSaviour Since: Oct, 2011
#217: Feb 4th 2016 at 12:36:22 PM

Infirmary

Al just shrugged, "Said it before, stay as long as you want." The doctor gave a coy smile as she watched Adam and Mirielle resolve their differences in record time. The charm of a child are not to be underestimated. Though that thought had her looking at Tamara with a frown. When Victoriana spoke up, she pulled her eyes away from the smaller girl. "I was more speaking about mana poisoning and how it usually manifests with bleeding in the human body. From a glance, I don't believe the child here is in any danger — so I'll call on you if I need to perform any sort of emergency surgery," she would rather not have to operate on Mireille. The thought of tearing into her, even if it meant saving her life, still plagued her.

Tamara smiled when Victoriana waved to her. After that she frowned. It really seemed like the atmosphere got heavier all of a sudden. She was joking around with a family friend one second then become a nuisance the next. Well — not that the transition was immediate, but she would become one if she stuck around. "I'm going to go. I know when I'm not needed," Tamara gave a courteous bow before stepping out of the infirmary.

Ambulance

"They'll pull through. Her bleeding has stopped. All signs point to a full recovery," the medic that spoke was a tall, blonde-haired gent with a tattoo on the left side of his face. "And that bastard? Likely. You gave him a good punch. Least I think you're the one that hit him," he laughed at the sight of the man getting his face scrunched in by the pavement. "You shouldn't talk so much. Save your strength."

Hallway

The projectile ripped through the air. Reina angled her body, throwing herself to the side to dodge it. Colorless King pressed against it, allowing Reina just enough time to get out of harm's way.

However...

That wasn't enough. The knife redirected slightly from the interference from Mary's psionic power. The blade hit one of the people running behind Reina at the time.

Naoki.

He would find his arm hanging off his body, a clean cut bissecting his shoulder and arm. Blood exploded, covering the walls and the floor.

Then the next movement. The assailant vanished from one end of the hallway, moving past any interference. A girl with brown hair, tied up by a red string. Her face obscured by a plague mask. Her teeth bite against her lip. "Sleep," she brandishes another blade, cleaving a white arc in the air. A second later the blade came down right on Naoki's head.

Reina's Point of View, Hallway

I throw myself to the left. I feel something pass overhead. I turn, pushing myself against the hallway's wall. Someone used an ability to protect me. I let out a sigh of relief.

Wait. The world's back to normal. My eyes don't hurt. Is my affliction gone? I blink then look down the hallway at that asshole Naoki who was screaming at me- "...!"

What— what just happened?

edited 5th Feb '16 1:53:29 PM by RagnaTheSaviour

GyroZ The Troper Formerly Known as Amp from Freyden, Nevada Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: The vvillage twwo-wwheeled devvice
The Troper Formerly Known as Amp
#218: Feb 4th 2016 at 1:12:23 PM

Hallway

Naoki looked over at the gaping wound at his side, along with the loss of his arm and the blood all over the walls and floor. He reached out with his remaining arm and casually grabbed at the air where it once was, as if verifying that he wasn't hallucinating.

"How unfortunate. That will take hours to clean up." He said, his voice as steady and official as always.

As one would expect from someone of his specific mental faculties, he did not show any sign of pain or even of shock from the loss of his arm. Instead, he only seemed to care about what would happen to the school because of his lost blood (which would be difficult to get out once dry).

"I don't know who you are,"

And now the girl was coming at him to attack. This made things easier. This meant she wouldn't run away and that Naoki would be able to deliver the full force of the law. "..or what you think you're doing..."

He ducked down quickly to avoid the blade, and then did the only thing he could think to do: use his Esper ability.

"..but this is my school and you follow my law! ELYON UTOPIA!" he screamed, emotion coming into his voice. It was not fear or anguish, but anger: the only emotion he ever felt.

A bony fin tore itself from his remaining arm, glowing a bright white as a matching aura poured out from his body and into a spherical space around it. From the gaping wound in his shoulder a pale sickly arm, fleshy yet atrophied, came out, cracking and contorting into a shape that vaguely resembled that of a human's. Yet, the bone was clearly visible in this arm.

Without as so much as a moment of hesitation, Naoki threw a punch at his assailant with his uninjured arm.

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nman Since: Mar, 2010
#219: Feb 4th 2016 at 2:54:23 PM

Infirmary

"Oh okay, I didn't know if anyone else might have had it worse. At least we got off without anyone seriously injured," Victoriana said, beaming. She was happy that even though she was still just a student, Dr. Alhazred thought highly enough of her that she'd let her help out. But then again, it probably didn't mean too much. After all, aside from the commotion in the parking lot, Muyomi wasn't that horrifying of a school - what were the odds that anyone would ever be suffering from massive blood loss and need Al's help?

"Can you tell me what you saw out there?" she asked Adam.

whizzerd Transcender of Gender from Scotland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Transcender of Gender
#220: Feb 4th 2016 at 4:00:50 PM

Ambulance

"Heh, guilty as charged." At least the girl was gonna be alright, but it was a crying shame that the guy was making it out too. The pain had been distracting her to this point, but Darian could now feel an all-too-familiar rage churning within her. Like hell she'd be content with just dropping him off at the cops doorstep.

She slowly pulled her phone out of her jean pocket and flipped it open. "I'll rest, but friend's waiting for me... Better let him know I can't make it while I'm still lucid."

  • Subject: send get-well sweets
  • To: Oka, Christoph
  • Message: tell others i cant make meet 2nite. got shot. superspeed asshole at school got me & other girl. smashed his face in gud tho, ill send u pic if I can. kinda wish hed get just desserts rather than prison time, ykno?

She knew better than to directly order a hit. Oka would know what to do once he had the gunman's picture, but her words weren't incriminating enough on their own to tie it back to her. After a moment she brought up another contact, one she had in case of a club emergency, and started typing again:

  • Subject: doing good?
  • To: Himawari, Reina
  • Message: saw u were bleeding before i got carted off. u alright?

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Azure Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist from The World Since: Nov, 2012 Relationship Status: We finish each other's sandwiches
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Fist
#221: Feb 4th 2016 at 4:48:21 PM

Hallway

"Naoki...!" Mary screamed. Her eyes went wide and her pupils narrowed, at that moment so many emotions started to race around her head: Confusion, Fear, Outrage. No more she thought, there had been enough violence in her school today. She didn't know if the Gods were attempting to test her or not but she can't allow anymore of this.

She first waited for the assailant to be out of range of Elyon Utopia and and she used Colorless King like a battering ram to try to slam the girl to the far wall and hold her there.

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maxyrama Since: Apr, 2011
#222: Feb 5th 2016 at 6:31:49 AM

Parking Lot

Georgia merely stared back at Raphael, taking the envelope from him and tucking it away for safekeeping. "Right... So I really hope I don't get attacked by a mob of gangsters on my way to delivering this..." Just what the hell was Hideki getting at? Mysterious envelopes given by mysterious people always led to trouble. But it was too late to back out now.

"...I'm Georgia, by the way. Can I at least get your name so that I don't have to refer to you as Mysterious Dude? Or is that too much to ask?"

edited 5th Feb '16 6:32:03 AM by maxyrama

svenorzokarkoff Since: Apr, 2013
#223: Feb 5th 2016 at 11:37:44 AM

Infirmary

Adam nodded and shifted into a more alert posture. "Sure, I can do that..." He drawled, and closed his eyes to think. "First sight was seeing...the man waving a gun around. I decided to remove the weapon...while Darian went to fight him. Mireille created a golem for support while Reina went to... check on the victim. I didn't even notice there was a victim...until she announced it."

"Then the mugger pulls out a second gun and shoots Darian..." Adam continues, rubbing his temples. "...dunno what sort of wacko brings two guns to a mugging...he also had some sort of super speed ability. Tried to use it and hit Darian...but Mirielle intercepted. Darian just seemed to be...pissed off from getting shot. I erased the other gun with World Eater...then this girl on a skateboard comes out of nowhere...and knocked him off balance, before Darian struck him with a electrified...something." He trailed off and shook his head. "It was too bright to see clearly...sounded painful though. When the light faded, the guy was knocked out on the concrete."

The Esper gave a mental groan when he finished his recount. It had been a while since the last time he had spoken so much in one go. "That's all I got...hope it helps Victoriana." He said.

edited 5th Feb '16 11:39:19 AM by svenorzokarkoff

HeroicSociopath Mike Jones from Nebraska Since: Aug, 2015 Relationship Status: Noddin' my head like yeah
Mike Jones
#224: Feb 5th 2016 at 11:51:16 AM

Ryou might have gone on with his tirade had Mary not calmed him down. He didn't like 'the man' very much. But he didn't want to embarass Mary. He paused for a moment, then his gaze shifted to her.

"Alright." He said. Then came the sound of Victoriana's war cry. Holy hell, she had some lungs on her. Yep, Naoki was abusing people. Same old, same old. It looked like things were more or less under control. At complete loss for what to do, Ryou decided to maybe take a walk around the school to calm down.

As he walked through the hall, Ryou found himself growing increasingly disappointed in himself. His dream was to use is powers to protect people, and he had been completely useless. He didn't know if he could have helped, but he should have gotten there sooner.

He tried to banish those thoughts from his mind, to no avail. He figured he'd just head home. But he should probably use the restroom first. It didn't help his mood when he emerged to see Naoki growing back an arm and fighting a woman in a robe.

"The hell's going on?!" Ryou asked Mary, appearing beside her. He didn't know the exact range of Naoki's power, but he assumed that since she was able to use her power, he could use his too. He rolled up his sleeves, revealing a pair of toned arms. He tensed his muscles, and red orbs began to float from his arms. Each one was the size of a golf ball, and they formed in rings around his wrists. As soon as the assailant was far enough away from Naoki he could get a clean shot, he'd hold out his arms, sending a barrage of red orbs at his opponent. They were going fast enough and were heavy enough they would hurt like hell, and each one would make a small explosion as it hit the opponent, powerful enough to break bones.

"Naoki! Are you alright?!" Ryou asked.

Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
over the front
#225: Feb 6th 2016 at 8:01:53 AM

Hallway

Jessica watched the events unfold, stepping away from the masked girl and Naoki in combat. Her face was in disbelief as she tried to process what was happening in front of her eyes. One thought quickly emerged in her head and blocked out all others. She has to do something. She has to help. She couldn't just run away and abandon them.

Shaking her head, Jessica tried to think of what she could do. The only thing she could do right now was get people out of harm's way since she couldn't contribute to the battle. And that meant she had to get Reina to safety as the only other non combatant in the hallway.

Ducking to avoid the projectiles being flung about, Jessica ran straight to Reina and grabbed her hand. "Come on! Let's go somewhere a bit safer!"

edited 8th Feb '16 6:07:34 PM by Nouct


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