Where am I? What's going on?
Indoor Pool
Rebecca’s face flushed at the revelation that Saint had been very aware of her bottomless state. This was so embarrassing. Was she the only one who hadn’t known?
She nodded at Matten’s assessment of Hei’s flakiness. She understood that Lucy wasn’t feeling well, but one of their classmates was bleeding out!
Then Matten asked her to disinfect the wounds. Could Rebecca do that? She couldn’t say she’d ever tried, but it made logical sense. It shouldn’t be too difficult.
With a look of intense concentration, Rebecca extended her mystical senses until she could feel the individual impurities in Liam’s wounds and Oliver’s shirt. Slowly and carefully, she drew those impurities out of their resting place and toward her, until they formed a sphere of accumulated dirt and dust over her outstretched hand.
“His wounds should be sterile now. At the very least, I can’t feel anything else in there.”
Deranged X-Mas Figure
The Gardens
Flora and Ever were still standing rooted in the garden, basking in the rays of the moon's glow. "By the way," she said. "Seeing as we have little else to do, I may as well ask. Why are you still wearing that ridiculous garment? I myself may put on a little something from time to time, but it is nothing compared to that cloth you drape yourself with. If it is modesty you are concerned with, aside from the fact that you do not possess an ounce of human flesh or blood, we are alone. It is only the two of us. Why not rid yourself of such cumbersome trappings and let yourself be free? If only for the moment."
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Three potted cactus in a trench coat.
SA: Garden
Ever sighed and leaned back sinking her palms into the earth. "What's the point? The only clothes I ever truly found restrictive were shoes. I can move, I can absorb the light into my leaves, and I can spread my roots through the earth. When that is not enough for me, perhaps I won't wear them, but I am satisfied until such times."She felt bad lying to Flora, but Ever's reasons were her own business. While Flora was trying to help, Ever had only known her for one day. She just wasn't comfortable laying her reasons bare. She also wasn't allowed to, but that was another story for another time.
edited 17th Mar '18 7:39:28 PM by TopGof
Argue everything you can argue. Doubt everything you believe. Ask every question you have. Argue, doubt and ask. Through this we learn.
Deranged X-Mas Figure
The Gardens
"If you say so," said Flora. "Though it still seems so unnecessary. Besides, even if you do not have a reason for taking them off, I can't see much reason for putting them on. Unless those who raised you told you there was? I read your dossier. The students may only know your cover story if they know it at all, but the rest of us know the truth. So tell me. Why are you parading yourself as something you're not? I already suspect the answer, but I wish to hear it in your own words. If you would be so kind."
edited 17th Mar '18 8:01:21 PM by kkhohoho
Doctor Who — Long Way Around: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13536044/1/Doctor-Who-Long-Way-Around
Three potted cactus in a trench coat.
SA: Garden
Ever was taken off guard. She had absolutely no idea that they had given the teachers the dossier. She actually took the moment to look closer at Flora, before sighing for the second time.
"There are many reasons, Flora. That you claim to know just the one convinces me to say nothing. But if you truly read the dossier and truly know the story of my life, then you know that freedom of the body would never free my mind."
Argue everything you can argue. Doubt everything you believe. Ask every question you have. Argue, doubt and ask. Through this we learn.
Deranged X-Mas Figure
The Gardens
"I see," said Flora. "Still, perhaps I can still help in some small way. Something to take your mind off of whatever it is that is so constantly assaulting it. You'll recall when I healed your rotting body earlier today. When I did, you tapped into a force that most cannot possibly comprehend. A force that connects us all. I can teach you how to fully reach into it, to become one with it. While still retaining your sense of self. And perhaps that could in some way ease the burden on your soul. If nothing else, it would certainly help take your mind off of whatever is troubling you, would it not?"
edited 17th Mar '18 10:12:12 PM by kkhohoho
Doctor Who — Long Way Around: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13536044/1/Doctor-Who-Long-Way-Around
Dorm Rooms
Hei nodded, a bashful smile framed by his blushing face. "Y-you're welcome...and I can't blame you. W-what Interceptor said really set me off. A life of blindly following orders?" He paused as his expression became conflicted, like he was debating whether to continue.
"That way of living...it c-can lead you to your death, or turn you into a monster." Hei finished, sounding haunted as old memories resurfaced.
Three potted cactus in a trench coat.
SA: Gardens
Ever nodded. "I suppose you're right." Her thoughts wandered once more to the labs, to her sibling, and to her father before she shook them off. "So. Show me this greater essence." Argue everything you can argue. Doubt everything you believe. Ask every question you have. Argue, doubt and ask. Through this we learn.
Deranged X-Mas Figure
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The Gardens
"Gladly. That said, this isn't something that will happen overnight. I can tap you into that force, but to do so of your own volition and to fully master it will take some time. But for now, this will have to suffice."
She further dug her roots into the earth and reached through it, tangling them around Ever's. And then it happened. It was the same experience Ever felt earlier that day; a feeling of being part of everything all at once. The grass, the sunflowers, the trees. Everything. All of it was connected and tied together by a force almost unfathomable. And that as she was now, she could not hope to comprehend it. Regardless, just being a part of this force was unlike anything she had ever felt. And more than that, it felt right.
She could sense other things too. Potential feats and abilities she didn't even know she had. Abandoning her body and creating new ones miles away out of plant matter. Controlling the oxygen in the atmosphere. Emitting toxic spores. And more besides. She couldn't use these abilities just yet, but she somehow knew that with enough time and perseverance, they would one day be a part of her. As she was a part of the Green.
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Deranged X-Mas Figure
The Indoor Pool
"Bozo operates on his own schedule," said Saint to Matten. "He still shows up for all his classes and clubs, but other than that, he does what he wants when he wants. He's usually off in some other dimension either fighting booze gremlins or boozing it up with the personifications of Jack Daniels and Jim Bean. And yes, I actually said that. If he shows up, it'll be on his terms. But I think Jasmine can take care of Mike just fine. All he needs to do is wait until Jasmine begins the next round of lute-playing and he'll hopefully be right as rain. If not, well, we'll just have to take it from there."
Meanwhile, Jasmine turned to Micheal, addressing him and his offer. "I appreciate the thought, but I'm not sure that's such a good idea. Maybe it did keep you from turning into Moby Dick, but who knows if it'd do the same for anyone else. Or what it'd even do to them. For all you know, what saved you might kill the rest of them. Or worse. Still, I wouldn't mind having Nurse Hello take a sample when she gets here. At the very least, it's worth doing a blood test. That sound good to you?"
Suddenly, the doors opened with a bang. A busty woman with long, blonde hair walked into the room, holding herself as though she owned the place. She didn't need to say a word. Just one look at her was all it took for everyone to know who she was. "Hello Nurse" said the Saint. "Just in time."
"You bet, big boy!" She slowly walked over to Liam, her large hips swaying as though she hadn't a care in the world. "Oh! This little boy has a BIG booboo! Still, nothing a teensey-weensey kiss can't fix!" She got down on her knees as though she were about to Do It before giving Liam the kiss of his life. It was long and intense, and quite possibly the most powerful kiss he'd ever received. After a good minute or so, she removed her kiss as quickly as she planted it. As soon as she did, Liam's wounds began to rapidily heal. In a manner of minutes, he'd be right as rain.
"There!" she said. "All better! And yeah, I know that looked kind of wrong and all, but that's just how my powers work! Especially on wounds like that. Those sorts of injuries need a big ol' sloppy kiss to fully heal. I've gotta say though, if he were only a couple years older, I'd be on him in a minute."
edited 18th Mar '18 9:30:34 AM by kkhohoho
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Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
The Indoor Pool
"Your amazing, Rebecca," Matten curtsied before the woman before Saint got to her question.
The answer put things in perspective. "I'll have to chase him down then," Matten said to the Saint. "And maybe start following him on those gremlin hunts. Not like I'll drown. And pursuit is a worthy topic of study itself."
She didn't comment on the 'Jasmine can take care of Mike just fine' thing. My classmate. Just fine won't do when exemplary is possible. I have no way of knowing what to apply where here and now though. Just a sample of her song, and two more gates. And I don't know enough about this one...
...And it turns out that Matten needn't have troubled herself about Liam. "Damn, I should have gotten more injured today." She shrugged some before adding. "Oh, no offense, Becca," Matten covered her mouth with the back of her hand before whispering sympathetically to The Casanova—without looking at her, "but, well, I think she's better than you—for now."
She watched the show up to the toes-curling moment before beginning to idly count down her tasks on her fingers. Mikael, Hei Lin, Ever Green, Bozo...So many visits and all night to play, but...hm. Mikael pleaded his case to Jasmine. Only she had answered: [m]aybe it ...[kept him] from turning into Moby Dick.
"Nurse Hello," Matten waived at the medic before curtsying. "Matten Mahsa Mattiuza. Thank you for your work. That was amazing. Please check on the other one as well? The supposed 'immune.' His type will say 'I'm okay' no matter how ill-advised."
edited 18th Mar '18 10:18:41 AM by CenturyEye
Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
AKA Nixer
Dorm Room
Lucy gave him a small nod in agreement, smiling internally.
I-I made him blush... she thought with an even brighter one of her own. It wasn't just out of circumstance like before, it was for something she had directly said to him. It made her feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Refocusing on Hei, she noted his glazed look, and briefly squeezed his hand again with a comforting smile. Shifting her gaze away, she stared blankly at the portrait she had made opposite her. Remembering the haunting face that had seemed to manifest on the canvas earlier, she shuddered a little and pulled her gaze back to Hei.
"I-Is it..." she began uncertainly. "I-Is it wrong t-that I s-still feel a little s-sorry for h-him? Interceptor, I m-mean."
Shuffling a little further back onto the bed, she continued. "I-I mean, I know w-what he did was w-wrong... but still... h-he did have a r-reason. I c-can at least u-understand why h-he acted like that, even if it w-was a little... t-too far."
edited 18th Mar '18 5:41:31 AM by Enirboreh
bork
Oliver blinked. He sat in a sort of confused silence from the nurse's actions and words. He shook his head, and decided that he was too tired to actually care, and turned back to Liam. "You can, uh, keep the shirt if you want. I wouldn't, but it might be a badass trophy or grim reminder? Up to you. Besides, I have a lot more of those"
He walked to Saint, and asked, "Am I good to go? I'm exhausted. Both my powers, and myself, actually."
Dorm Room
Hei thought over Lucy’s words for a while before slowly shaking his head. “No...I’m still m-mad at him, but I can’t s-say I don’t understand where he’s coming from.” He admitted. “Interceptor hadn’t t-turned to alcohol to cope with his grief either. Can’t say that about m-many others.”
“By the way, are y-you feeling better, Lucy?” Hei asked.
AKA Nixer
Dorm Rooms
Lucy hummed thoughtfully, before turning with a start at Hei's question. She had genuinely forgotten about that.
"O-Oh yeah, it went a-away a few minutes ago... We sh-should probably hurry b-back now. W-Without Interceptor, we d-don't have a teacher..."
She got up off of the bed, looking at Hei expectantly.
bork
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Dormitory—Lucy and Ever Room
Matten had excused herself from the indoor pool and took the direct route to Lucy's room. It seemed appropriate that Hei Lin would be at Lucy's call instead of the other way around. And to her delight, she was right.
"That's the way, Lucy," Matten grinned at the two after appearing in the room. "Don't have time to congratulate you though—and it looks like you haven't gotten down to anything yet."
She shrugged, before clasping her hands in front of her, looking away almost shyly. "But I must borrow your boy-toy. If you would Hei Lin? It's really important. I wanted to help the guys out here, while the nurse cared for their bodies at the office."
AKA Nixer
Dorm Room
Lucy's face went the colour of a ripe beetroot at that, frantically waving her hands in a negative gesture at Matten's assumption.
"N-no, no no! I-It's not l-like th-that... u-um..." she squeaked, glancing over at Hei before pulling her hood up, hiding her face in her hands.
If it were possibly to die from sheer embarrassment...
Well, to be honest she'd be dead ten times over, but the point still stood.
bork
Dorm Room
Hei nodded in agreement and rose from the bed, preparing to make a shadow portal back to the pool. Matten's sudden appearance made him flinch in surprise, and the implications behind what she called him caused the shy boy to turn brick red under his hoodie.
"W-what!? I mean, we j-just met earlier! And I-I'm not..." Hei stammered out quickly. waving his arms in embarrassment before the second half of Matten's request was processed "H-hai, what can I do to help?"
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Dormitory—Lucy and Ever Room
"Oh!" Matten clasped her hands together before grabbing the boys hoodie and running towards Mike and Liam's room, ignoring the hoodie beginning to dissolve. "This way!"
"See you Lucy," Matten called over her shoulder. "I'll bring your boy back in working order!"
She pulled and released Hei Lin into the room, rather than led him in. "No, they don't leave their door unlocked," Matten commented to the boy, before pushing the door shut behind them. "I just visited their room first and opened it from the inside."
"Anyway," she sat down her satchel, pulling out a french maid's uniform just for the occasion. "Rebecca already dressed Liam's wounds and the nurse is probably keeping him happy. Mike's a fish-boy for a while, but they'll both appreciate a nice, set-up room when they return. So, since you shirked on first aid, this is your task. Unpack, decorate and don't break."
After tossing Hei Lin the maid's uniform, she threw a duster his direction to, and pointed out the cleaning supplies she took form the janitor's office by the door. "When you're done, I'll give you and little Lucy a dozen cookies and then a smack. Shouldn't take you but three hours. And thanks for coming. I really didn't want to have to drag you here. You kids are heavy."
edited 18th Mar '18 11:27:23 AM by CenturyEye
Look with century eyes... With our backs to the arch And the wreck of our kind We will stare straight ahead For the rest of our lives
Dormitory
For the first few seconds, Hei blinked owlishly at Matten, before looking at the duster. Then the cleaning supplies. Then the maid outfit, which caused him to blush, before returning to stare at the duster once again. Finally, he turned back to Matten and spoke.
"I...don't know w-what I'm supposed to do with these." Hei admitted bashfully, gesturing to the duster and cleaning supplies. "I c-can help unpack and decorate, but...what are these for?"
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Dormitory—Liam's and Mike's Room
Matten clasped her hands together, hopping in place. "Oh, its simple. You put that on," she pointed at the maid's outfit before putting a finger to her chin in mock thought. "Or I could do it. We wouldn't want to ruin your clothes after all."
"The mop you wet and run over the hardwood, tiles, etc. In your case, you should actually read the labels before applying the amount that feels right. No big deal if you get something wrong. The worst that happens is you pass out in the fumes and Lucy comes looking for you before you die of ammonia poisoning."
Matten cocked her head, putting her hands on her hips. "The duster is...well keep going over the surfaces until you stop coughing and hacking. Run the vacuum over all the surfaces, and keep rubbing down the window until it shines like the daytime sky. And tomorrow, you can touch up the walls. If you have any trouble, I'll bring Lucy in to help after you're in uniform, and I'll be by after I finish vivisecting Mikael."
"Now," Matten raised her arms, aura concentrating around her single outstretched tentacle. "If you needed help getting into uniform, I suppose I can be hands on about that. I'm pretty precise now. I can probably cut through those old garments without getting your skin if you hold still..."
Breath of the Sun
Indoor Pool
"Ah, that would be nice, I suppose. Yes." Mikael nodded at Jasmin's pronouncement. Then the Nurse in question actually showed up, only to be accosted by that devil-girl.
Mikael shot a dirty look at Matten, then smiled calmly when he faced Nurse Hello. Having seen her... unique healing methods, he suddenly wasn't sure if he was more or less willing to subject himself to her care. Nonetheless, he introduced himself.
"Ah, hello, Nurse. I'm Mikael, or Memento if you'd prefer. As... that one said, I am somehow immune to the effects of the forbidden pool. I don't know why, though if it could aid in curing my friends-" His smile widened, just a little, at that. Friends. "-I'd be willing to give a blood sample for study. Jasmine mentioned you could do a blood test."
Privately, at the back of his mind, he wondered if his blood could give him a hint as to his father's identity.
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
AKA Nixer
Dorm Room
Too stunned to do anything else, Lucy just gave Hei a dazed wave as Matten pulled him out by his hoodie, seemingly unaware or just uncaring of its gradual destruction with her contact. Blushing heavily, she sat down on the bed, covering her face with her hands again.
I can't believe she said that...
Peeking through her hands, she found herself looking at the portrait she had given to Hei, which was propped up onto the nearby skirting board. Getting up, she walked up to it, tentatively touching the paint. It was almost dry.
She let out a stressed breath, sitting down with her knees crossed to study it better.
A brief flicker of the shadowy face appeared in her vision, and she vehemently shook her head. She wasn't going to succumb to whatever that maybe hallucination was.
Maybe I should visit the therapist soon, she thought decidedly. Yes, I'll do that... wow it's late, she suddenly realised. Matten said she'd bring Hei back here later, so... she mentally trailed off with a light pink blush, looking hesitantly over at the bed. Maybe... he won't mind if I took a nap...
bork
Liam was left just sitting there, feeling his wounds close back up - and that was one of if not the most intense kisses he had ever experienced. He was brought right back up to full health basically by that and though he was at full health, he didn't quite get up yet for reasons he detected below the belt.
Sheesh, pretty effective way of healing someone...though I can't quite get up yet.
Liam leaned up, balancing himself on his arms, "I uh...I think I heard everything. Thank you, Nurse. And...I'm sorry, Saint...everyone...that I blew up like that, that I was even involved in any of this."
He looked over his torso, realizing that someone'd gotten his shirt off and bound his wounds with pieces of their own. He looked at Oliver, "S-Sorry man, uh...sure?"
Liam just laid there - making sure he'd only stand up once his pressing problem was done with.
edited 18th Mar '18 12:41:17 PM by NickTheSwing
Sign on for this After The End Fantasy RP.
Indoor Pool
Wincing, pushing himself shakily to his feet, Mikael took a few sharp breaths and steadied himself. His eyes followed Interceptor as the robot-man left quietly. The young hunter recalled his angry words a moment prior, and his gaze flicked over to Saint for a moment.
What... what was running through my head, just then? That anger... that wasn't me. It couldn't have been.
So he told himself. Then something else registered to him, and he sheepishly walked over to the goat-legged woman. "Ah, Fraulein... Jasmine, was it? I... apologize for my rudeness earlier. It's, well, it's been a long day. I just wanted to let you know - I was in the forbidden pool as well. However, I was not transformed. I don't know how I am immune to that thing's curse. But..." He gazed down at the scars on his hands. "Assuming that my immunity can be extended to them - mind, I'm not an expert in the mystical arts, of course, so I don't know if it's just part of my nature or what all - but if it would ease their return to normal, I would go as far to give them my blood." He looked back at Jasmine, blue eyes filled with conviction.
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?