Class 1 Dorms
As everyone finished unpacking their things, getting their rooms in order, or otherwise engaging in the time-honored tradition of Bonding (TM), a loud and booming voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire building, presumably via the PA system. "Is this thing on? Uh, anyway, can everyone in the Class 1 Dormitory please come down to the first lobby? It's kind of urgent. Thanks a bunch!"
Down in the lobby (which was as barebones as you could get), Killgore was standing in front of the door, drumming his fingers as he waited for Class 1. He was holding a large box of what appeared to be some sort of medicine or vaccine, though as for why he was carrying it, that remained to be seen. Though whether or not Class 1 would show up in a timely fashion was something else entirely.
An Ordinary Oddball
Perry grabbed the blanket and put it back on the bed. "Red Guy calling," she noted.
She slunk into the main lobby. "What important thing?" she asked.
I wear the skin of the Elder Things, having come unto my own.
Brenner's Wolves Fight Again
"What could that be? Why only this class?" Hong Jian said.
Where there's life, there's hope.
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Dormitories - The Whole Yard is a Stage
Mahvash bounced on her feet, twirling in the air and reveling in their 'psychedelic' performance. Definitely not a Green Day move, but it was a Mahvash Matten Mattiuza one. Watching him get into it only fed her energy.
She seamlessly switched from Green Day to Linkin Park New Divide and began to make wildly exaggerated dance moves, snapping between twisting herself to some random whim and returning to her elegant balance.
"I wonder if I can have bards. Well, of course I can." she said mid-bounce. "You're a natural, Zachariah." Her mind went back to training and duties as always. "Still charmed to have your company." No Samuel, but that was always a long shot. That boy gives every impression of just wanting to stare at the clouds and pray the world passes him by. The best and only evidence against that was his continued presence in the school.
She had begun to move back into Green Day when the intercom (barely) came through over their—her noise. "I guess that means us. We may have found our next little bit of adventure already." She wasted little time, about facing and heading towards the lobby the moment she landed from her latest move.
Class 1 Dorms Lobby
"Mahvash Matten Mattiuza," she tilted her ehad at Kilgore before shrugging. "Present and accounted for. And the PA is on yet." She gave the box a brief look. "You know this body is a medium right, an expression of 'mojo' from neither here nor there. I cannot conjure diseases—at my current level of development—much less spread them. If there's an outbreak of ghoul fever going through here, it was not me."
Edited by CenturyEye on Nov 30th 2018 at 7:43:29 AM
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
Dorm One Lobby - Felicity
Fluffy hopped and skipped behind Perry and raised her hand upon arrival. "Present!"
Then she noticed the medicine bag. "Oh, is it flu season again?"
With a side of fries!
"Super-Sized Appetite?" Phil pondered. His face never lost its no-nonsense expression but there were hints of joy in it somewhere. He was hanging on to every word.
"It's a little hole-in-the-wall place," Oliver explained. " We all went there to eat after training today."
"Sounds like fun."
"There was Karaoke and everything." He paused for a moment and swallowed. His mouth was getting dry from all this talking. His attention was abruptly seized by an announcement over the PA system. " Gotta go. Tell you both more later." The door swung open as he charged through it and into the hallway, Something told him this was important. In what seemed like seconds, he'd arrived at the lobby.
Surrounded by weirdoes
"Not good" Sam whispered. Getting to the lobby as fast as he could, an uneasy feeling formed in his gut. "Ah, shots, great"
Ryuu on the other hand, more or less bolted, crashing again, but got up fast enough.
"Ryuu reporting" He looked at the box, and flinched. He didn't like shots.
Wake me up at your own risk.
Up on Melancholy hill.
Zach almost faltered mid-ink stroke when the intercom came on and ruined their jam sesh. So, as he pulled his hands away and flicked off the stray ink, he looked around at his little mosaic (Not bad!) and fllowed after his team mate.
...
Well, this was sure to get interesting, huh? Whole class in one day getting called for...something!
Is it selfish that I'm happy as we pass the setting sun?
With a side of fries!
Top wandered into the lobby with a yawn. It felt like some sort of trick, sending everyone to their rooms and then calling them again. "This had better be good." He murmured, studying Killgore a moment. "This had better be real good.'' he caught sight of the box and blinked, resisting the urge to ask what was inside.
Edited by Benthelame on Nov 30th 2018 at 4:51:46 AM
AKA Nixer
Saint Academy – Dorms
“Oh, that'll be the werewolves then,” Ash droned, swinging her legs of the couch and making a beeline for the door—regardless of whether or not Rebecca and Ryuu were in the process of following her. “This'll be interesting if nothing else, at least. You two; get your collective s***s together (figuratively or literally) and I'll meet you there. Please don't #$&% it up or I'll actually be impressed.”
Popping her gum back in her mouth as she stepped out into the hall, she took a calm few paces forward—before picking up speed and rocketing off in a blaze of fire. She didn't care for collateral damage all too much usually, but the ever-looming threat of detention made her at the very least try and lessen it. The only things left in her wake were the occasional scald marks on the walls from where she undershot or overshot a turn.
That and a decorative plant was left on fire—slumped over and melting like a depressed thing. But that wasn't her problem. She hated plastic plants.
The Dorms – Main Lobby
“Yo. I'm here,” was the rather unnecessary and barely-audible announcement as the pyrokinetic burst into view and dispersed her flame—skidding along the ground on her heels for a few yards before lightly skipping back into balance and walking over. Still chewing gum despite it all.
“Oh. Right. #$&%. Yeah, that's probably a good idea,” she admitted upon spotting the bag—eyebrows raised in surprise and appreciation. “Unless those actually are #$&%ing 'flu shots. Did... wait a sec, did you see what was playing back in that joint? It seemed pretty #$&%ing notable,” she asked the others incredulously. “Don't tell me you've forgotten it already. Christ...”
Edited by Enirboreh on Nov 30th 2018 at 12:54:54 PM
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Dorm Lobby
The friendly hug of friendliness was interrupted by Kilgore's announcement.
"Guess I'd better get down there."
Alex went into the main lobby.
"So what's going on?"
Dorms Lobby
Kilgore tried to make sure everyone was accounted for before he began but decided to go ahead and start after glancing at his watch. If worst came to worst, he wouldn't have any time to waste. With any luck, the other students would arrive shortly. And if not, he supposed their classmates could fill them in. But he didn't have a moment to lose.
"Right. Sorry for barging in like this, but in case you haven't guessed, this is urgent. I don't know if any of you watch the news, but lately there's been a group of werewolves running around the country, trying to turn everyone they can find. No-one's really sure why they're doing this, but either way, they're still bad news. So far they've mostly just stuck to small towns, but they might be about to up the ante. Their latest target was Devil's Cradle, just south of Super City. But according to the latest reports, they may be heading here next. And if they are, well, werewolves can be pretty fast when they want to be. So they could be here before you know it. And if that's the case, then we've gotta be ready."
He set down his box, opening it up to reveal a large amount of vaccine inside. "This is lycanthrophy vaccine. With any luck, it should keep you from getting turned if something happens. Anyone who's already got some sort of protection or has a similar condition doesn't need to take it, but you might still want to take some just to be safe. Also, until the coast's clear, no-one is to leave the grounds. Understood?"
Outside the Dorms
As Kilgore continued explaining the situation, an old mutt was laying outside in front. After prancing around the city all day long looking for scraps, this seemed like a pretty good spot to take a break. His eyelids began to droop as he basked in the sunlight, ready to take a nice, long, well-deserved rest.
Just as his eyelids closed, the mutt could suddenly hear the bushes rustle. His long ears pricked up as his eyes shot open wide, staring at the bushes. He looked as hard as he could, but try as he might, he couldn't see a single thing out of the ordinary. Couldn't smell a thing either. After trying to sniff a toxic vat, his sniffer more or less stopped working years ago. After staring at it for the longest time, the mutt finally began to calm down, allowing himself to fall into a deep sleep. But if he had stayed awake just a moment longer, perhaps he would have seen several large, hairy figures creep their way over to a considerably larger set of bushes on the other end of the yard. But he was too content with his slumber to care.
Brenner's Wolves Fight Again
Werewolf vaccine? Is lupinism a disease or something? Hong Jian thought to herself.
Where there's life, there's hope.
AKA Nixer
The Dorms – Lobby
Ash was a little more accepting of the whole thing than Hong Jian initially seemed to be.
“#$&%ing stab it into me man. Right in. Don't want no werewolf s*** to deal with. Got enough on my plate without howling at the #$&%ing moon,” she almost immediately remarked, pulling up her sleeve and stepping forward. Couldn't fault enthusiasm, at least. Though she did pointedly avoid looking at the things—so perhaps there was an underlying fear to it. The almost anxious way she began tapping her foot was further proof of this.
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Dorm Lobby - Felicity "Fluffy" Shepherd
The sheepgirl heroine frowned. "That's no good; Fluffy is fluffy by choice, she doesn't want fluffiness to be involuntary." Seeing as she wasn't a literal sheepgirl but just a girl in a sheep mascot costume, Felicity lined up for the vaccination.
Breath of the Sun
Dorm Lobby
Mikael and Ellie appeared in the usual demonic swirl of black, in time to hear Kilgore's explanation.
"I knew werewolves could take injections to keep themselves from infecting others, but an actual vaccination that prevents lycanthropy altogether is a new one on me." Mikael mused. "Not that it's relevant for us."
"Hey, at least we won't have to worry about our classmates turning into fuzzballs." Ellie said. Then she put a finger to her chin. "Though I have to admit Sammy looks pretty hot in his fuzzy form. Or maybe I'm just getting used to all the fur you use for decorating our bedroom."
"...I'm not getting rid of my bedspread." Mikael said, only half-joking.
What is so amusing about this? Why do you take lives? How can you forget?
With a side of fries!
"Definitely getting vaccinated," Oliver thought aloud. There were those that would love the power that came with being a werewolf, he was certain of it, but he was an exception. He'd had enough trouble controlling the powers he possessed and just who were these werewolves anyway?
"Guess I'd better go ahead," Top decided. He'd fought scads of these creatures during his lifetime and never once needed to fear their bite, but overconfidence had resulted in the downfall of many a warrior. Aside from that, it might prove beneficial to others somewhere down the line.
Up on Melancholy hill.
...Ink Wolf didn't sound like a fun job opportunity for him.
He stepped forward immediately and held his arm out, similar to Ash.
Is it selfish that I'm happy as we pass the setting sun?
Surrounded by weirdoes
"I think I am covered" Sam commented, leaning into a wall, hiding how tense the announcement left him. "Should we have the strategy meeting to deal with this now or...?" They better have a good plan or else... He'd rather not think about it.
Ryuu, on the other hand went to get his shot. He really didn't want to risk being a danger for the rest. He didn't know if he could be turned, but wasn't willing to risk it.
Wake me up at your own risk.
Dorms
As everyone started receiving their shots, Kilgore glared at Sam in a rare departure from his usual jovial attitude. " 'We' are doing nothing. All of you are staying put. Not only are most of you still greenhorns, but none of you have a license. Unless they come to you, you are NOT getting involved. Do I make myself perfectly clear?"
Edited by kkhohoho on Nov 30th 2018 at 9:27:09 AM
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Dormitory Lobby
"Now of course," Mahvash cocked her head at Samuel's ...taking an action. Kilgore's outburst aside, 'sitting their butts' here was no way to defend themselves when the threat arrived. The teachers always seemed MIA.
She did not join the line. More out of caution than in spite of it. She would not waste doses. Speaking of. "How many of those doses do you have? And you're going to tell us next that Super City has these stockpiled in schools and clinics and etc, ready to hand out right?"
"And ...how long before this vaccine takes effect?" To Sam, she added, "Either way, think you and Rebecca Raleigh can come up with an early warning system in the yard? And Iris can scout out an issue fast."
Edited by CenturyEye on Nov 30th 2018 at 10:31:19 AM
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
Where am I? What's going on?
Impromptu Health Clinic - Rebecca
Rebecca arrived at the lobby well after her pyrokinetic roommate, since she stopped to dispose of the plastic plant Ash burned.
A vaccine, huh? Rebecca hadn't really gotten sick since getting her powers, barring her body's odd reaction to cleanliness, and she doubted any werewolf would be stupid enough to put any part of her in their mouth, but better safe than sorry.
"Couldn't hurt." she said, holding out her arm as her body's grime layer peeled back to expose an injection point.
Dorm Lobby - Iris
Iris hated needles. It was only natural for her to be wary of sharp things, after all, getting stabbed in the eye was hardly pleasant. (She really needed to look into eye protection ASAP.) But she wasn't entirely thrilled with the idea of becoming a werewolf either. She didn't need to stand out more. Reluctantly, she held out her arm and tried to force her eyes to shift away from it.
"J-just get it over with."
Edited by PossiblyQuiteInsane on Nov 30th 2018 at 10:20:05 AM
Tell Me, Have You Seen the Yellow Sign?
Dormitory Lobby
Mahvash gave Iris a rather shrill whistle and rather sweet wave when she appeared beside the girl. "Now now," she started taking the girl's hand. "Care to tell me how your first day in the dorms went?" 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
Dorm Lobby
Alex seemed a bit concerned about this werewolf outbreak. Sure, the teachers probably had some contingency plan, but... student lives were potentially at stake. Shouldn't they at least be doing something more than waiting, in case worst comes to worst?
Well, this wasn't really the time to argue with a teacher. They simply went to get their vaccine with nary another word.
"So... a werewolf attack, huh?" she said to Fluffy. "Things are getting kind of spooky around here."
Sam knew he wasn't getting anywhere soon, and it was giving him a headache as he closed the books and put the pages and notes away.
"Well, that's for another day"
He sent a look at his phone, wondering if he should make the call, but decided against it.
Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath to steel himself, as several small crystals were formed in the air of the dorm, and they shattered, into small dust before disappearing.
With that, he got up of the bed and checked what the others were doing.
Wake me up at your own risk.